List of U.S. Congress articles
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The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is closed to visitors during the federal government shutdown in Washington. Why America’s ‘Unusual’ Democracy Leads to Shutdowns
Other countries don’t have government shutdowns like the U.S.
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A member of Capitol security walks through an empty rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 1, the first day of the most recent U.S. government shutdown. How a U.S. Government Shutdown Could Impact Washington’s Foreign Policy
Thousands of national security employees will continue working through the shutdown, but there are broader implications.
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Senator Chuck Schumer stands at a lecturn gesturing to a sign with Donald Trump speaking on it. How Shutting Down the U.S. Government Became the New Normal
Thirty years ago, a dangerous precedent was established that permanently altered the rules of political combat.
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King Charles III and U.S. President Donald Trump ride in a royal carriage through the Windsor Castle estate in Windsor, England, on Sept. 17. Is Trump Taking Treaties Back to the Middle Ages?
The White House has usurped the power to make foreign treaties and keeps their texts secret.
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Demonstrators hold a banner calling for an end to the deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. How the Movement to ‘Free D.C.’ Became a Civil Rights Struggle
Washington has long existed in a constitutional gray zone unlike those of other comparable democracies.
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A historic editorial cartoon depicts a twisted electoral district in Massachusetts as a winged salamander with claws and teeth. Why Texas’s Power Grab Is So Dangerous
Yes, congressional redistricting has always been contentious, but this instance of gerrymandering risks overwhelming the system.
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A man in a suit holds a pointer as he stands in front of a map of the U.S. labeled "Communist Party Organization U.S.A.-Feb. 9, 1950." How the ‘Paranoid Style’ Took Over U.S. Politics
From McCarthy to MAGA, the Epstein files is merely the latest conspiracy theory to grip the right wing.
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Protestors carry signs as they demonstrate against proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare outside City Hall in San Francisco on Sept. 21, 2011. Why Don’t Americans Rise up Against Unpopular Policy Anymore?
The last time a political party paid a price for legislation was in 1989.
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Lyndon Johnson stands in front a lectern with the presidential seal on it. Teleprompters are set up on either side. Behind him is a stretch of water, and beyond that, the looming high-rise buildings of the New York City skyline. How Lyndon Johnson Moved the Nation Forward on Immigration
The president beat out nativist arguments to dismantle a national quota system.
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Phillip Swagel, director of the Congressional Budget Office. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Leaves the Congressional Budget Office Battling for Relevance
A non-partisan panel of experts shaping policy, in this economy?
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Trump motions with both hands outstretched to his sides as he stands at a podium. Behind him is a low pyramid of stacked oil barrels. Energy Security Means Using Less Oil
The war with Iran shows why hopes for energy independence are inadequate.
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United States Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, walks from his office to the Senate floor at the Capitol in Washington on June 30. Senate Republicans Just Undermined Trump’s Energy Dominance Agenda
Their version of the budget bill misses that every energy supply chain today is global.
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People demonstrate against the United States entering a war with Iran outside the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 9, 2020. What Happened to the War Powers Act?
A 1973 bipartisan coalition promised to restore constitutional balance, but Trump’s recent actions show things didn’t work out as planned.
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Hegseth points to a reporter during a press conference. Trump’s Iran Strikes Intensify War Powers Debate
The Trump administration did not give Congress advance warning of the attack, prompting outcry from Democrats and some Republicans.
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Two U.S. National Guard soldiers armed with machine guns and grenade launchers in Los Angeles in 1992. One smiles at the camera behind a face shield. A Rare Presidential Power Could Enable Trump’s Authoritarianism
To rein in executive authority, Congress needs to reform the Insurrection Act.
