Trump is ruling over the first true Potemkin Congress
House and Senate Republicans are arguing over budget strategy, while the Trump administration makes clear it is ready to ...
Freshman GOP lawmaker targets 'propaganda' from top adversary in first bill of congressional career
GOP Congressman Abe Hamadeh has introduced his first bill since being sworn in last month which he says is a move to combat ...
Sacramento State University3mon
Remembering John Hanson, First President of the Original United States Government
John Hanson became the first American recognized at home or abroad as head of state of the United States. His title was President of the United States in Congress Assembled, the same worn by his eight ...
Pew Research Center22d
Age and generation in the 119th Congress: Somewhat younger, with fewer Boomers and more Gen Xers
The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate's median age is 64.7 ...
The Heritage Foundation2mon
Legislative Vesting Clause
as when the First Congress provided for the payment of military pensions “under such regulations as the President of the United States may direct” and required licensed Indian traders to be ...
Why America’s first Department of Education didn’t last
The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...