United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment. Members are usually affiliated to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party, and only rarely to a third party or as independents. — Wikipedia
Should the United States Stay United?
www.thenation.com -A conversation with Richard Kreitner about rethinking the history and the meaning of secession.
The Court Got the Trump Subpoena Cases Exactly Backward
www.theatlantic.com -Why is the Supreme Court giving more deference to a state grand jury than the Congress of the United States?
How Pimco’s Cayman-Based Hedge Fund Can Profit From the Fed’s Rescue
www.nytimes.com -Congress said borrowers in taxpayer-backed rescue programs had to be from the United States. Wall Street has a workaround.
US Capitol Building: What Is the United States Congress Building on Washington’s Capitol Hill Used For?
www.scotsman.com -Pro-Trump protesters stormed the building to interrupt Joe Biden’s election victory meeting
Congress Confronts Dual Crises of Protests, Virus Outbreak
www.detroitnews.com -Congress convened Monday confronting protests outside its door, and across the nation, over the treatment of black people in the United States
Rep. John Lewis Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. This Is What Barack Obama Said About Him.
www.usatoday.com -Obama praised Lewis, who he addressed as the “conscience of the United States Congress,” for his courage and unwavering commitment to justice.
Puerto Rico Wants Statehood – but Only Congress Can Make It the 51st State in the United States
theconversation.com -Lawmakers are unlikely to grant Puerto Rico’s request for admission into the Union – unless, perhaps, the Democrats win both Senate seats in Georgia’s Jan. 5 runoff election.
OPINIONISTA: The United States of Despair
www.dailymaverick.co.za -Those entering the US labour market in 2020 will have a lower earnings path throughout their working lives, possibly creating the despair that brings death from suicide, alcohol, or drug overdoses.
Hello United States, This Is Eurovision
www.thetimes.co.uk -After decades of treating Europe to cheesy music, glittery costumes and cheerful pleasantries, Eurovision is preparing to cross the Atlantic.The European Broadcasting Union has endorsed a spin-off to
Why the United States Invaded Iraq
www.nytimes.com -Robert Draper’s “To Start a War” provides the deep background on the decisions that took America into war in the Middle East.