Nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, and only 6% are under 40. What explains Congress’ advanced age?
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Members of the House of Representatives relish their connection to their districts and their constituents. So why are they called “Congressman” or “Congresswoman” instead of “Representative”?
A review of scholarly articles shows Agoa benefits are uneven across sub-Saharan Africa.
If you hear the 118th Congress described as a bunch of slackers, you’re not getting the whole story.
In taxpayer-funded email messages to constituents, Republicans prefer visual elements and strategic timing, and Democrats prefer more text-heavy missives.
What does it mean when a staunch supporter of Israel in Congress says he no longer supports Israel’s leadership? It’s a new kind of relationship between the longtime allies.
But there is little sign that either side is listening.
Right from the very beginning of the nation, there have been rules that limit the ability of the people to choose their leaders.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
There’s no guarantee that the bill will even make it onto the floor of the US House of Representatives.
Immigration reform has always been hard to accomplish. As the U.S. enters an election year, bipartisan reform now appears out of reach.
Donald Trump has claimed he is immune from prosecution for actions he took as part of his job as president. An appeals court unanimously disagreed, allowing the many prosecutions of Trump to proceed.
As legislators rail against social media companies, the companies continue to put millions of young people at risk. Here’s how − and what can be done about it.
Biden and Trump are polar opposites when it comes to policy. But they have wielded the power of the presidency in similar ways.
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama had used a long-standing Senate practice to block military promotions.
The absence of a speaker of the House − a single individual but the linchpin in Congress − could produce a dangerous crisis in America’s constitutional democracy.
Long gridlocked by fighting between the two major political parties, the US House is now split by conflict within the GOP, thanks in part to redistricting practices that boost extremism.
California’s governor has already announced his pick for the the seat, Laphonza Butler. Here’s more on the state-by-state process for replacing a senator who has died, is facing criminal charges or has serious illness.
As fashion norms change, what people wear in public becomes ground zero for hashing out new ideas of race, class and gender.
While a single shutdown is unlikely to push a government worker to quit, the cumulative effect of multiple shutdowns can lead to low worker morale and employee retention problems.
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