Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
Tulsi Gabbard sworn in as Trump’s director of national intelligence
Gabbard, among President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees, overcame the initial objections of a handful of ...
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United States’ National Debt: What Affect Does ‘Hiding’ $5 Trillion From The Books Have On The US Debt Clock?
The United States Congress oversees all American government departments including the Treasury. Until 1917, the Treasury had to seek the approval of Congress for every bond auction. Since then, the ...
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Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe ...
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S&P 500 Today: Apple Gains on AI News While Powell’s Rate Stance Dampens Market Sentiment35 minutes ago U.S. Dollar Pulls Back As Traders Focus On Powell’s Testimony: Analysis For EUR/USD, GBP ...
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Brave the Dark’s nonprofit group on a mission to guide ‘underserved kids’
Nate Deen, whose true story was brought to life in the latest film from Angel Studios, Brave the Dark, told the Washington Examiner how his teacher and future surrogate father, Stan Deen ...
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Movie Review – Brave the Dark (2025)
Based on true events, director Damian Harris’ Brave the Dark follows homeless high school senior Nathan Williams (a leather jacket-sporting bad boy played by Nicholas Hamilton), troubled but ...
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More than 20 states sue Trump administration over order seeking to overturn birthright citizenship
The 14th Amendment says: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." ...
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The Metro: How Citizens United ruling is driving ‘dark money’ in politics, 15 years later
“But it turns out that at the federal level and in many states — including Michigan — the ... rules to those sorts of entities.” The Citizen United ruling opened the door for dark money and mega donor ...
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The most chaotic new committee in Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at the inauguration of President Trump at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025. Photo: KENNY HOLSTON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images.
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22 states challenge Trump's executive order cutting birthright citizenship
Nor is he empowered by any other source of law to limit who receives United States citizenship at birth," the lawsuit said. Four additional states filed a similar suit later in the day ...