Fact Check: US Troops (Usually) Don't Get Paid During a Government Shutdown, But Congress Does
However, Congress has passed legislation to pay service members during specific government shutdowns in the past.
Congress has to pass another stopgap funding bill. What happens in a shutdown?
Congress previously passed a stopgap funding bill back in September, before Oct. 1, which was the last deadline to fund the ...
Congress also approved boosts to Social Security payments and disaster aid
The federal government avoided a shutdown. Here are some notable takeaways from legislation that cleared the House and Senate ...
Ground Game: Biden commutes death row sentences and Congress looks to ban some new drone sales
This newsletter was originally sent out via email to our Ground Game subscribers on Dec. 23. You can subscribe at any time at ...
Exclusive: Biden to report to US Congress on UAE assurance it is not supplying weapons to Sudan RSF
President Joe Biden's administration will provide U.S. lawmakers an assessment by Jan. 17 on the credibility of assurances by ...
Can Congress save vanishing rural pharmacies?
Pharmacies in the United States are closing at an alarming rate. The ACT Pharmacy Collaborative, a partnership between ...
Jim Cramer on United States Steel Corporation (X): ‘If You Look At US Steel, It’s Obviously Very Bad’
We recently compiled a list of the Jim Cramer Discusses 17 Stocks And Blasts Zero Day Options. In this article, we are going ...
Congress authorizes free Wi-Fi for troops in barracks
The sweeping 2025 defense bill requires the Pentagon to outline plans for getting free, quality Internet to troops "at no ...
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Some final thoughts from one of the leading reformers of Congress
"Congress as an institution has seen tremendous turnover. It has struggled to recruit and retain and develop staff," said ...
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Congress designates the bald eagle as national bird
The bald eagle is not yet, officially, the United States’ national bird. Congress sent a bill to the president's desk Monday ...
East Texas professor has little hope for bipartisan work in 119th Congress
Associate Professor of Political Science at LeTourneau University, Dr. John Barrett, discusses the 119th United States ...