Now 17 more than in 2016. More women were elected to Congress on Election Day 2020 than in any prior year in U.S. history. A Rutgers University center…
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Puerto Ricans Vote in Favor of Statehood
Non-binding referendum passed with 52 percent of votes. Support for U.S. statehood accompanied a very close race for governor of Puerto Rico. One candidate had campaigned on retaining the…
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Senate Control Hangs on Uncalled States
More votes remain to be counted. Vote counts are continuing in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Arizona, and Alaska, but only three of them had U.S. Senate races…
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Administration Approves Drone Sale to Taiwan
$600 million sale will give island nation four advanced surveillance drones. President Trump’s administration announced that it had approved the sale of four advanced surveillance drones to Taiwan…
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Congress Presses DOJ to Improve Jail Reporting System
Senator expresses concerns about high death rate after Reuters report. An investigation by Reuters revealed that 7,571 deaths occurred at more than 500 jails between 2008 and 2019.…
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President Signs “PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act of 2019”
Legislation promotes tribal self-governance. President Trump signed the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act of 2019 bill this week. Introduced last year by Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota,…
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President Signs Bill Nullifying Tribal Restrictions
Supplemental Treaty of 1865 limited Native American rights in middle Oregon. This week President Trump signed a bill into law that nullifies the Supplemental Treaty between the United…
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President Trump’s Administration Continues Stimulus Talks
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says he is willing to negotiate his offer. The president’s administration announced Wednesday that it would be willing to increase the total cost of a…
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Speaker Suggests 25th Amendment Removal of President
She says COVID-19 rendered him unfit for office. Partisan lawmakers will be holding an event on Friday to discuss the 25th Amendment removal of President Donald Trump, Speaker…
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President Suspends COVID-19 Relief Talks
Plans to send stimulus checks after the election. President Trump announced on Tuesday that he had instructed his administration and Republican members of Congress to cease negotiations on…
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