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The 116th U.S. Congress opened on January 3. It is the most diverse Congress in history. The Senate and the House of Representatives have more women than ever before. New House members include Native Americans, Latinos, Muslims, and African Americans.…
What is a government shutdown? Government agencies depend on funding from Congress to operate. A government shutdown happens when lawmakers are not able to pass a federal budget. The budget funds these agencies. During a shutdown, some parts of the…
Former president George H.W. Bush died on November 30 at age 94. Bush was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. He also served as vice president to Ronald Reagan and as director of the…
American voters turned out in unusually high numbers for the 2018 midterm elections. The result: Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives while Republicans maintained their hold on the Senate. Power in Congress is now split between…
In the midterm elections, 36 states elected a governor. At press time, Democrats had won 16 governorships. Seven were elected in states that currently have Republican governors. But Republicans are projected to win in Florida and Ohio. Those are states…
On November 6, Americans will vote in midterm elections. Midterms are held about halfway through a president’s four-year term. The purpose is to elect members of Congress. This year, there are also state and local elections. The midterms will decide…
I will never forget the first time I cast a ballot. I was 19 years old. I voted in the 2006 election for my next U.S. senator. Casting my vote inspired me: I realized I was helping to make our…
A caravan of migrants from Central America set out from Honduras on October 13 with about 200 people. By October 22, it had reached Mexico, and the number of migrants had swelled to an estimated 7,000. The group is traveling…
China and the United States have been trade partners for decades. They have bought and sold each other’s goods. These have included technology, food, and steel. Now China and the U.S. are in a trade war. On September 24,…
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faced tough questions last week. That is when Senate confirmation hearings took place. The hearings were to decide if Kavanaugh should sit on the nation’s top court. President Donald Trump nominated Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh would replace…
