in the vice presidential vote represented the only case where faithless electors forced Congress.  . ..…

California and 15 other states will argue that the decision to bypass Congress violates U.S. ... Truman was doing it under his inherent power, and here President Trump is acting under law passed by Congress to move money around during emergency, said Yoo. ..…

MANHATTAN Denying that Hollywood casting couch can be considered sex act, defense attorneys urged federal judge Wednesday to fast-track their appeal of trafficking claim against disgraced Harvey Weinstein.. ... Vying to have Second Circuit weigh in on what qualifies as a sex..…

While student he was active protest organizer for Congress of Racial Equality and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement. ..…

The African National Congress Youth League has affirmed its support for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. ..…

Carr that congressional districts must be drawn to ensure that each citizen receives equal representation in Congress and in state legislatures. ..…

The lawsuit, spearheaded by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, says that Constitution gives Congress alone the power to control spending, not the president.. ... Experts seem to think the courts are likely to defer to the president on the question of whether there is emergency, NPR's..…

members of Congress, including those who stood and applauded for North Korean Ji Sung-ho and. ..…

It is still possible to achieve bipartisan consensus in Congress. Just vote to oppose Trump and prolong lost wars. . ..…

“because the states retain all powers not delegated to the federal government-unlike the District of Columbia, which has only those powers that Congress is willing to grant it-states have the authority to set their own limits on their employees' political activities, and states should be given..…

WASHINGTON — black codes, suppression, poll taxes, KKK and white supremacy, Congress passed Voting Rights Act in 1965... Doug Wilder Virginia and members of Congress such Barbara Jordan and her successors Houston and Bill Ford Memphis.. ..…

and why it exists even after controlling for job levels, education and experience, The underlying issue of pay discrimination remains and we must use the power of Congress to fix it, ... ..…

In order to get the funding, Trump declared emergency at the border on Friday in attempt to circumvent US Congress and get the funding... ..…

She also raised the question of what precedents being set as the role of the presidency expands and diminishes Congress power.. ..…

In addition, Morial adds, community leaders — who clearly want these investments — should not wait for Congress to act but should take the initiative to make certain these protections are in place before projects get under way. ..…

All the emergency-power laws that Congress has passed over the decades give the branch powers it should not have. ... The fact that so many Republican members of Congress are fine with it's further evidence that both Congress and Republican Party have become nest of capons --..…

There are efforts here in Washington, encouraged by some Arab states that do not support freedom and democracy, to persuade Congress to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. ..…

Trumped-up pun intended crisis, tens of thousands of people demanded Congress end GOP President Donald Trump's emergency. Speakers at the rallies alternated between denouncing Trump, opposing the wall, and demanding Congress invoke never-used portion of National Emergencies Act to..…

Congress as a Check on the Doofus in Chief . Following from the ‘Doofus in Chief’ frame is the claim that Congress must intervene to provide firm guidance in articulating a coherent vision for U.S. foreign policy. This frame includes: attacks on Trump for lacking Congressional..…

They had reached out to their members of Congress and worked within the system to help save their brothers and sisters in Israel. ..…

According to the report, the whistleblowers came forward to the committee because they had concerns about efforts inside White House to rush the transfer of highly sensitive US technology to Saudi Arabia in of Atomic Energy Act and without review by Congress as required by law — efforts that may..…

the media, and other members of Congress about Russian meddling American affairs, the Arizona Republican said, then advocacy groups working to disrupt American energy while receiving financial support from Russian government should be subjected to investigations... It received more which has..…

they are violating the rule of law by circumventing Congress, which alone has the people's voice and the authority to change laws... ..…

Congress has given the in National Emergencies Act to declare state of emergency, and Act does not define what emergency means. ..…

Obama used that pen and phone to implement DACA and to rewrite parts of Affordable Care Act, to circumvent the requirement that Congress approve treaties, and to target US citizens with drone strikes. ... Article I, Section, Clause of Constitution gives Congress the power to declare..…

By opposing resolution disapproving the declaration of emergency, they would approve Congress in the loss of its power, that of controlling spending. ..…

Last Wednesday, for instance, House of Representatives voted to end U.S support for Saudi-led Yemen, and Senate has passed legislation requiring Congress to vote on the same issue sometime in the coming months.. On February, House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on Pentagon's..…

Last year, Ross told Congress that the citizenship question originated with a December 2017 request from the Department of Justice. ..…

Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have expressed concerns about transferring nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, the report notes. . ..…

Washington DC, February 18, 2019–The arrival in the US Congress in January of two feisty, younger, female Democratic representatives who are Muslims, people of color, and unabashed supporters of the human rights of Palestinians (and of everyone else) has set many pundits’ tongues wagging about..…

The research, published The Lancet Sept 3 and presented at European Society of Cardiology Congress, is from Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology study led by Population Health Research Institute of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Canada. ..…

By the government to expand the purchase of and investment in technology, Translated to climate change, the statute could be used, zero emissions vehicles, or mass transit, or ramp up mining of Earth metals crucial to batteries and solar panels, all while bypassing Congress U.S. ..…

Who Is Carrying Out the Alinsky Agenda In Congress? . Trevor Louden, one of the great journalists of our time, was asked to compile a list of socialists and communists in Congress. ... There are no security checks in Congress. This means that the communists in Congress..…

His voting record belies his public advocacy – like other dirty politicians, time and again saying one thing, doing another, voting 98% of the time along party lines, his soul for sale at the right price like virtually the entire Congress. ... He’s more opportunist than populist or progressive,..…

Briefing on recent developments 16 months before the planned elections, Special Envoy Michel Kafando pointed in particular to President Pierre Nkurunziza’s stated intention not to seek re-election, as well as the Government’s recognition of the opposition National Congress for Freedom.  ... On..…

Speaker of House Nancy Pelosi left open that possibility in her press conference and Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Congress would use every remedy available to challenge the order, including the courts... ... Under National Emergencies Act, Congress can pass..…

It is called Podemos (We Can) and its members and affiliated politicians hold 67 seats in Spain’s congress and 19 seats in the Senate. ..…

Wolfe traces various such episodes, from the mostly failed scientific attaché idea to the considerably more CIA backing of international scientific and cultural organizations such as Congress for Cultural Freedom and Asia Foundation. ..…

The African National Congress Youth League has affirmed its support for the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. ..…

This imperfect bipartisanship ended abruptly in the December 2015 elections when two other national parties entered parliament, known to Spaniards as the Congress of Deputies: Podemos (left – “We Can” in Spanish) and the business-friendly Ciudadanos (“Citizens” in Spanish). . ..…

The parties given seats on the committee are NLD, USDP, SNLD, ANP, Wa Democratic Party, Zomi Congress for Democracy, Pa-O National Organization, Palang National Party, Kokang Democracy and Unity Party,  United National Democracy Party, Mon National Party, National Unity Party, Democracy Party, and..…

Representative Barbara Jordan (D-Texas) was the first African-American woman elected to Congress from a southern state. ..…

While only 11% of Americans trust Congress, a whopping 74% have a “great deal or quite a lot of” trust in the military, which also vastly outperforms newspapers (23%) and even the U.S. ..…

: Essays on Malaysia’s Dominant Party (Selangor, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre, 2016), 226–273; Donald Nonini, “Getting By”: Class and State Formation among Chinese in Malaysia (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2015). . . [17] Jomo KS, “The New Economic Policy..…

But even so, the declaration imposes on Congress appropriations authority and opens the door for other presidents to make the same power grab, just as AUMF has allowed presidents to impose on Congress constitutional responsibilities on warmaking... The president's actions violate..…

Return Mail's counsel Beth Brinkmann argued that the use of the term person in AIA did not include the government due to the definition of person, Congress designated the district court and International Trade Commission and the government is still able to attack bad patents. ..…

This rule makes debt-ceiling increases automatic each time Congress passes a budget that would blow through the debt limit. ... People who shouldn’t get published in your local paper are getting elected to Congress. ..…