The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario). Jan 4, 2021, A10.
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The Associated Press, United States. Congress, Political parties -- United States, News agencies -- Officials and employees, and News agencies -- Political aspects
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Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden's victory over [...]
The Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario). Jan 4, 2021, A8.
Subjects
The Associated Press, United States. Congress, News agencies -- Officials and employees, and News agencies -- Political aspects
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Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden's victory over [...]
Peterborough This Week (Peterborough, Ontario). Jan 4, 2021, A10.
Subjects
The Associated Press, United States. Congress, News agencies -- Officials and employees, and News agencies -- Political aspects
Abstract
Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden's victory over [...]
Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Powers and duties, Epidemics -- Economic aspects, Epidemics -- United States, Domestic economic assistance -- Access control, and Domestic economic assistance -- Laws, regulations and rules
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WASHINGTON -- Lead Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost US$1-trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and [...]
National Review. Dec 31, 2020, Vol. 72 Issue 24, p24, 4 p.
Subjects
Government regulation, Republican Party (United States) -- Evaluation, Decriminalization -- 2020 AD, Decriminalization -- Political aspects, Political campaigns -- 2020 AD, Political campaigns -- Evaluation, Electioneering -- 2020 AD, Electioneering -- Evaluation, Marijuana -- 2020 AD, Marijuana -- Laws, regulations and rules, Marijuana -- Political aspects, Presidential elections (United States) -- 2020 AD, and Presidential elections (United States) -- Evaluation
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IN 2020, the reliably Democratic state of New Jersey, the swing state of Arizona, and the Republican stronghold of Mississippi all voted the same way: in favor of liberalizing their [...]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following press release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today released the "Hyperloop Standards Desk Review," sponsored by the Department's Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology (NETT) Council. This document serves to assess the status of hyperloop standard development; begin a dialogue for future hyperloop standardization efforts; and identify stakeholder perspectives on the applicability of existing standards to domestic testing and deployment...
Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada). July 28, 2020, B1,B7.
Subjects
Antitrust issue, Company legal issue, United States. Congress -- Investigations, United States. Congress -- Officials and employees, Antitrust law -- Investigations, High technology industry -- Officials and employees, and High technology industry -- Investigations
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SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Lead Four of Silicon Valley's most powerful executives are set to testify before a congressional antitrust inquiry Wednesday in a political showdown that marks [...]
Continental Congress -- Powers and duties, Continental Congress -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, American Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, United States history -- Revolution, 1775-1783, United States history -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, and Declaration of Independence (Declaration) -- Rites, ceremonies and celebrations
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Lead If the 16-month-old Revolutionary War didn't give the British an inkling that the American colonies were unhappy, the Declaration of Independence certainly did. Drafted by a committee [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA). Jan 15, 2021
Subjects
Americans -- Political aspects, Americans -- Political activity, and Coups d'etat -- Political aspects
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Jan. 15If tradition holds (and who knows about that anymore), on a cold night this February Joe Biden will motorcade from his new home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue up Capitol [...]
Bret Baier, Mike Emanuel, Byron York, William La J
Special Report with Bret Baier [Fox News] (USA), December 28, 2020 News; Domestic, 24pp
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EMILY CAMPAGNO, FOX NEWS HOST: All right, guys, that's it for us. "SPECIAL REPORT" to you. Hi, Bret. BRET BAIER, FOX NEWS ANCHOR (on camera): Hi, Emily. I think that was Greg Gutfeld dancing there, thank you. Good evening. Welcome to watching, I'm Bret Baier. Breaking tonight, just moments ago, the House voted to give struggling Americans $2,000 checks to replace the $600 relief checks...
Mornings with Maria [Fox Business] (USA), December 31, 2020 News; Financial, 24pp
Abstract
(COMMERCIAL BREAK) DAGEN MCDOWELL, FBN ANCHOR: Good Morning, I'm Dagen McDowell in for Maria Bartiromo. It's Thursday, December 31st, New Years Eve. Your top stories at 7:00 AM Eastern. The push for more stimulus, time running out for Congress to agree on $2,000 checks for Americans as they tried (ph) to put the focus on overriding President Trumps Defense Bill veto...
All Things Considered [NPR] (USA), January 1, 2021 All Things Considered, 4pp
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AILSA CHANG: Buried in the $900 billion COVID relief package is Medicaid restoration for thousands of Pacific Islanders living in the U.S. People from the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands qualify under a compact of free association. That compact allows citizens of those nations to legally reside here after the U.S...
Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada). April 24, 2020, A9.
Subjects
Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Economic policy, Epidemics -- Economic aspects, and Epidemics -- United States
Abstract
Lead Congress delivered a nearly US$500-billion infusion of coronavirus spending Thursday, rushing new relief to employers and hospitals buckling under the strain of a pandemic that has claimed [...]
Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada). March 26, 2020, A10.
Subjects
United States. Congress -- Economic policy, Epidemics -- Economic aspects, Epidemics -- United States, Fiscal policy, and Domestic economic assistance
Abstract
WASHINGTON -- Lead Congress is pressing ahead with a US$2-trillion economic rescue package aimed at easing the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the largest single piece of [...]
Christine Romans, Phil Mattingly, Nick Paton Walsh
Early Start [CNN] (USA), December 31, 2020 News; International, 16pp
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(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [05:30:49] CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning, this is EARLY START. I'm Christine Romans. It is 30 minutes past the hour on the last day of the year. At the end of a very challenging year, it is clear some of the hardships that marred 2020 will linger well into 2021...
Los Angeles Magazine. Sept, 2020, Vol. 65 Issue 9, p48, 6 p.
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FOX News Network L.L.C., Republican Party (United States), Twitter (Online social network), Congressional candidates -- Political activity, Congressional candidates -- Political aspects, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Political aspects, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Political activity, Conspiracy theories -- Political aspects, Furniture industry -- Political aspects, Furniture industry -- Political activity, Political campaigns, and Electioneering
Abstract
LATE LAST JUNE, a visitor scrolling through the Wayfair website noticed something curious. Several ordinary-looking cabinets featured were listed at rather lofty price tags. Further examination revealed that the cabinets--and [...]
United States. Congress -- Evaluation, Presidential candidates -- Evaluation, Presidential candidates -- 2020 AD, Presidential elections (United States) -- Evaluation, Presidential elections (United States) -- 2020 AD, Partisanship -- Analysis, and Partisanship -- 2020 AD
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Still McConnell Divided and divisive government is here to stay FORGET NUKING the filibuster, packing the Supreme Court and dismantling the electoral college--the prizes that bold [...]
The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group, filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of United States v. Arthrex, Inc., et al. At issue in the consolidated set of cases is whether administrative patent judges (APJs) can be appointed by the U.S...
United States. Congress -- Political activity, United States. Government Accountability Office -- Political activity, Computational linguistics -- Political aspects, Natural language interfaces -- Political aspects, and Language processing -- Political aspects
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It's no secret that the U.S. Congress has been dysfunctional for some time. The hallmarks of dysfunction will be familiar to anyone working within a large organization: * [...]
The Humanist. March-April, 2020, Vol. 80 Issue 2, p20, 4 p.
Subjects
Government regulation, United States. Congress -- Political activity, United States. Congress -- Laws, regulations and rules, International Humanist and Ethical Union -- Political activity, International Humanist and Ethical Union -- Political aspects, Pew Research Center -- Political activity, Pew Research Center -- Political aspects, Humanists -- Political activity, Humanists -- Laws, regulations and rules, Humanists -- Civil rights, Humanists -- Political aspects, Violence -- Laws, regulations and rules, Violence -- Political aspects, Blasphemy -- Laws, regulations and rules, Blasphemy -- Political aspects, Civil rights -- Africa, Civil rights -- Bangladesh, Civil rights -- Laws, regulations and rules, and Civil rights -- Political aspects
Abstract
On January 28, 2020, the testimony Of Rafida Bonya Ahmed, a humanist activist and author, was presented before the United States House of Representatives in a joint hearing on 'Ending [...]
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