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Did Marjorie Taylor Greene's State of the Union Outfit Break Congressional Rules?
Written by:
Jack Izzo
March 8, 2024
Greene paired a bright red blazer with a MAGA hat and a shirt that read "Say Her Name: Laken Riley."
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Do All These US Elected Officials Hold Dual Citizenship?
Written by:
Jack Izzo
Feb. 5, 2024
While the elected officials and their supposed secondary allegiances change, these lists are nev ...
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Can US Presidents Launch Airstrikes Without Congressional Approval?
Written by:
Jack Izzo
Jan. 12, 2024
Just how much the President can do militarily without congressional approval is still an open le ...
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Will US Continue To Pay Salaries of Ukrainian Workers If Government Shuts Down?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Sept. 29, 2023
"U.S. federal employees will be waiting on paychecks while U.S. taxpayer money will be paying th ...
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Did GOP Vote To Raise Debt Ceiling 3 Times with No Preconditions During Trump Era?
Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
May 3, 2023
Democrats cried foul when House Republicans passed a bill in 2023 mandating trillions of dollars ...
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No, a Florida Bill Wouldn't Outlaw Calling Someone Racist, Transphobic or Homophobic
Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 2, 2023
Instead, it could increase the risk of liability for defendants in defamation cases that involve ...
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Is 'NFL or NBA' Video Listing Supposed Crimes of US Congress Members Accurate?
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 14, 2023
Snopes first covered this long list of arrests and crimes attributed to members of Congress all ...
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Did US Rep. Kevin McCarthy Blame Trump for Capitol Riot?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Jan. 5, 2023
A statement McCarthy made in 2021 came up amid a Republican stalemate to elect a new House Speak ...
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Is This a Real Pic of Kevin McCarthy Losing a Vote for Speaker of the House?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan. 4, 2023
The 2023 election of the U.S. Speaker of the House has been historically indecisive.
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Has a Century Passed Since It Took More Than One Vote to Elect a Speaker of the House?
Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan. 4, 2023
U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy's multiple attempts to secure the House's top leadership position in ea ...
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Congressional Pensions
Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 29, 2001
Are Congressmen exempt from paying into Social Security?
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President Trump Signs Bill Lifting Ban on 'Predator Control' Hunting Practices in Alaska
Written by:
David Emery
Feb. 19, 2017
H.J. Res. 69 nullifies previously imposed federal protections for bears, wolves, and other preda ...
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Did Congressman Tim Murphy Urge His Mistress to Have an Abortion?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct. 4, 2017
Text messages presented in a news article appear to suggest Murphy asked Shannon Edwards to have ...
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Here's Why the US House of Representatives Has 435 Seats — and How That Could Change
Written by:
The Conversation
Oct. 17, 2022
Since 1913, the number of seats in the House has remained constant even though the nation’s popu ...
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Have 260 Out of 535 Members of Congress Settled Sexual Assault Charges?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct. 3, 2018
A popular Facebook message claiming that 260 members of congress had settled sexual assault char ...
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Did a Georgia Lawmaker Tweet a Photograph of Nazis on D-Day?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
June 7, 2018
Rep. Drew Ferguson posted, and then deleted, an image with German soldiers from his Twitter account.
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Is This Our Congress Hard at Work?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan. 17, 2018
A collage purportedly showing members of the US Congress sleeping at their desks actually shows ...
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Would the Republican Tax Plan Make Employee Discounts Taxable?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov. 29, 2017
As of November 2017, the tax reform bill would make changes to some employee benefits, but not e ...
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Bills Introduced by Republicans While We Were Distracted by the 'Russian Spy Drama'
Written by:
David Emery
March 7, 2017
Legislation advanced by the GOP included bills to terminate the EPA, repeal the Affordable Care ...
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Did House Republicans Pass a Rule Shielding Themselves from Prosecution?
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb. 26, 2017
A new rule could make future investigations more difficult because it classifies public document ...
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