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As the population of the U.S. has grown over the past century, the House of Representatives has gotten worse at being representative of the people it serves.

Here's Why the US House of Representatives Has 435 Seats — and How That Could Change

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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?

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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
Jun 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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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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Bills Introduced by Republicans While We Were Distracted by the 'Russian Spy Drama'

Written by:
David Emery
Mar 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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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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Is the U.S. Pulling Out of the United Nations?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 22, 2017 A new congressional bill seeks to end U.S. participation in the United Nations, but the same bil ...
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House Democrats Strike to Implement Sharia Law

Written by:
David Emery
Dec 12, 2016 Unreliable news sources reported that Democrats tried to implement Sharia law in the U.S. via le ...
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Can the 25th Amendment Prevent a Trump Presidency?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Nov 30, 2016 A viral video promoted the idea that Congress could declare him unfit for office.
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Hardly Working

Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 5, 2015 Although House members are only scheduled to be in session for 110 days in 2016, that does not m ...
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Work Study

Written by:
Dan Evon
Oct 26, 2015 A popular meme inaccurately claims that Congressman Paul Ryan worked only 97 days in 2014.
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Papal Parity

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Kim LaCapria
Sep 28, 2015
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Did Congresspeople Make These Geographical Blunders?

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Snopes Staff
Feb 4, 2003 A list of howlers supposedly demonstrates that Congressional travelers are hopelessly lost about ...
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Congressional Pensions

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David Mikkelson
Jul 29, 2001 Are Congressmen exempt from paying into Social Security?
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