Tag: US Congress
US faces $31.4 trillion national debt crisis – and Republican divisions...
Thomas Gift, UCL
US federal debt currently stands at a staggering US$31.4 trillion (£25.2 trillion), the highest it’s ever...
Trump indictment won’t keep him from presidential race, but will make...
Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University
A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict former President Donald Trump. The specific...
The weaponization of the federal government has a long history
Ken Hughes, University of Virginia
Now that House Republicans have created a “Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal...
Just over 1 in 4 members of Congress in 2023 will...
Laurel Elder, Hartwick College
When the 118th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2023, the number of women among its...
Even if Jan. 6 referrals turn into criminal charges – or...
Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University
The criminal referral of Donald Trump to the Department of Justice by a House...
Inflation, unemployment, the housing crisis and a possible recession: Two economists...
D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Rodney Ramcharan, University of Southern California
With the current U.S. inflation rate...
Railroads and unions reach deal to avert devastating strike, keeping America’s...
Jason Miller, Michigan State University
Most Americans may not appreciate the central role that private railroads play in supporting...
Jan. 6 committee hearings show what went right, not just what...
Jennifer Selin, Wayne State University
As the Jan. 6 committee’s hearings pass their halfway point, they have brought new...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
