Members of Congress may be about to get a pay raise for the first time since 2009

Lawmakers could get as high as a $6,600 pay raise as part of a short-term government funding bill that's set to get a vote ...
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Congress may not be Pelosi-free for long despite Nancy’s retirement announcement — here’s who could continue her dynasty

WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may be leaving Congress — but her family’s interest in politics may not be over. The 85-year-old’s retirement announcement Thursday has thrown the ...
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Congress May Have To Reduce Trump's Tariff Authority

Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the sole authority to impose tariffs. However, since the mid-1930s, through the passage of various statutes, Congress has delegated a ...
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Congress may have an insider trading problem. Here’s what its Maryland members say about that.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney of Maryland says she doesn’t buy or sell stocks, instead assigning a third party discretion to make trades on her behalf. “Neither the Congresswoman nor ...
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Congress, not the president, decides on government spending

MinnPost’s reporters work hard to bring you news about what’s happening in MN. And as a nonprofit, we rely on reader donations to stay paywall-free. Make a tax-deductible donation to show your support ...
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Where Congress controls the court

Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the ...
Newsweek

Congress Wants to Give Itself a Raise. Is That Such a Bad Idea?

Lawmakers' attempt to shoehorn a cost-of-living raise for themselves into a bill to temporarily fund the government has stirred backlash, but some political experts see merits in the raise—however ...
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Congress After Chevron: What Citizens Should Demand of Their Legislature

GianCarlo was a Senior Legal Fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. The administrative state puts both the lawmaking and law-enforcing powers in the ...
The Conversation

Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works

Zachary Price does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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Members of Congress may be about to get a pay raise for the first time since 2009

That's due to a provision in a must-pass funding bill that's set to get a vote this week. Rank-and-file lawmakers have been making $174,000 since 2009. For the first time since 2009, members of ...