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24 May 2012, 2:20 am by Jeff Foust
Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced Tuesday that he introduced the “Safeguarding United States Leadership and Security Act of 2012? [read post]
16 Oct 2017, 5:28 pm by NCC Staff
On Monday night, United States Senator John McCain received 29th annual Liberty Medal for his lifetime of sacrifice and service in an event hosted by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. [read post]
14 Jul 2007, 9:35 am
On Friday, for the first time in its 218-year history, the United States Senate invited a Hindu cleric to lead the Senate in its usual opening prayer - and this time, all 100 Senate members followed Mr. [read post]
5 Jan 2022, 6:55 pm by Scott McKeown
Stark to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Katherine Vidal to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property & Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, to the Senate floor for final vote. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 4:48 am
(GEO) unit that will instead seek to expand outside the Sunshine State, according to its president. [read post]
12 Jan 2018, 2:41 am by NCC Staff
On January 12, 1932, a recent widow became the first woman to win election to the United States Senate, when Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway defeated two male opponents in a special race in Arkansas. [read post]
5 Nov 2013, 6:30 am by Maya Angenot
Although I know of the still prevalent discrimination faced by LGBT individuals in the United States, I was surprised (to say the least) that majority lawmakers in many states still openly oppose employment protections for gay, bisexual and transgender persons. [read post]
19 Jul 2007, 6:12 am
United States Senate began informal hearings yesterday on elder abuse and how to prevent future abuse. [read post]
29 Jan 2004, 9:24 am
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold hearings at 9:30 AM ET to examine the protocol additional to the safeguards agreement between the United States of America and the IAEA. [read post]
8 Nov 2007, 3:34 pm
Mukasey [WH profile; JURIST news archive] as the 81st attorney general of the United States. [read post]
17 Sep 2005, 3:01 am
[JURIST] With the confirmation hearings on Judge John Roberts [JURIST news archive] concluded and the nominee apparently well on his way to a favorable Senate vote and formal appointment as the new Chief Justice of the United States, President Bush Friday signaled he was turning his attention to a second high court vacancy by calling in Senate leaders for consultations on the remaining court [read post]
26 Sep 2017, 7:40 am by Ryan J. Farrick
The proposal, intended to win support from conservatives, wouldn’t allow Dreamers to sponsor family members to immigrate to the United States. [read post]
17 Dec 2007, 9:15 am
Senators are debating Monday morning how far the National Security Agency can eavesdrop inside the United States without getting a court warrant and whether to give amnesty to companies that helped the administration spy on Americans without warrants for five years. [read post]
8 Jul 2022, 6:01 am by Paul Rosenzweig
However, we assess that the actual dissolution of the United States is unlikely. [read post]
13 Oct 2012, 9:00 pm
Arlen Specter C’51, the longest-serving United States Senator in Pennsylvania’s history and a Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, died Sunday, October 14. [read post]
13 Mar 2015, 6:55 am by Brandi Campbell, Marketing Coordinator
Our very own IMS President Kyle Krull was sworn into the bar of the United States Supreme Court on Monday. [read post]
7 Feb 2019, 2:58 am by Nonprofit Blogger
In the wake of the recent sexual assault scandal involving Olympic athletes, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Senator Chuck Grassley sent a letter to the United States Olympic Committee asking for details regarding how the organization would comply with its congressional... [read post]
4 Feb 2009, 12:07 am
If you think federalism means that in the United States the federal government operates independently of state government, or vice versa, see this blog post for an interesting civics lesson:Isaac Laquedem's take: Harry Reid gives Kate Brown an unexpected power over the United States Senate [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 3:35 pm by Inside Privacy
  Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Edward J. [read post]