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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -January brings several consequential dates for the U.S. Congress as Republicans consolidate power as a result of last November's elections with full control of the Senate ...
Women almost didn't get the right to vote The 19th amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote, was only passed by one vote. Tennessee was the last needed state to ratify ...
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries.
BBC Parliament is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel from the BBC that showcases parliamentary content from across the United Kingdom. It broadcasts live and recorded coverage of the British Parliament (House of Commons, House of Lords and Select Committees), the Scottish Parliament, the London Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Senedd.
Learn 11 things you didn't know about the culinary personality. What did you eat growing up? Meatballs, lasagna, chicken parmesan, frittatas, spaghetti with spaghetti squash, eggs with zucchini ...
10 Things You Don't Know About is an American history/biography television series on H2. It was initially presented by historian David Eisenbach [1] for one season. Eisenbach was succeeded as host by musician Henry Rollins for the next two seasons. Each episode of the show presents ten facts about a particular historical figure, group, event ...
70 years ago today, the United Nations was officially born. The international organization was created when the United Nations Charter was signed on June 26 of that year, but the UN did not begin ...
The speaker is a member of parliament (MP) and is elected at the beginning of each new parliament by fellow MPs. The speaker's role in presiding over the House of Commons is similar to that of speakers elsewhere in other countries that use the Westminster system. The speaker does not vote except in the case of a tie.