Civics & How Government Works

31+ min ago   (801+ words) Article IX, Section 3, Paragraph 6 of the 1987 Constitution states: The Senate shall have the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment. When sitting for that purpose, the Senators shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago   (46+ words) Central Georgia voters had a chance to meet candidates ahead of the November elections during the “Votes & Vibez” event on Saturday in Macon. Central Georgia voters had a chance to meet candidates ahead of the November elections during the "Votes…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (393+ words) (The Center Square) — Two of New York's most vulnerable House lawmakers have filed a bipartisan bill that would ban mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to a nationwide partisan battle over political maps. The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, co-chaired by Rep....

3+ hour, 29+ min ago   (218+ words) Republicans are still running behind in a must-win swing state race in the coming midterms, and as one of the nation's top election forecasting experts warned, the party is almost out of time to turn things around.As President Donald…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (359+ words) (The Center Square) – Under a new proposal in the Illinois legislature, $25 million in state taxpayer-funded grants would be used for barbers, nail technicians and other professionals to promote voter registration and civic engagement. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, filed…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago   (565+ words) A Tennessee Democrat is set to push for new restrictions on corporate campaign spending, following the seminal steps of a movement to limit dark money in politics. State Sen. Charlane Oliver, a Nashville Democrat, said she plans to introduce a…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago   (773+ words) When attorneys voiced concerns that the company may have broken the law, CEO Regina Wallace-Jones and others in ActBlue leadership simply retaliated against them, the report alleges. (Daily Caller News Foundation) — A new congressional report pulls back the curtain on…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (438+ words) A conservative dark-money group based in Ohio has dropped $2.2 million on a Colorado measure that, if passed by voters, would significantly tighten requirements for mail ballots. The Coalition for American Prosperity and Growth is the only donor to the Colorado…...

18+ hour, 33+ min ago   (46+ words) A Missourian in uniform may already have voted for Congress in a district a federal court is still deciding whether to set aside. A Missourian in uniform may already have voted for Congress in a district a federal court is…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (487+ words) Felicia J. Persaud examines proposed 2030 US Census changes and what they could mean for immigrants, Caribbean Americans, and visibility....