congress
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Republicans currently control both chambers of Congress, with a 53-47 effective majority in the Senate and a narrow edge in the House.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
In an accompanying description, the Pentagon explains that members of Congress requested the videos in March but that many lack a "substantiated chain of custody", meaning they could have been tampered with at some point.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The bill, which clarifies the regulatory structure around digital assets, is making slow progress through Congress.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In November, Congress overwhelmingly voted to force the Justice Department to release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, an effort that Trump unsuccessfully tried to thwart for months.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The Constitution of the United States, only recently ratified, specifically prohibited the Congress from passing any law that abolished or restricted the slave trade until 1808.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing congress
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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Civics I
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The First Amendment of the US Constitution
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