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“We don’t take an oath to a king, or a queen, or to a tyrant or dictator, and we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator,” General Mark Milley, the outgoing chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a farewell speech in Arlington, Virginia. “We don’t take an…

Various House Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY), reacted to the Republican continuing resolution (CR) to temporarily fund the government at previous levels through November 17. Representative Ted Lieu (CA) said Democrats would…

President Biden spoke about the bipartisan continuing resolution that Congress passed yesterday, less than three hours before the midnight deadline, and that he signed last night, thus averting a government shutdown. Among his remarks he said, “It’s time to end governing…

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters President Biden was confident funding for Ukraine would continue given its bipartisan support in Congress. The press secretary also said she was not aware of any secret deals between the…

Books That Shaped America explored the Journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, which were published in 1814 and recorded the 1804-1806 expedition they led through the western United States following the Louisiana Purchase.

The Supreme Court hears a case on whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding structure is constitutional.

The Supreme Court hears oral argument in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, a case on public accommodations for the Disabilities Act.

Books That Shaped America explores the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, authored by Frederick Douglass after his escape from slavery and published in 1845.