congressional

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When it comes to congressional and presidential elections, Article I of the Constitution grants Congress power to regulate the time, place and manner of holding elections but not who is eligible to vote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

One circulating clip shows Erin Collins, the IRS’s top ombudsman, talking about voluntary compliance in a congressional hearing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

A 2023 law requires the president to get congressional approval to withdraw from the treaty.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

TMZ, which has been hunting politicians during the congressional recess, spotted Graham eating a resort breakfast, walking around with a bubble wand, and getting on Space Mountain.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

In keeping with the compromise character of the committee report, it gave the Deep South the protection it had demanded by denying congressional authority to pass any gradual emancipation legislation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis