congressional
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“In light of the breadth, history, and constitutional context of that asserted authority, he must identify clear congressional authorization to exercise it,” Roberts wrote.
More than 1,300 parents and children are currently at that facility, congressional representatives have said.
From Salon
Mr. Newsom has the distinction of being the first governor of California since statehood in 1850 to see the state’s congressional delegation shrink, from 53 representatives to 52 after the 2020 census.
Congress hasn’t officially been notified of new arms sales, but a congressional aide said it had been expected to include Patriot antimissile interceptors and other weapons.
It will be the first time a former US president has testified to a congressional panel since Gerald Ford did so in 1983.
From BBC
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