congressional

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Powell presided over lengthy press conferences after every Federal Open Market Committee meeting, provided more than a dozen congressional testimonies, and gave more than 160 speeches and statements during his eight-year tenure.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

While state legislative redraws have not been approached with the same urgency as congressional maps, other states could follow suit.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

This map still has a ways to go in Louisiana’s Legislature, but if it is ultimately adopted, it would be the third set of congressional maps the state has had since the 2020 census.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Establishing definitive criteria for when and how swap lines can be extended, along with requiring congressional notification upon deployment, would protect market credibility without sacrificing speed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Franklin’s endorsement of the petition from the Pennsylvania Abolition Society effectively assured that the preferred Madisonian strategy—calmly receiving these requests, then banishing them to the congressional version of oblivion—was not going to work.

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