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Is the House of Representatives not allowed to initiate any bills dealing with foreign policy (outside of commerce and budget matters)?
It's been claimed in an unsourced answer here that
It's an "H.R.". Meaning it's a "House Resolution". As such, the bill would not have any power in law. The domain of the foreign ...
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Did the U. S.–Mexico border wall actually need 3 weeks for completion?
Donald Trump mentioned to the audience last year at a rally I was in that the Mexican border wall needed 3 weeks for completion, but is there any proof of this?
See the C-SPAN video at 11:30 to 11:50.
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Fact-check: Has the US increased imports of Russian oil?
There have been reports that the US has increased imports of Russian oil over the past week:
US ramps up oil imports from Russia, pursues own interests at expense of European allies amid Ukraine ...
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Connection Between American Energy Policy and Russian Foreign Policy
As quoted in this article, in a Fox and Friends interview, Representative Michael Waltz of Florida claimed that
Biden’s failed energy policies are directly leading to instability around the world. ...
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Did California in 1967 prohibit open carry to discriminate against blacks, unlike Michigan that still allows it in 2020? [closed]
I'm British, and was befuddled to see this picture on r/oddlyterrifying of lockdown protestors carrying guns right up to the Michigan's Governor office door. I then found this combined picture on r/...
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Are the "security concerns" for the State of the Union legitimate?
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has written President Trump to suggest that he postpone his State of the Union address, citing her “security concerns” over the ability of the Secret Service and Department ...
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Is Seymour Hersh's account of the killing of Osama bin Laden credible?
In an article in the London Review of Books dated May 21, 2015, the American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh claims the official account of how Osama bin Laden (founder of al-Qaeda, which ...
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Would two million families lose their SNAP benefits under H.R.1947 (FARRM)? Why?
The farm bill has been passed in the House.
The 216-208 vote largely followed party lines, with every Democrat voting against the bill and 12 Republicans breaking ranks to vote against it. [...]
The ...
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