us government
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What Is Sedition?
Yesterday, the world watched as a group of domestic terrorists overtook the U.S. Capitol Building as Congress met to certify the votes cast by the Electoral College. Typically, certification is a mundane election formality. But nothing about the Trump administration — nor, especially, this transition of power — has been typical.
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This Is What Closes During A US Government Shutdown
You may have heard that the US Senate was unable to agree on a stopgap funding measure that would keep the government open by its midnight Friday deadline. This means the US is officially in a government shutdown. Here’s what that means.
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How Presidential Pardons Work
President Obama gave out dozens of pardons yesterday, and commuted the sentences of over 200 people – including military whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Here are the differences between presidential pardons and commutations, as well as how the process unfolds.