Federal laws in America apply throughout the country, in every state and city. Congress and the president have an important role to play in drafting and enforcing these laws, but they are not alone, Share America writes. “We need the State Department. We need a Department ...
Joe Biden, who won the presidential election in the United States, invited his former Democratic rival Pete Buttidzic to become the head of the Department of Transportation in his administration. Meanwhile, Biden was congratulated on his victory by the leader of the Republican majority in ...
Representatives of the Kazakh diaspora in the United States are involved in various fields of activity - among them are businessmen, doctors, bankers, musicians, taxi drivers and others. But it turns out that former citizens of Kazakhstan also work in the US Federal Government, being its valuable employees, on whom important...
The Acropolis of Athens is a powerful symbol in the history of democracy. However, many aspects of Greek democracy have not taken root in the modern world, writes MC Today. “What Athens was in miniature, America will embody on a full scale,” wrote Thomas Paine in 1792. It…
Carrie Walls, the wife of a federal worker who is not paid due to the government shutdown, won $ 100 and a new SUV in the Virginia lottery. While 000 civil servants lamented Friday about the lack of pay, Walls, which is 800 ...
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky celebrates Festivus, a fictional non-profit celebration popularized by the TV series Seinfeld. It is celebrated annually on December 23rd. This holiday is celebrated as an alternative to Christmas, which has become a huge and often unnecessary expense festival. Senator Paul in honor of this holiday ...
On August 3, a federal judge ordered the administration of US President Donald Trump to renew the DACA program - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which protects from deportation immigrants who entered the country illegally as children (the so-called “Dreamers”). The court also issued a ruling...
On Sunday, Republicans and Democrats exchanged jabs, blaming each other for the partial shutdown of government agencies, writes Voice of America. The Republican majority leader in the Senate has scheduled a vote on resuming the full operation of the US government for 12 noon on Monday. To legislators...
The story of cyber attacks by Russian hackers has been going on for several months. The US and Russia are exchanging mutual accusations. But only now the FBI has explained in detail what exactly the Russian hackers hacked and how exactly it happened. The details were described in the report that the Federal...
In recent weeks, President-elect Donald Trump has been actively promoting nominees for government and advisory positions. USA Today has compiled a list of those whose names were made public and approved by the headquarters of the new president. Cabinet Steve Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury ...