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Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation ensures the equitable and safe transport of goods and people along our roads, railways, skies, waterways and airspace. So, why did it take so long to come into existence?
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Department of the Interior
Many government departments have a focused mission, but the Department of the Interior is known as the "Department of Everything Else." So what are its responsibilities and how does it keep our country in check?
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Department of Homeland Security
Established in 2002, the Department of Homeland Security might be the youngest of all the federal government’s departments, but its work to safeguard “the American people, our homeland, and our values” couldn't be more important.
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Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce is one of the largest, most powerful of U.S. government agencies. Its mission? To “create the conditions for economic growth and opportunities for all communities.”
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Congressional Investigations
Congressional Investigations have uncovered some serious wrongdoing over the past 200 years. But where does Congress get the power to conduct investigations and how has it used that power throughout U.S. history?
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Bella Abzug: Pioneering Feminist Icon
At a time when the U.S. House of Representatives was dominated by men, pioneering feminist Bella Abzug became a law-making force to be reckoned with.
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Atlas of the United States: The Middle Atlantic Region - District of Columbia
This clip explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the District of Columbia.
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Planning Canada's budget with the U.S. in mind
Finance minister Bill Morneau is visiting the U.S. Congress today to try to predict the potential impacts the US will have on the Canadian economy
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Connections to the Kremlin
Ophir Gottlieb, CEO & Editor in Chief, Capital Market Labs, on Facebook and others invited testify at the U.S. Congress
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Zuckerberg faces hearing
Ophir Gottlieb, CEO of Capital Market Laboratories, on Mark Zuckerberg's testimony to U.S. Congress and where it might take Facebook
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George Santos expelled from U.S. Congress
George Santos has been expelled from the United States House of Representatives after a series of criminal charges and ethics investigations. He is only the sixth person ever to be ousted from the chamber.
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Trump ally Jim Jordan abandons bid for U.S. House Speaker role
House Republicans say they'll start a new search to fill the vacant Speaker role after hard-line nominee Jim Jordan lost a third vote ahead of the weekend. Party factions blamed each other for the chaos embroiling the House just as...
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What will the new U.S. Congress achieve?
Republicans' slim majority in the new U.S. Congress means there will probably be little legislation passed, says Ravi Perry, professor of political science at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
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Zelensky urges Biden to be a 'world leader of peace'
In an address to the U.S. Congress, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky said his peoples' fight is part of a universal battle for freedom, and he asked President Joe Biden to lead the way in a global struggle for peace.
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Would Biden cancel Keystone XL?
Cancelling the presidential permit on the Keystone XL pipeline is a policy change U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has vowed to make. James Rajotte, Alberta's senior representative to the U.S., hopes that the project continues to move...
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Schumer Retreats on US Government Shutdown Threat
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer dropped his threat to block the Republican spending bill that will avoid a US government shutdown. Republicans likely need seven other Democrats to join Schumer in voting to pass the measure. Bill...
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Trump Tax Cut Chances Rise as House Passes Budget
House Republicans passed a budget blueprint Tuesday calling for deep cuts in safety-net programs such as Medicaid, improving the chances for early action on President Donald Trump's tax cut plans. Joshua Gallu reports on Bloomberg...
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Kamala Harris Certifies 2024 Election Results
Bloomberg's Mike Dorning discusses the United States Congress certifying the 2024 Presidential Election results on the same day the Jan. 6 2021 proceedings were interrupted by a mob of rioters four years ago. Dorning also talks about the...
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Mike Johnson Faces Critical Vote for House Speaker
House Speaker Mike Johnson hopes to hang onto his post as lawmakers vote for a new speaker. Even with President-elect Donald Trump's endorsement, this not a done deal.
Some ultra-conservatives are unhappy with the Louisiana Republican's...
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Trump Offers Johnson 'Total Endorsement' for Speaker
President-elect Donald Trump offered Speaker Mike Johnson his "complete and total endorsement," intervening to ward off a potentially crippling leadership fight in the House that threatened to slow his second-term agenda. Joe Mathieu...
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Trump Breaks With Johnson on Funding Bill, Eyes Debt Limit Vote
President-elect Donald Trump is opposing House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan for a deal to avoid a government shutdown before the holidays. Trump was joined by Vice President-elect JD Vance in calling for a new approach that would bring in...
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US-China Tensions Escalate Over Chips
On the heels of Micron's earnings today, Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall takes a closer look at how Washington is preparing for tensions with Beijing over semiconductors and artificial intelligence dominance. She speaks on Bloomberg's "Balance...
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GOP-Led Congress Likely to Move Fast, But Not on Taxes
Republicans in Congress are united on many agenda items, led by immigration, according to Eurasia Group's Jon Lieber, and that tees up the likelihood of fast action. But the details around tax cuts are tricky, and that's why GOP leaders...
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Trump Ally Mike Johnson Is Latest GOP House Speaker Nominee
Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana has become the fourth speaker nominee in three weeks for House Republicans, who selected one of Donald Trump's most outspoken allies in his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election....