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A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to Pam Bondi

Congress has played an important role in holding federal agencies accountable since the late 1700s, but oversight can also devolve into a political...

06.11.2025 2

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Gibbs Knotts

Tit-for -tat gerrymandering wars won’t end soon – what happens in Texas and California doesn’t stay there

Gerrymandering has existed since the United States’ earliest days, but now technology and political trends are supercharging it.

22.08.2025 2

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Grover Norquist’s lasting influence on the GOP and US economic policy

The founder of Americans for Tax Reform emerged in the 1980s as the fiscal conscience of American conservatism and continues to wield influence.

25.06.2025 10

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How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections

A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson is an American political icon. But above all, he’s...

12.03.2025 5

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