Contested nominations to the federal courts often involve ideological concerns. But a scholar of the courts says the contentious nomination of a former lawyer for Donald Trump was different.
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Senators have the power to approve or reject a president’s cabinet nominees. A loophole allows presidents to do an end run around the Senate – but Senate leaders have to agree to it.
GOP candidates Kari Lake, Herschel Walker and Dr. Mehmet Oz have caught people’s attention for outlandish stunts and false statements that are increasingly accepted in politics.
President Joe Biden signed into law the most expansive health care package for military veterans in recent history – despite initial GOP opposition.
The Roman senate declined from a long-held position of authority under the Roman Republic to become almost wholly reliant on the whims of a given emperor, writes a classics scholar.
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Lecturer, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Post-doctoral fellow in digital humanities, Virginia Tech
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Professor of Classics and the Director of Peace and Conflict Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
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Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst