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      <title>How Congress Kills a Federal Rule in 60 Days</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Who can impose tariffs: congressional power, the 232/301/201 processes, and how the February 2026 IEEPA ruling remapped the lanes.]]></description>
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      <title>Executive Orders, Memoranda and Proclamations: What Each Can Do</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Earmarks Are Back With a Receipt: How Community Project Funding Works</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How congressional earmarks work today: Community Project Funding rules, the 1 percent cap, transparency letters and who may receive the money.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Government Shutdown Mechanics: What a Lapse Actually Closes</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Government shutdown mechanics: the Anti-Deficiency Act, excepted employees, continuing resolutions and what actually closes when funding lapses.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Congressional Review Act: 60 Senate Days to Kill a Rule</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Congressional Review Act explained: 60 session days, filibuster-proof disapproval, the lookback window and the substantially-similar bar.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Veto Overrides in the States: Where Two-Thirds Actually Means Something</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How state veto overrides work: two-thirds and three-fifths thresholds, line-item vetoes, veto sessions and the pocket veto trap.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How a Federal Rule Gets Written: The Comment Period Explained</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Notice-and-comment rulemaking explained: NPRMs, Federal Register dockets, OIRA review and how the public can still change a final rule.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>Budget Reconciliation Explained: The Byrd Rule&apos;s Six Doors</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Budget reconciliation explained: how a Senate simple majority passes fiscal law through the Byrd Rule's six extraneous-provision tests.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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      <title>How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Committee Gatekeepers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How a bill becomes a law: the committee gatekeepers, House Rules Committee and Senate cloture that decide which bills ever reach a vote.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Alexandria Lucas</dc:creator>
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