Questions tagged [united-states]
Questions relating to the government or the politics of the United States of America
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Would Obama viewing Trump's tax returns be seen as overstepping his authority?
26 U.S. Code § 6103(g)(1) says that the President can request tax return information from the IRS:
Upon written request by the President, signed by him personally, the Secretary shall furnish to the ...
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Is it legal in the US to offer a candidate money to drop off a senate race to run against another candidate?
Hill Harper just tweeted this:
I didn’t intend for a private phone call to turn public. But now that
it has, here’s the truth.
One of AIPAC’s biggest donors offered $20m if I dropped out of the
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Has there been research on the effects of the Presidential Records Act on White House decision making?
The Presidential Records Act mandates the preservation of all presidential records. At least in theory this means that the only Presidential communications immune from further scrutiny are phone calls ...
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Has Fox News shown any footage from inside Gaza, esp. from a civilian perspective?
The "left-wing" media in the US and Europe appears to be striking for some kind of balance in their reporting of the recent attacks by Hamas and response by Israel, i.e. they've shown ...
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Why did African Americans and Native Americans vote too oppositely on the Affirmative Action poll?
I found a tabular analysis on Wikipedia about affirmative action. It shows: "Supporters and opponents of affirmative action in California 2020".
Popular Group
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Does anything bind the speaker of the House to a previous concession made for support?
A lot of the holdout for McCarthy seems to be dissolving because of backroom deals. Are these backroom deals binding? Does anything for example force McCarthy to accept a motion to vacate (remove the ...
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What is the United States' true 'real politik' position on the recent Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict?
The re-emergence of hostilities in 2020 between Armenia and Azerbaijan reportedly resulted in thousands of casualties for both sides; while I do not want to comment on the orgins of the conflict and ...
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How much of Democrats' advantage with young voters is because of race/ethnicity?
Democrats in the United States have done better with young voters than in the past, and that gap appears to be widening. However, data suggests that some (though not all) of that gap is because of ...
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How common is it for US state political parties to ban association with Nazis?
Recently the Texas GOP has rejected a proposal to ban its party members from associating with Nazis.
My understanding is that this was an internal party resolution and not any type of legislation. I ...
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Why doesn't NASA publish amounts of awarded grants?
Many US Government agencies including DOE, NIH, NSF and CDMRP publish awarded grant amounts. NASA does not, per attached reply from NASA on 06NOV23.
Why not? What distinguishes NASA legally or ...
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How does the Biden Administration intend to keep humanitarian aid to Gaza out of the hands of Hamas?
President Biden announced that he was sending aid to the Gaza strip, and warned Hamas against taking said aid
President Biden on Thursday warned Hamas against diverting
humanitarian shipments to the ...
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How do US states maintain a secret ballot using Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail?
How have US states implemented Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail in their voting systems? In particular, how is the secrecy of votes insured?
I note that it would be compromised if bulletins where ...
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Do swing states in the US count their votes faster due to external pressure?
On a related question Why do California and New York need so much time to count their votes compared to other states? Arcanist Lupus left the following comment:
Critically, on a macro scale nobody ...
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Quantifiation of the actual impact of purging of registration rolls on US elections
Eligibility to vote in the US is affected by two federal laws, NVRA and HAVA. Under NVRA, voters can be purged from the rolls under a variety of complicated criteria and processes, with the law ...
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Has the media reevaluated Schiff's statements in light of the fact there was a second whistleblower?
Only a few days ago the Washington Post gave Schiff "four pinocchios" for his statements regarding his early contacts with the whistleblower. Interestingly, this sentence was part of the WaPo ...
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What is the "It was my understanding, that there would be no math" quote based on?
There is a notorious SNL skit where Chevy Chase portrays Gerald Ford at a debate, and to a budgetary question replies:
It was my understanding that there would be no math during the debates. Now, I ...
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Was the timing of the armed response to defend the Capitol within the requirements specified in security protocols?
The Department of Defense posted a detailed planning & execution timeline¹ for the National Guard’s involvement in the deadly siege of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
What struck me most was ...
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Did the Trump administration release pressers with unnamed "senior administration officials"? If so, were they as numerous as in the present one?
A quick search of the present White House briefings (i.e. in the Biden administration) finds quite a few pressers (i.e. press releases) with unnamed "senior administration officials". e.g. 1,...
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How do more polarized states affect politics on the federal level?
Control of legislative chambers is split between parties now in two
states — Minnesota and Virginia — compared with 15 states 30 years
ago.
Quoted from first NY Times article below
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Is the predictive "historical analysis" on the 2021 Taliban strategy (provided to the US Congress) a public document?
An article in The New York Times from August 18 says:
A historical analysis provided to Congress concluded that the Taliban had learned lessons from their takeover of the country in the 1990s. This ...
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Restrictions to talking with the Press during Impeachment trial?
From my understanding, the impeachment trial of President Trump has almost started as the Senate is now voting on the rules of the trial. I know this might technically need to wait for those rules to ...
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Is there any credible attempt to analyze how cost savings from standardizing healthcare could compensate for extending it to universal system?
A big democratic talking point lately have been switching to a more universal health care system, which republicans obviously are opposed to due to the increased cost.
However, It's well known that ...
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On the mandatory IRS audit of sitting president and vice-president
It's been reported that the sitting president and vice president are subject to mandatory IRS audit.
Two questions regarding this:
Is there some statutory authority that requires the IRS to conduct ...
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Estimates of the number who were incorrectly purged from Florida's list of eligible voters in 2000
In 2000, many voters were incorrectly removed from Florida's list of eligible voters. (Notoriously, if you happened to have a name that was similar to a convicted felon's, there was a good chance you'...
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Social media impact on Trump's presidency
It is difficult for me to realise really how much social media content approves or rejects some political party or person. The content is automatically generated and will always fit what the reader ...
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How does the U.S. redesignating the Houthis as a terrorist group threaten a peace deal between Yemen and the Houthis?
Advanced plans by Saudi Arabia to strike a peace deal with the Houthi
rebels in Yemen are being jeopardised by Houthi attacks on Israel and
this week’s seizure of an Israeli-linked commercial vessel ...
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Did the U. S.–Mexico border wall actually need 3 weeks for completion?
Donald Trump mentioned to the audience last year at a rally I was in that the Mexican border wall needed 3 weeks for completion, but is there any proof of this?
See the C-SPAN video at 11:30 to 11:50.
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Have any NATO countries publicly raise objections as being spied upon (by the US) in "Operation Triangulation"?
According to a story sourced to the FSB
“The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, together with the Federal Security Service of Russia, uncovered a reconnaissance operation by American ...
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Following "The top priority now is to stop Lai Ching-te's visit to the United States." did China take any measures to try to do so?
Politico's August 12, 2023 Taiwan’s VP defies Beijing with New York City transit stop includes:
Lai, the leading presidential candidate in Taiwan’s upcoming election, is using the Big Apple stop to ...
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Why doesn't South Korea have a tax treaty with the United States?
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/international-businesses/united-states-income-tax-treaties-a-to-z
The United States has tax treaties with a number of foreign countries.
Under these treaties, residents ...
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What is the political stance of the Biden administration on the Right to Repair, and do its policies on it reflect that?
As an advocate for Right to Repair, I have been closely following the Right to Repair movement in the US. It seems to have reached a tipping point in America too, and more than 25 US states are ...
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What is the current state of US's dilemma on waiving CAATSA for India?
India's purchase of Russian S-400 was eligible for CAATSA sactions.
No sanctions have been applied yet using CAATSA.
There were talks that India would get a waiver, and
there was a house of ...
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Has there been any explanation of why Kagame avoided the 'family photo' at the US-Africa Leaders Summit?
The US-Africa Leaders Summit was held in Washington from December 13th to the 15th, and according to the White House, was intended to "demonstrate the United States’ enduring commitment to Africa,...
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Who were Cathy Brown and Sabrina Allen (independent candidates in 2000 US presidential election)?
Select 2000 from results and then click more
Brown and Allen got 1,606 votes. They had ballot access in a single state - Tennessee.
For context, the Prohibition party got 208 - a fringe but well-known ...
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Trouble Understanding Government's Financial Databases
What does these codes mean on Illinois's financial data found in https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/constituent-services/local-government/local-government-division/financial-databases/
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Does the US public find credible excuses by some Senators that Justices who overturned Roe had misled them in Senate hearings?
Two or even three US Senators have said that [future] justices that ultimately overturned Roe had essentially lied to them, or at least seriously misled them in the Senate hearings on their ...
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Why is VA-10 not considered competitive?
My question concerns congressional district VA-10, represented by Dem. Jennifer Wexton. In 2020, Wexton won reelection with a margin of 13%, underperforming Biden in the district by 6 points. ...
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What is Jake Sullivan's policy on arming and supplying Taiwan?
I'd like to know what the current US National Security Advisor (Jake Sullivan)'s position on arming and supplying Taiwan is.
The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), ...
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Do candidates with Hispanic/Asian sounding surnames get extra Democratic support in low-information non-partisan state/local US elections?
It is well known that there are partisan differences in different racial groups in the United States. There are also smaller differences in how men and women tend to vote. White Americans favor ...
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Why are real estate records public?
The government is very restricted on what information it may disclose about you and under what circumstances. For example, I can't look up your car's license plate number to find out who you are. I ...
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On what steps from ecology plan have Joe Biden's administration already made progress?
Ecology was one of the main points of Joe Biden's election campaign:
Ensure the U.S. achieves a 100% clean energy economy and reaches net-zero emissions no later than 2050
Build a stronger, more ...
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Studies on the application of "Red Flag Laws" in the US
I'm looking for objective studies describing how red flag gun laws involving Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are being used in those U.S. states that have implemented them. I'd like to see ...
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Have Democrats in favour of abolishing the filibuster said anything about what happens if Democrats were to lose control of the Senate in the future?
Senator Joe Manchin has been consistently opposed to abolishing the filibuster, noting that the filibuster provides for minority input.
I can assure you I will not vote to end the filibuster, because ...
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Are there any studies/ data sources into whether Republicans or Democrats suffer the most under the presence of 3rd parties?
I am looking to explore the impact of 3rd parties on mainstream political parties in the United States. Not necessarily at the federal level but at state level too, and across any branch of the ...
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Why is India purchasing S-400 rather than the US made missiles?
Purchasing Russian missiles have risks of inviting US sanctions.
Since India is officially a US ally, Why is India purchasing S-400 rather than the US-made missiles (Patriot or David's Sling or THAAD)?...
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Could Senator Harris ask for a briefing from Cabinet members?
Location: USA
At this moment, it is widely reported that the curent president has ordered cabinet secretaries and executive department heads to not participate in any transition activities with the ...
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On what time lag is the FBI declassifying counterintelligence investigations?
For a while now, the CIA has been declassifying as much old material as it can, on a lag of several decades, since the information in decades-old documents often no longer compromises sources and ...
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In the present health crisis, do states plan to open their polling station for longer hours?
I am always astonished at the shortness of the voting day in the US.
In Britain at general elections the polls are open across the whole country from 7.00am till 10.00pm. As a result they do not ...
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Why does Arkansas relatively often fail to field major party candidates for US Senate elections?
In the 1966 US Senate election in Arkansas, the Democratic Party candidate won uncontested.
In 1990, the Democratic Party candidate won uncontested.
In 2008, no Republican Party candidate ran.
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Is the US age gap of voting behaviour unprecedented, and will it lead to a drastic shift of the political mainstream in foreseeable future?
According to the Pew Research center, young people in the USA leaned heavily towards voting for Democrats in the 2018 election.
Notable are not only the 2018's (Compared to because of its historic ...
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