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Have there been precedents of presidential campaigns communicating with foreign governments during the election campaign?

Why is the cloture rule question phrased in a way that Senators have to vote 'Nay' to trigger the 'nuclear option'?

Has any countries used an Elected Presidency scheme in which candidates may be restricted to a particular racial group?

How is the final name of a bill decided in the US Congress?

Why is the head of the Department of Justice not called the Secretary of Justice?

Why are British voters more likely to back the main parties in general elections than in European Parliament elections?

How often does the federal government sue states?

What was the one bill that Republicans filibustered in 2020?

Can states buy vaccines directly from the manufacturers?

Is there precedent for a losing candidate to be appointed to the Senate shortly after the election?

Is there a literal nuclear button that launches a nuclear attack?

Why doesn't the popular vote for past elections tally?

Difference between Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda

Does Trump's wall require congressional approval?

Can future US administrations still rejoin the TPP?

Why has Trump completed erased Clinton's lead in Ohio?

What examples are there of federal judges being appointed to the Cabinet?

How often are U.S. attorneys appointed by a court?

Can a vote-o-rama continue indefinitely and how can it be ended?

How often have a same pair of candidates from the two major parties faced off in multiple Senate or House elections?

Is it unprecedented for a party to nominate someone from an opposing party to the House of Lords?

Why can a Chief Justice break ties in the Senate during an impeachment trial?

Can Kevin McCarthy realistically be elected Speaker of the House, albeit temporarily?

Why are acting officials of an incoming administration all affiliated to the party of the outgoing administration?

How does repealing the individual mandate adversely affect Obamacare?

What does the Supreme Court ruling on President Trump's travel ban do?

Why can a candidate be on the ballot for 2 parties?

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?

What examples are there of former Cabinet secretaries being appointed back to the same position in a future administration?

Has California released its certified presidential election results online?