Legislative Term News Today

With 54 out of 60 seats in Congress, President Nayib Bukele’s party holds significant influence over legislative decisions.

After Spain's Socialists failed to clinch a majority in a July election, it was clear they would have to do a deal with smaller parties, including Catalan separatists, for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to remain in power. But when the deal, forged over months of tense negotiations, finally landed on Thursday and confirmed Catalan independence activists would be given amnesty in return for their support, it still sent shockwaves around the country. Opposition leaders described it as a &#x22...

McCarthy became the first House speaker in U.S. history to be stripped of his role during a legislative term on Tuesday

McCarthy became the first House speaker in U.S. history to be stripped of his role during a legislative term on Tuesday

The Turkish parliament has convened for the first time after the parliamentary polls of May 14 for the oath-taking ceremony of the new 600 members of parliament, which will be temporarily presided over by Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chair Devlet Bahçeli as he is the oldest lawmaker among the elected MPs.

All it takes to ratify an amendment is a well-funded, dishonest political campaign and a simple majority vote, Frank LaRose writes.

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‘You are the party, we are the party, and change starts right here, right now.’

Massachusetts Legislature has punted the issue of comprehensive consumer data privacy to a future term. We may see a comprehensive data privacy law in the next legislative term. Massachusetts businesses should not assume they are off the hook for consumer privacy compliance.

Americans’ dissatisfaction with their government is no secret. While opinions of presidential administrations may rise and fall dramatically from one year to the next, public opinion is fairly consistent regarding the performance of Congress.