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In a previous blog post, we told you about the history of the District's original streetcar system, which dated back to the 1860s when the coaches were pulled by horses. After going electric in the last decade of the 19th century, the streetcars quickly became a crucial part of transportation in the nation's capital, just as they were in other cities across the country. But Washington's system — which gradually coalesced from a hodgepodge of small companies into a single entity, the sprawling Capital Transit Co. in 1933 — faced special problems. One dilemma was Congress' insistence that ...

What happens if U.S. Senate party control is split 50-50 From Ballotpedia Features of Congress Background Analysis Unlike the House, the United States Senate has an even number of seats—two for every state in the Union. This structure means that it is possible for two parties to split control of the U.S. Senate evenly. The most recent such split in the Senate followed the 2020 elections, which resulted in the Democratic and Republican caucuses each controlling 50 seats (this figure includes two independents who caucus with Democrats). This page covers procedural guidelines related to contr...

How will the U.S. Senate work under a 50-50 split? | PolitiFact There is no written roadmap that Senate leaders must follow in a tied chamber. However, there are historical precedents.     Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., applauds after no Republican senator joined a House objection to confirming the Electoral College votes from Nevada during a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol, early Thursday in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., watches. [ ANDREW HARNIK | AP ] ...

New Jersey Herald A former Roxbury man captured by police in November, 40 years after allegedly sexually assaulting two young girls in Morris County and fleeing to Tennessee with a new identity, agreed Thursday to remain jailed pending the outcome of his case. Richard A. Ziegler, 70, is accused of sexually assaulting the two victims, now adult women, while he was living with the girls who were in his care, in Roxbury between 1981 and 1987, according to police. The alleged assaults were reported to Roxbury authorities on Oct. 11, 1989, but Ziegler had already fled to Oneida, Tennessee, wh...

Is it just me or did I get the hardest assignment? I drew the books slot for our series of stories on the best in Oregon arts and culture. And while I have had a blast poring “over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,” as a non-Oregonian once wrote, winnowing this puppy down has not been easy. Originally I hoped to come up with a Top 10 list. Hopeless, utterly hopeless. Then I decided to have two lists, one for fiction and the other for nonfiction. Much better, but as you can see, the outcome is far more than just 20 books. But now that I have organized it on the basi...