short readsMay 5, 2023 Narrow majorities in U.S. House have become more common but haven’t always led to gridlock House Republicans held the fifth-smallest majority in U.S. history at the start of the current congress, tied with the 107th and 83rd Congresses.
short readsAug 25, 2021 With his resignation, New York’s Cuomo joins small group of U.S. governors forced out against their will Only 21 of the nearly 2,400 people who have served as a state governor since U.S. independence have resigned under pressure.
short readsMay 14, 2020 The state of the U.S. Postal Service in 8 charts The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
short readsApr 12, 2018 Proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution seldom go anywhere The vast majority of proposed amendments die quiet, little-mourned deaths in committees and subcommittees.