By Stephen Zogopoulos, USNN World News In the rarefied world of grand strategy, true masters don’t play on a flat board. They operate in three dimensions—stacking layers of economics, alliances, military pressure, and energy flows to force opponents into moves they never see coming. President Donald J. Trump has long been accused by critics of […]
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The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, and consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment. Congress has 535 voting members: 435 representatives and 100 senators. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members representing Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia in addition to its 435 voting members. Although they cannot vote in the full house, these members can address the house, sit and vote in congressional committees, and introduce legislation.
