How Washington's birthday evolved from reverence to retail
Norfolk based analysis traces Presidents Day from Washington’s era of work and modest birthdays to today’s retail boom. It notes Congress first marked his birthday with breaks, the 1832 centennial, 1879 legal holiday status, and the 1971 Uniform Monday Holiday Act moving it to the third Monday. Experts say founders would worry about commercialization eroding memory of the republic.
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Study finds little effect of illegal status on seat apportionment
A University of Minnesota and Center for Migration Studies study concludes counting people in the U.S. illegally in census data had negligible impact on presidential elections or congressional control from 1980 to 2020. Had noncitizens been excluded, at most two House seats and three Electoral College votes could shift, with California and Texas repeatedly affected in various decades.
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Supreme Court asked to clear path to fire independent agency chief
The Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow removal of the Office of Special Counsel head Hampton Dellinger, amid a legal challenge over whether a president may dismiss independent agency leaders without cause. The case tests executive power versus protections for independent officials and follows multiple leadership changes across federal watchdog posts. Dellinger, nominated by Biden, argues his termination violated law shielding agency heads, while a DC Circuit panel recently denied blocking his removal.
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