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WASHINGTON -- As part of an assignment for a history class, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's son has to monitor where lawmakers are seated during President Obama's State of the Union address ...

Can you imagine a member of Congress actually attempting to cane ... and/or periodically rotate their seating, would prove immensely beneficial. This simple exercise might actually foster ...

Nearly two centuries after the American government pledged to allow the Cherokee Nation representation in Congress, the committee held a hearing on the issue in the first step towards seating a ...

One convention that receives plenty of attention is the seating chart. Who sits where is part ... the dais surrounded by every single member of Congress — except those who chose to skip the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Monday asked U.S. lawmakers to approve legislation to bar airlines from charging family seating fees if adjacent seats are available during booking.