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Who Owns the National Debt: What Is the National Debt and Who Owns It?
The national debt is the running total of what the federal government owes its lenders. It is held by the government itself, private investors, and foreign countries.
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What Does a Cabinet Secretary Do: How a Cabinet Secretary Shapes Everyday Life
The rules a department writes reach farther than any law Congress passes this year.
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What is an Executive Order: What the President Can and Can't Do by Executive Order
An executive order runs the executive branch. It cannot write law, spend money, or survive a court that says it exceeds the president's authority.
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How Does the Electoral College Work? Electors, 270 and the Popular-Vote Gap
The president is not chosen by the national popular vote but by 538 electors, and the rules that produce that number explain most of what confuses voters.