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A more perfect union? Congress has been the place where America tries to resolve its problems

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s one thing to issue a Declaration of Independence. It’s quite another to launch a grand experiment in representative democracy. Congress isn’t quite yet celebrating its 250th anniversary — the House and Senate as they are recognized today first convened in 1789 — but from the start it has provided an enduring,...

Wtop News · wtop staff · September 9, 2026

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