The US House of Representatives is a part of the US Congress, which makes the laws of the USA. There are 435 members in the House of Representatives.
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The United States Senate is part of the US Congress, which makes the laws of the USA. Every state gets to elect two senators to represent them in the Senate.
The United States Congress is the part of the United States government that makes the laws. Because of this, it is sometimes called the "Legislative Branch".
Legislation means a law or a group of laws made by lawmakers called "legislators", such as the US Congress. Before a law becomes law it is called a "bill".
In Kansas a person has to be 18 to vote, but there are no age limits to run for governor. This year there are six teenagers running for governor of Kansas.
Nancy Pelosi spoke in Congress for more than 8 hours. She gave the speech to try and help "Dreamers" - young people who were brought to the US without permission when they were children.
On Sunday Ecuador held a special vote called a referendum. The voters decided that in Ecuador the same person cannot be president more than two times.
People are worried about freedom in Kenya. Kenya's president is shutting down TV stations and arresting some people he thinks are working against him.
Every year, the President of the USA gives a speech to Congress. In the speech, the President talks about how the year has gone and about plans for the future.
North Korea and South Korea have agreed to have meetings to try and fix their problems. They will also talk about how they can work together in the Winter Olympics in February.