Congress

Members of Congress voted to fund the government through 11 December.

Nicole Rojas Oct 01, 2015

Boehner says he expects the House to pass the Senate's funding measure with Democrats' support.

Nicole Rojas Sep 28, 2015

A little girl got her wish and delivered a message to Pope Francis, urging him to push for immigration reform.

Romil Patel Sep 24, 2015

Pope added that those who come to the US should be treated humanely.

Adam Justice Sep 24, 2015

The motion was filed by North Carolina Representative Mark Meadows.

Nicole Rojas Jul 29, 2015

Twitter handle @TheIranDeal launched by White House to support developments on Iran nuclear deal.

Maria Khan Jul 21, 2015

The agency has a temporary 180 days to collect phone data.

Nicole Rojas Jul 01, 2015

Obama labels racism is 'blight' on US society which needs to be curbed, in wake of Charleston church massacre.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 20, 2015

Former Florida Senator Bob Graham says US public would be 'outraged' if they knew about links.

Mark Piggott Jun 04, 2015

Adult FriendFinder shows congressmen and senators used the site using work computers and/or email addresses.

John McAfee Jun 02, 2015

Hastert was indicted on two counts of bank-related charges.

Nicole Rojas May 29, 2015

The Patriot Act is set to expire in one week.

Nicole Rojas May 27, 2015

Funding of conference was revealed by an ethics report obtained by the Washington Post.

Nicole Rojas May 13, 2015

British singer Sir Elton John appeals to US Senate to step up efforts to eradicate AIDS.

Adam Justice May 07, 2015

DeSantis is the first official Republican running in the Florida Senate race.

Nicole Rojas May 06, 2015

Leader stops short of making a full apology for actions of Japan in other Asian countries in WWII.

Mark Piggott Apr 29, 2015

President Barack Obama applauded the agreement in a statement released by the White House.

Nicole Rojas Apr 17, 2015

Clinton ignored query about use of private account for government work.

Mary Papenfuss Apr 15, 2015

US plans to equip Pakistan with attack helicopters and Hellfire missiles to boost Islamabad's counter-terrorism efforts.

M Rochan Apr 08, 2015

Negotiations with Iran could be bearish for oil prices over the next 18 months, according to BofA's Francisco Blanch.

M Rochan Apr 07, 2015

US President Barack Obama pledged to keep the US force at its current strength in Afghanistan.

Maria Khan Mar 24, 2015

Israel spied on US Iran's nuclear talks and passed vital information to US Congress to undermine the talks.

Maria Khan Mar 24, 2015

If Netanyahu's gamble pays off, he could win the nuclear battle. If it doesn't, he faces oblivion.

Ross Cypher-Burley Mar 03, 2015

Israel leader accused of using US politics for personal political gain amid Knesset elections.

Shane Croucher Mar 03, 2015

US President Obama says Iran must freeze its nuclear program for at least 10 years for a deal to be reached.

Maria Khan Mar 02, 2015

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington to press his case against the Iranian nuclear deal.

Maria Khan Mar 01, 2015

The US Congress passed a temporary, last-minute bill to avert a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Yasmin Kaye Feb 28, 2015

US President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday (11 February) that he had sent a draft resolution ton Congress to authorize use of force against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. He was careful to outline what, exactly, that included.

Adam Justice Feb 12, 2015

1,179-mile pipeline is expected to carry 830,000 barrels of Canadian oil sands petroleum per day to Nebraska.

Jerin Mathew Feb 12, 2015

President sends lawmakers joint resolution to permit the use of military force against jihadists.

Umberto Bacchi Feb 11, 2015