Congress

U.S. appeals court asked to halt NSA phone spying program

A U.S. appeals court appeared reluctant on Wednesday to put an immediate halt to the federal governm...

Sep 03, 2015 08:53 AM EDT

Thousands march in Guatemala to pressure president to resign

Tens of thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets on Thursday to demand the resignation of Presid...

Aug 28, 2015 02:30 AM EDT

House to vote on Iran deal disapproval resolution

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives will vote on whether to reject the nuclear agreemen...

Aug 04, 2015 08:52 PM EDT

House Benghazi panel says State Deptartment to hand over documents today

The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the 2012 attacks on an American diplomatic...

Jul 28, 2015 08:11 AM EDT

Graft allegations stall parliament, and economic reforms

Parliament was adjourned on the first day of a new session after opposition lawmakers demanded the r...

Jul 21, 2015 06:49 AM EDT

Cricket tycoon Lalit Modi declares "war," rattles government

Pressure is growing on the foreign minister and a top member of the ruling party over help they gave...

Jun 24, 2015 07:44 AM EDT

U.S.-Cuba deal expected in early July to restore ties, reopen embassies

The Obama administration is expected to announce an agreement with Cuba in early July to reopen emba...

Jun 13, 2015 05:35 AM EDT

House rejects measure to force vote on Islamic State fight

The House of Representatives rejected an amendment to a defense bill on Thursday that would have for...

Jun 11, 2015 06:22 PM EDT

U.S. House panel to address criminal justice reform piece by piece

After nationwide protests against police and years of debate over sentencing guidelines, the U.S. Ho...

Jun 10, 2015 06:37 PM EDT

U.S. top court backs Obama, invalidates Jerusalem passport law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a law that would let American citizens born in Jerusale...

Jun 08, 2015 05:54 PM EDT

Mexico strengthens security in restive south ahead of Sunday vote

Mexico's government has moved about 40,000 federal police, soldiers and marines into several restive...

Jun 06, 2015 09:11 PM EDT

Ex-House Speaker Hastert due in court on federal charges on Thursday

Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert will appear in a Chicago court on Thursd...

Jun 01, 2015 06:01 PM EDT

Ex-U.S. lawmaker Hastert aimed to hide sexual misconduct with male: L.A. Times

Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert, indicted on Thursday on federal crimina...

May 29, 2015 06:41 PM EDT

U.S. rejects notion that Gulf rulers snubbing Obama summit

The White House scrambled on Monday to counter perceptions that the Saudi king's absence from a summ...

May 12, 2015 08:28 AM EDT

Senate passes Iran nuclear review bill, House up next

The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass a bill giving Congress the right to review,...

May 08, 2015 08:06 AM EDT

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