U.S. Congress

Congress Passed the Revision Of Privacy Law; A Win For Electronic Frontier Foundation And Digital Rights

Electronic Frontier Foundation has been suggesting the revision for Electronic Communications Privac...

Feb 17, 2017 03:38 PM EST

Obama's Policies in Peril as Republic-led Congress Convenes

With the new administration set to take over, previous significant policy presciptions which put for...

Jan 04, 2017 11:57 AM EST

Republicans Vote To Gut the Independent Ethics Office

House Republicans vote to remove the Independent Ethics Office completely based on its track record ...

Jan 03, 2017 12:16 PM EST

US Supreme Court: Iran should indemnify families of victims of 1983 Beirut bombings

The U.S. Supreme Court held that the $2 billion frozen Iranian assets should be distributed to over...

Apr 21, 2016 02:38 AM EDT

Puerto Rico Debt Issue

A deadline has been set for Puerto Rico to pay off its debts which is their general obligation bonds...

Apr 18, 2016 05:18 AM EDT

Zika Drug Bill Approved by U.S. Congress

In light of the widespread Zika Virus going on in different parts of the world, the U.S. Congress ha...

Apr 13, 2016 05:09 AM EDT

Congress approves permanent ban on Internet access tax

The U.S. Congress has approved a legislation to permanently ban Internet access taxing by state and ...

Feb 12, 2016 12:17 AM EST

US Congress lifts funding ban for needle exchange programs

The Congress has quitely lifted the funding ban on needle exchange programs in late December. The pr...

Jan 08, 2016 07:51 AM EST

US Congress votes to repeal Obama health law

The Republican-led Congress sent legislation to Obama's desk repealing most of his Obamacare law. De...

Jan 07, 2016 08:49 AM EST

Supreme Court to hear Iran central bank appeal of $1.75 billion judgment

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider whether Iranian funds worth $1.75 billion must...

Oct 02, 2015 03:19 AM EDT

Blows for Obama as key lawmakers come out against Iran deal

U.S. President Barack Obama's hopes of preserving the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers wer...

Aug 07, 2015 01:40 AM EDT

Rollback of U.S. spy powers would mark post-9/11 watershed

At 3:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, the National Security Agency and telecommunications companies will begin...

May 30, 2015 06:30 PM EDT

Obama lifts hold on U.S. military aid to Egypt

President Barack Obama on Monday told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he would lift a h...

Mar 31, 2015 05:54 PM EDT

Israel's game of thrones: first the vote, then the kingmaking

Israelis will vote in a parliamentary election on March 17, choosing among party lists of candidates...

Mar 16, 2015 09:43 AM EDT

Boehner defends Netanyahu's upcoming speech to Congress

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday challenged an assertion by the Obama ...

Feb 27, 2015 06:48 AM EST

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