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US Congress Unanimously Demands Trump Press Xi On Release of Political And Religious Prisoners In China

The US Congress has taken a rare unanimous stance, with both the House of Representatives and the Senate urging President Donald Trump to confront Chinese President Xi Jinping over...

US Congress Unanimously Demands Trump Press Xi On Release of Political And Religious Prisoners In China

The US Congress has taken a rare unanimous stance, with both the House of Representatives and the Senate urging President Donald Trump to confront Chinese President Xi Jinping over...

The Newest Antitrust Fight: Congress Works to Protect This ‘Wild and Unruly’ Billion-Dollar Industry

A new bipartisan bill is set to be introduced in the Senate next week as the federal government steps in to protect college sports, athletes, fans, and women’s sports. Congress is...

Congress Holds High-Level Meet, Discusses Middle East War, Policy Issues

The discussions focused on proposed changes to the women's reservation law, the upcoming delimitation exercise, and the evolving situation in the Middle East.

Congress Pushes Back on Trump’s Institutional Investor Ban in Landmark Housing Bill

Seventy-six members of Congress push back on the Senate's institutional investor ban in the landmark 21st Century Road to Housing Act.

Has the United States Congress Discovered Sexual Harassment?

PORTLAND, USA, May 11 (IPS) - After more than two centuries of independence, it appears that the United States Congress, or at least certain parts of it, has finally discovered th...

US Congress Opens Formal Probe into Kalshi and Polymarket, Targeting KYC and Trade Surveillance

On Friday, the House Oversight Committee sent formal information requests to Kalshi and Polymarket, demanding internal records on identity verification and trade surveillance, esca...

One million US dollars in federal grants awarded to California Jewish security initiative

Congressman Brad Sherman had requested $1,400,000 for the program from the House Committee on Appropriations last May, for the 2026 fiscal year.

Washington, D.C., Roll Call for May 2, 2026

WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending May 1.

Collective Representation in Congress

Collective Representation in Congress By Stephen Ansolabehere, Harvard University and Shiro Kuriwaki, Yale University The aspiration of representative democracy is that the legisla...

US Congress votes to end record government shutdown

The US Congress on Thursday approved funding for most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending a record-breaking partial government shutdown that has disrupted critical...

Congress Pushes to Control AI Chip Exports to China With Two Bipartisan Bills

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced two bipartisan bills on April 23 that would give Congress direct oversight authority over US AI chip exports to China and other adversa...

Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize the International Hearing Society

U.S. Representatives introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Michigan-based International Hearing Society (IHS).

Lawmakers Beware: Congress Is a Huge Target for Spies

Rep. Pat Fallon says China, Russia and Iran actively target Congress, calls for mandatory counterintelligence training through the STOP Resolution.

‘Literal Foreign Interference’ GOP Officials Push Congressional Dual Citizenship Ban

House Republicans are renewing a push to enact legislation that would bar dual citizens from serving in Congress, arguing the measure would ensure lawmakers pledge allegiance solel...

House Republicans seek indefinite block on U.S. CBDC plans

Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House have pushed to turn a temporary restriction on a central bank digital currency into a permanent ban as Congress prepares to vote on a major h...

US Congress to pass bills to fully fund Homeland Security, Republican leaders say

Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress on Wednesday said they will take a two-pronged approach to ending the legislative deadlock over Department of Homeland Security funding by p...

Capitol Conversations: US Rep. Ralph Norman on DHS funding, bipartisanship problems

Nexstar correspondent Gabrielle Caracciolo sits down with the Republican congressman from South Carolina.

Washington, D.C., Roll Call

WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending May 15.

US citizens shot by ICE beg Congress to rein in federal immigration agents

WASHINGTON — Nearly all Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee failed to show up for a Wednesday hearing convened by Democrats to highlight President Donald Trump’s a...

What is the name of the upper chamber of the United States Congress?

[lightweight-accordion title="Show answer" title_background="#efefef" bordered=true]The Senate.[/lightweight-accordion]

US Congress advances American-Israeli military integration plan

A provision in the 2027 draft US defence bill could bind the two countries' weapons industries closer than ever.

How Congress' workplace culture made accountability elusive

Congress was late to adopt workplace laws that protect private sector employees. How has that shaped its culture? NPR speaks with Rutgers professor James R. Jones, author of "The L...