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Republicans Vote to Weaken Office of Congressional Ethics

Republicans in the House have voted to weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), the body that investigates claims of…

8 years ago

Congress Blocked by Democratic Sit-In

The Congress has been blocked by a Democrat protest over a vote on gun control legislation. The Democrats’ sit-in comes…

8 years ago

John Boehner to Resign as House Speaker at the End of October

John Boehner will resign from his position as speaker of the House and give up his seat at the end…

9 years ago

Barack Obama reacts to Benjamin Netanyahu’s Iran speech

President Barack Obama has dismissed a speech by Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu that castigated his policy towards Iran. In a…

10 years ago

Homeland Security avoids partial shutdown after House passes short-term funding bill

The US Department of Homeland Security has avoided a partial shutdown as Congress passed a one-week funding extension, hours before…

10 years ago

Pope Francis to become first ever pontiff to speak before US Congress

Pope Francis will be the first ever pontiff to address the US Congress, lawmakers in Washington have announced. The Pope…

10 years ago

John Boehner re-elected as House speaker as Republicans take control of Congress

John Boehner has survived a House rebellion by winning a third term as House speaker after Republicans took control of…

10 years ago

Cuba policy: Barack Obama’s opponents threaten to block changes

Congressmen who are against President Barack Obama's new Cuba policy have threatened to block his efforts to restore diplomatic relations…

10 years ago

Wikipedia bans US Congress edits

Wikipedia has imposed a ban on page edits from computers at the US House of Representatives, following "persistent disruptive editing".…

10 years ago

Barack Obama to bypass Congress over US actions in Iraq

According to Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, President Barack Obama has told Congressional leaders he does not need lawmakers' approval for…

10 years ago

FBI faces questions from US Congress over Tamerlan Tsarnaev case

The FBI is to face questions in the US Congress over whether they mishandled information about Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan…

12 years ago