Democrats in the U.S. Congress used procedural tactics to try to force action on what they are calling an epidemic of gun violence in the United States. Most Democrats and a few Republicans support a House bill that would prevent people on the FBI's no-fly list of terrorist suspects from buying a gun. But Republican leaders in both chambers oppose the bill and are not planning to bring it up for a vote. VOA's Cindy Saine reports.
Lawmakers use procedural tactics Tuesday to try to get Republican leaders to take up legislation to respond to recent spate of mass killings in US
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman McCaul says he will introduce new legislation in coming weeks to boost national security
$1 trillion spending bill has to be passed by both houses of Congress by December 11 to avoid a possible partial government shutdown
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the military will deploy a "specialized expeditionary targeting force" to Iraq to launch unilateral raids and "put even more pressure" on the terrorist Islamic State group, or ISIS, including in Syria. VOA’s Cindy Saine reports from Capitol Hill.
Carson compares Syrian refugees to rabid dogs, Trump calls for mandatory database
The U.S. House on Thursday passed a bill that would require federal officials to certify that each migrant from Iraq and Syria seeking asylum in the United States is not a security threat. Republicans said the bill was a response to the danger posed by Islamic State. President Barack Obama said the measure betrays core American values. VOA’s Cindy Saine reports.
President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the measure, and signaled he anticipates the resettlement plan will go forward
Republican-sponsored House bill would pause Obama administration's program to resettle Syrian, Iraqi refugees in US; president threatens veto
Returning to Capitol Hill Monday, many say political landscape has been altered by Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris
President has been thwarted by Congress, which restricted bringing any suspected terrorist detainees to US
Obama administration releases full text of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, launching what is expected to be a fierce battle in US Congress
Russia has stepped up its military support for embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in past two months, deploying warplanes to Syria and carrying out airstrikes
After a month of drama and division among Republicans, who hold a big majority in the House of Representatives, they united Thursday to elect Representative Paul Ryan as speaker. Ryan got 236 votes; just nine of his fellow Republicans voted for a conservative challenger. VOA’s Cindy Saine reports.
In first speech as speaker, Ryan tells chamber's lawmakers there would be no settling of old scores
$80B plan would lift spending caps, raise debt ceiling, avert any fiscal showdowns until 2017
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's decision to take himself out of contention spurs shock waves, postpones vote and generates great uncertainty
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announces bid to be next Speaker of US House of Representatives
Announcing late-October departure, Boehner says first job as speaker 'is to protect the institution'
Atmosphere inside House chamber was electric, with nearly all 535 members of Congress present, along with 4 Supreme Court justices, several presidential candidates
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