Democrats appear more certain Hillary Clinton will be their nominee, while Republicans debate prospect of divided party convention
Amid a protracted political stalemate over a Supreme Court vacancy, Senate’s most senior Democrat and Republican disagreed sharply on way forward and what is required under US Constitution
U.S. presidential nominating contests heat up again this week as five northeastern states hold primary elections Tuesday. Suspense is highest on the Republican side, as voters could boost or dash frontrunner Donald Trump’s hopes of clinching the nomination.
Republicans, Democrats face off over boundaries for presidential authority regarding Obama’s 2014 directives protecting two types of illegal immigrants
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act would make it easier for families of victims of Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to sue foreign governments deemed to have aided al-Qaida
Americans are increasingly focused on the mechanics of the presidential nominating system as Republicans confront the possibility that no candidate will have won an absolute majority of delegates to the party’s national convention in July.
Americans are focused mechanics of presidential nominating system as Republicans confront possibility that no candidate will have absolute majority of delegates to party’s national convention in July
'Aid can no longer be seen as charity, a nice thing to do when we can afford it ... it is national security,' Irish activist tells US Senate panel on Capitol Hill
Next US presidential primary contest is more than week away, but there is no lull in campaigning as front-runners look to boost delegate leads
The next U.S. presidential primary contest is more than a week away, but there is no lull in campaigning as front-runners in both parties look to boost their delegate leads and challengers argue the nomination could still fall within their grasps. The all-critical delegate math is far more straightforward on the Democratic side than on the Republican.
On Wednesday, the White House announced it will redirect nearly $600 million from Ebola resources to fight the Zika virus, which spread rapidly in much of the Americas over the past year
Obama's nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, continued to meet with senators, but debate over his nomination was punctuated by finger-pointing and sharp criticism
But, State Department's Thomas Shannon says Washington will help Tehran gain full benefits from sanctions relief under last year’s international nuclear accord
The partisan tug-of-war over a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy will overshadow Congress when the Senate gets back to work Monday after a two-week recess. At stake is the high court’s ideological tilt, after the death of arch-conservative Justice Antonin Scalia
While more than a dozen other Republicans say they are willing to meet with President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, only two are urging Senate consideration of nomination
Judge Merrick Garland is President Barack Obama’s pick to fill seat left vacant by death of arch-conservative Justice Antonin Scalia
Senator Mark Kirk became the first Republican to meet with Judge Merrick Garland. VOA's Michael Bowman was there.
‘I think we should do our job,’ Senator Mark Kirk said in bucking top members of GOP who want next president to pick nominee; high court’s divided ruling Tuesday added more fuel to partisan flame
Last week’s deadly attacks in Brussels refocused America’s attention on terrorism and elevated national security as a topic in the U.S. presidential contest.
Deadly attacks refocus America’s attention on terrorism and elevate national security as a topic in presidential contest
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