| 单词 | US Congress |
| 例句 | Although it was not on the agenda, a heated debate erupted on women’s right to vote and whether a resolution demanding that right should be drafted and sent to the US Congress. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Governments across America at the time, including state legislatures and the US Congress, were too much under the influence of big business for the workers to gain the benefits they hoped the strikes would bring. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The first instance of organized resistance to the suffragist movement took place in 1871 when Godey’s Lady’s Book published a petition to the US Congress opposing votes for women. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Six months after the first Explorer satellite, the US Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the earth's atmosphere and for other purposes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The US Congress was close to enacting a law that would prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z June 4: The US Congress approves the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to all the states for ratification. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Now, Covid-19 has taken aim at my subjects: elderly Filipino men and women who served in the US army but were denied benefits and citizenship by the US Congress in 1946. 'Over one hour everything was cancelled' – how coronavirus devastated the film industry 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Compared to our timid US Congress, MP's speak with conviction, wit and charm; true and vibrant political theater. Glenda Jackson on Quitting Parliament, Playing Lear and Returning to Broadway 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z The Gregory Brothers insert themselves into news footage to duet with political leaders Early videos saw Hilary Clinton singing about Somalian pirates, while the US Congress debated climate change as a call-and-response gospel song. Youtube if you want to... 2011-02-16T02:52:54Z In Nixon's case, his library opened without a collection, after the US Congress impounded Nixon's papers. All the presidents' libraries 2010-10-26T10:00:00Z There would have been no vacillating and weak Wilson to help write the punitive Versailles Treaty, never ratified by the US Congress, and perhaps no rise of Nazism in Germany. In France, Vestiges of the Great War’s Bloody End 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The US Congress is slowly starting to offer more funds as scientists offer alternative treatments. Love couldn't break heroin's grip as sons became casualties of epidemic 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z In the US Congress, digital phones, laptops and tablets are now allowed into the chamber, a deliberative body. Author, author: Sherry Turkle 2011-01-29T00:05:59Z "Continued political polarization within US Congress raises the risk that successive governments will not be able to reach consensus on a fiscal plan to slow the decline in debt affordability," Moody's said in a statement. US House Republicans eye plan to avert government shutdown as Moody's warns 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z A real estate lawyer by trade, Mr Nabulsi says he has contacted White House and state department officials, as well as several members of the US Congress, on the Okals' behalf. Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza feel 'hopeless and abandoned' 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The US Congress is unlikely to renew Agoa in its current form and may require some greater level of reciprocity from Agoa's beneficiaries. Agoa Forum: Has the US trade pact benefited Africa? 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z “I am grateful to Mr. President, both parties of the US Congress and the entire American people for their powerful assistance and leadership.” Biden speaks with Zelenskyy ahead of prime-time speech on war funding 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z A senior administration official on Thursday laid the blame for the new construction on the US Congress, claiming it resisted efforts to "rescind" the funds in Mr Biden's first budget request issued in May 2021. Biden faces bipartisan attacks over new border wall 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z A recent budget deal in the US Congress did not include funding for Ukraine. Russian airstrike kills 51 at a funeral in Ukraine 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z But the movement among Republicans to withdraw funding from Ukraine, stop all assistance to the war-torn country and force a surrender on Russian terms is growing in the US Congress. The death knell for the GOP's hold on the military 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The Biden administration hopes such a timeframe would enable it to clinch ratification in the US Congress - where many, particularly in the president's own Democratic Party, are critical of Saudi Arabia's human rights record. Saudi Arabia getting closer to Israel normalisation deal, prince says 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The US Congress has the power to create new laws that could help control guns. Once Again, Mass Shootings Leave US Shocked 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z At the Republican debate in August, Ms Haley said Republicans needed to "find consensus", saying any federal ban would be unlikely to pass through US Congress. Trump abortion backlash spotlights a Republican balancing act 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Soon Hin Nie started speaking out against the persecution of his people, testifying to the US Congress. Vietnam War: The pastor who survived 17 years in forgotten jungle army 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z One hurdle is Puerto Rico’s lack of a voting member in the US Congress, which would ultimately have to supply funds to the NSF. Arecibo Observatory Shuts Down Its Science 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The second and third deal with alleged attempts to obstruct the certification of electoral college votes in the US Congress on 6 January, which culminated in the Capitol riots. Could Trump go to prison and other key questions 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z If the truth is out there, the US Congress wants to know. Aliens and UFOs bring a divided US Congress together 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Members of the US Congress spoke openly at Aspen of how their constituents could not place Ukraine on a map and questioned the scale of the financial commitment. From Ukraine to Aspen, nervousness over a critical moment for the war 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z "USAID is going to work with the US Congress to invest $230 million in new resources for Ukrainian businesses," she told media at the end of her three-day visit to Ukraine. USAID chief pledges $230 mln in new aid for Ukraine's small businesses 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Mr Modi, who is on a state visit, also addressed the US Congress, where he received a standing ovation. Joe Biden and Narendra Modi hail 'defining' US-India partnership 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Amazon is facing an investigation by the US Congress over its warehouse safety practices, adding to pressure it faces over its treatment of workers. Bernie Sanders announces Amazon safety investigation 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z The declaration says the agreement would be launched after consultation with US Congress. Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden announce green funding agreement 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Every so often, US Congress must vote to raise or suspend the ceiling, so it can borrow more to pay its bills. US debt ceiling deal - what's in it 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Discretionary funding is the money that the US Congress divides up, during the annual appropriations process, among federal science and other agencies and programmes. The U.S. Debt-Ceiling Crisis Could Harm Science for Years to Come 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Mr Modi agreed, telling the US Congress that this was a coming together of the world's two great democracies. Joe Biden and Narendra Modi hail 'defining' US-India partnership 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Ukraine, he said, still enjoyed bipartisan support in the US Congress. Ukraine war: Zelensky says Ukraine needs more time for offensive 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z George Santos, a beleaguered Republican member of the US Congress, is facing criminal charges in a federal probe, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports. George Santos: Republican congressman facing charges in federal probe 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z There are dire predictions of global financial chaos if US Congress can't agree on a deal to raise what is known as the debt ceiling. Will the US default on debt on 1 June? A really simple guide to debt ceiling 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The US Congress is once more arguing about the country's debt ceiling - the limit on how much the government can borrow. What Americans can learn from Denmark on handling debt ceiling crisis 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The US Congress passes a resolution in support of the New Ireland Forum and a united Ireland. Timeline: Why is America so interested in Northern Ireland? 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The graduate also carried signs bearing messages of support and quotes from the president's speech to US Congress in December. Japanese student dresses as Volodymyr Zelensky for graduation 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z The new US-Canada agreement could take effect quickly as it does not require the approval of US Congress. US and Canada reach deal to reject asylum seekers - reports 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Every so often US Congress votes to raise or suspend the ceiling so it can borrow more. Will the US default on debt on 1 June? A really simple guide to debt ceiling 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z He's giving testimony in the US Congress for the first time, a scary thing to do. TikTok's US future at stake as boss faces Congress showdown 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z In October 2002, the US Congress authorised the use of military force against Iraq. Why did the US and allies invade Iraq, 20 years ago? 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Former US vice-president Mike Pence and the most senior Republican in the US Congress, Kevin McCarthy, have both spoken out against any criminal prosecution. Prosecuting Donald Trump would be politically motivated, say Republicans 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Its chief executive, Shou Zi Chew, is set to testify before the US Congress next week in a widely anticipated showdown. US threatens TikTok ban if app is not sold - report 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z When he visited Washington in December, he called it "the fortress of our morale" and gave a Bakhmut flag to the US Congress. Ukraine war: Why Bakhmut matters for Russia and Ukraine 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Yet Cubans have heard such talk before - particularly during the Obama-era thaw between Washington and Havana - and are fully aware that only the US Congress can lift the embargo. Cuban exodus: 'I just don't see a future here for me' 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Held each year before the entire US Congress, the speech is mostly political pomp meant to tout a president's agenda. State of the Union: How Brandon Tsay is shouldering the spotlight 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z In 2018, she became one of the first Muslim women elected to the US Congress. Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from powerful House committee 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The lawyer representing Tyre Nichols' family has called on the US Congress to pass urgent police reform legislation in the wake of his death. Tyre Nichols' lawyer urges lawmakers to pass urgent police reforms 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z President Biden has urged the US Congress to act quickly to ban assault weapons, saying the scourge of gun violence required stronger action. Half Moon Bay: Gunman targeted farm worker colleagues - police 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z On Friday, a letter signed by 27 US Congress members also expressed "grave concern" about the UK government's plans to introduce conditional amnesties as a means to deal with the legacy of the Troubles. NI Secretary to discuss trade during first US trip 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z The US Congress gave the Pentagon approval in principle earlier this month to buy substantial weaponry for Ukraine. Rishi Sunak orders audit of Ukraine war progress, source says 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z When the US Congress gave a standing ovation, twice, for a Ukrainian leader in July, it wasn't President Zelensky at the podium - he hasn't travelled since Russia invaded - it was his wife. Olena Zelenska: We will endure 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Mr Jeffries' widely expected ascent to the top spot would see him become the first black person to lead a party in the US Congress. Hakeem Jeffries: The Democrat who could succeed Nancy Pelosi 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z This is what a win sounds like for Democrat Maxwell Frost, who - at 25 - is the US Congress' first representative of Generation Z. US election: Maxwell Frost to be first Gen Z member of Congress 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z In a state governed by Democrats, a far-right candidate is about to win another term to US Congress - while her moderate Republican colleague is set to lose his bid for Senate. US midterms: Pro- and anti-Trump Republicans' fates diverge in Colorado 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Neither Mr Biden nor Mr Trump is on the ballot next Tuesday when American voters will decide the balance of power in the US Congress and key state governorships. Trump drops strong hint about 2024 White House run 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Then, she went much further, asking the US Congress to send weapons. Olena Zelenska: We will endure 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z A group of left-wing Democrats in the US Congress has withdrawn a letter that called for a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine. Democrats retract call for Biden change of course on Ukraine 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Control of the US Congress is up for grabs in these midterm elections, including 35 Senate races that will decide who calls the shots in the upper chamber. US midterms predictions: The top US Senate races to watch 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z In the US Congress, the median age is the highest in two decades. US midterms: The country with youngest politicians in world 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The upcoming midterm elections for US Congress, the first nationwide vote since Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol nearly two years ago, have many Americans on edge. US midterms: 'America's elections could turn really nasty' 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Separately in July, Mr Bannon was found guilty of contempt of US Congress after he defied a legal summons from the committee investigating last year's Capitol riots. Steve Bannon charged with fraud over border wall fundraiser 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z He attended the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Congress and played a key role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Pennsylvania. Donald Trump: What we learned from his rally in Pennsylvania 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z The US arms sale agreed on Friday still needs to be voted on by the strongly pro-Taiwan US Congress. US approves $1.1bn Taiwan arms sale, angering China 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been defeated in the special election to represent Alaska in the US Congress. Sarah Palin loses election to represent Alaska in Congress 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Now, a new bill in US Congress aims to stop the practice, raising questions about free speech, artistic expression and race. Young Thug: How rap lyrics put a rapper behind bars 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Ms Palin is running in a special election to be Alaska's only member of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the US Congress. Alaska primary: Sarah Palin seeks comeback backed by Trump 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z There is strong bipartisan support for Taiwan among the American public and in the US Congress. Beijing vows 'consequences' if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z “We, staffers of the US Congress, are peacefully sitting in on Senator Schumer’s office to demand Dems pass climate justice policy this year,” Saul Levin, a policy adviser for Ms. Bush, wrote on Twitter. Aides to far-left House members arrested for climate change sit-in at Chuck Schumer’s office 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z At least 17 Democratic members of the US Congress have been arrested at an abortion rights protest in Washington DC. Democrats arrested at abortion rights protest 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The president's Democratic Party colleagues in the US Congress look to be heading for a bruising result in November's mid-term elections. Joe Biden heads to Middle East amid faltering US sway 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Mr Biden has maintained that his ability to institute abortion rights is limited unless without action from the US Congress. US Abortion: Biden to sign executive order on safeguarding access 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z That is unless it receives a waiver from the US Congress. Boeing boss warns over risk to 737 Max 10 future 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z And after a decades-long stalemate on gun controls in the US Congress, lawmakers passed a bipartisan bill that places some restrictions on guns. What Researchers Know about Gun Policies’ Effectiveness 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z According to the US Congress, China has detained more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang since April 2017. US ban on imports from China's Xinjiang to take effect on Tuesday 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Human rights activists, members of the US Congress and local councillors gathered outside the embassy on New Hampshire Avenue for the street sign unveiling. Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi embassy street in US renamed after murdered journalist 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Sir Jeffrey has written to the Ways and Means committee of the US Congress, which Mr Neal chairs, calling his comment about the protocol row being manufactured "outrageous". Northern Ireland Protocol: US delegation to meet parties amid row 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Democrats wrested the state's two Senate seats from Republicans in 2021 - including one from Mr Perdue - to gain a slim majority in the upper chamber of the US Congress. Georgia primaries: Trump-backed Perdue trounced by Pence's pick 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z She said US Congress would not support a trade agreement with the UK if its actions jeopardised the peace process in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland: UK and EU's row risks Western unity, top US official warns 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr Biden added that the required reports are being submitted to the US Congress "for speedy approval once Nato approves their accession". Ukraine war: US fully backs Sweden and Finland Nato bids - Biden 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The Republican, who is up for re-election in North Carolina, was first elected aged 25 - the minimum age for US Congress. Madison Cawthorn: US lawmaker 'won't back down' after naked tape leak 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z “These persons, including the leadership and chairmen of the committees of the lower house of the US Congress, are included in the Russian “stop list” on an ongoing basis,” the statement reads. Russia’s tit-for-tat sanctions hit hundreds of U.S. lawmakers including AOC, MTG 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Santa Anna repudiated this coerced agreement as soon as he got free, but victorious Texans quickly asked the US Congress for annexation. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The same thorny issue has led to the US Congress prohibiting direct aid. The Palestinian cancer centre that can't take patients 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z In a speech to the US Congress littered with references to Pearl Harbour, Martin Luther King and Mount Rushmore, President Zelensky rebuked his audience in distinctly undiplomatic language. Zelensky: How Ukraine's president uses addresses to set his agenda 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z It finally saw some success with the introduction of several tech bills in US Congress, and the installation of antitrust crusaders in the Federal Trade Commission. The vibe shift in Silicon Valley 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, he addressed US Congress, referring to Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 terror attacks. Ukraine's Zelensky calls on Germany to tear down Russian wall 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z While we wait for the day unfold, have a read of Guardian Washington correspondent David Smith’s account of Zelenskiy’s emotional address to the US Congress. Washington sharply divided over sending military aid to Ukraine – live 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z An e-bike is always the cheapest option Tern says it priced the Quick Haul to be eligible for potential tax credits, should the US Congress decide to pass the E-Bike Act. Tern announces a more affordable version of its popular electric cargo bike 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The trend has also troubled some US Congress members, who have probed mining companies to divulge their energy use and emissions. Bitcoin mining is "less green than ever" after leaving China 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Chen wrote to Nature that he applauds the changes but also thinks that US Congress should hold the DOJ and FBI accountable for the “harassment” of academic researchers. The Controversial China Initiative Is Ending, and Researchers Are Relieved 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The Millennium Challenge Corporation was created by the US Congress in 2004 and offers large grants to support economic growth and reduce poverty, according to Washington DC. Nepal police fire rubber bullets during US grant protest 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z The actress addressed the US Congress and started to well up as she started talking about victims of abuse. Angelina Jolie's emotional speech for victims of abuse 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z However, the extension still requires the support of international partners, including Russia, and funding for the ISS is currently only approved by US Congress until 2024. International Space Station to crash down to Earth in 2031 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Given that Democrats currently control the White House and both chambers of the US Congress, much of the party's voting reform efforts has focused on legislation at the federal level. What's at stake in the struggle over US voting laws 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z This is an election year in America, with control of the US Congress and several key states hanging in the balance. US Capitol attack: Rioters 'held dagger to the throat of America' - Biden 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Last week, the US Congress passed a bill that requires companies to prove that goods imported from China's Xinjiang region were not produced with forced labour. China artificial intelligence firm relaunches SenseTime $767m listing 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z The US Congress has passed a bill that requires companies to prove that goods imported from China's Xinjiang region were not produced with forced labour. US Congress passes import ban on Chinese Uyghur region 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Trump supporters breached the US Congress building on 6 January as lawmakers were meeting to certify the election result. Mark Meadows: Trump ex-chief of staff in contempt of Congress 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The US Congress has passed a stopgap bill to fund federal agencies until 18 February, avoiding a costly government shutdown over the festive season. US government shutdown averted hours before deadline 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Several other events are planned by Democrats, who have control over the US Congress, to mark the one-year anniversary of the attack. US Capitol attack: Rioters 'held dagger to the throat of America' - Biden 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z It's also true within the vocal Irish lobby in the US Congress. UK plays down Brexit link in US steel tariff row 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z But on Tuesday, a former employee made allegations against its chief executive to members of US Congress. David Cameron quits job after allegations against company's founder 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The current US Congress has four Muslim members. The harmonious US city run by Muslim Americans 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Supporters of former president Donald Trump stormed the US Congress building on 6 January as lawmakers inside were meeting to certify the results of the 2020 election. Steve Bannon surrenders to face contempt charges 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Top executives of major Western oil companies are to testify before the US Congress amid accusations that they misled the public about climate change. Climate change: Major US oil companies to testify in Congress 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z "The 'Havana syndrome' label has been used maliciously by people in the US Congress who have an anti-Cuba bias," Valdes-Sosa pointed out. Scientists are skeptical that "Havana syndrome" is anything more than a psychogenic illness 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Reality TV star Paris Hilton has spoken outside US Congress about the abuse she and others received while at a youth care facility for trouble teens. 'For 20 years, I couldn't sleep from abuse memories' 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Facebook has rejected claims, made by a former employee to US Congress, that its products harm children. Facebook 'prioritises safety above profit' 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Frances Haugen is due to testify before US Congress on Tuesday. Making Facebook safer means less money - whistleblower 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z If platforms are notified of illegal content, the law requires them to evaluate it within 48 hours, a policy that mirrors at least one proposal in US Congress. Texas passes law that bans kicking people off social media based on ‘viewpoint’ 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Jacob Anthony Chansley was one of thousands of Trump supporters who attempted to prevent the US Congress from certifying the 2020 election. Capitol riot: 'QAnon Shaman' pleads guilty in federal court 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The 1992 election was labelled the "year of the woman" in American politics, and it marked a point in time when women, particularly liberal women, gained newfound power in the US Congress. Rush Limbaugh: How he used shock to reshape America 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z “If the US Congress can’t see what the American people are demanding, in terms of ‘Respect us, protect us, pay us’, then they’re going to have a political price to pay in 2022,” she added. 'Hopefully it makes history': Fight for $15 closes in on mighty win for US workers 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z A handful of Democrats in the US Congress want to try to reintroduce a bill this year to prevent the technology being used by federal agencies such as the FBI to identify crime suspects. Why your face could be set to replace your bank card 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z The Senate - the upper house of the US Congress - will hold a trial to determine the president's guilt but this will not happen during Mr Trump's remaining week in office. Trump impeachment: Republicans clash as Senate trial looms 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z The Senate, the upper house of the US Congress, will hold a trial to determine the president's guilt but this will not happen during Mr Trump's remaining week in office. Trump impeachment: President faces Senate trial after historic second charge 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z More than 60 people have been arrested and investigations are under way after the violent invasion of the US Congress in Washington DC on Wednesday. Capitol riot: Recriminations and arrests after Washington violence 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The upper chamber of US Congress, the Senate, has been controlled by the Republican Party since 2014. Georgia election: All you need to know about key Senate runoff races 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z A recently elected US lawmaker has died from Covid-19 - the first member of the US Congress to die from the disease. Luke Letlow: Newly-elected US lawmaker, 41, dies from Covid 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Britain’s most senior defence official admitted there would be “very significant implications” for the future of the Trident nuclear deterrent if Democrats in the US Congress refused to fund a next-generation warhead. US nuclear warhead standoff 'has significant implications for UK' 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The president was accused by the House of inciting the storming of the Capitol - the seat of the US Congress - with a speech on 6 January to supporters outside the White House. Trump impeachment: President faces Senate trial after historic second charge 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Under Republican control, the US Congress, for the first two years of Trump’s presidency, did not check Mr Trump’s assault on the norms of democratic governance as much as enable it. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z President Macron visited the White House in April 2018 and was also given the honour of making an address to the US Congress. US election 2020: What has Trump said about your country? 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z “If there is, it’ll be handled appropriately by the courts and by the US Congress,” he told National Public Radio this month. Why the US military would welcome a decisive 2020 election win 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Not only are these voters poised to deliver a referendum on Trump next week, they will also be decisive in determining control of the US Congress and the state legislature. 'Voters are fed up': will Arizona's suburbs abandon the party of Trump? 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Members of US Congress share concerns that government actions could be sweeping up innocent scientists in its search. US civil-rights group offers support to researchers facing China scrutiny 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Simmons’ strategy of insisting on a “solutions-only” bill reflects important changes taking place in the way reparations is now being pursued in the US Congress. How the long fight for slavery reparations is slowly being won 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Other forms of pull incentive have been proposed by analysts and lawmakers, among others, and considered by the US Congress, but they are much more controversial. Why creating life-saving drugs is a lousy bet 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Although the US Congress allocated $14.25 billion in emergency spending for universities and colleges earlier this year, that is much too little to fill the financial holes that they face. Millions of students return to US universities in vast unplanned pandemic experiment 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z The details come a week after Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, told the US Congress he would not tolerate forced labour or modern-day slavery in the company’s supply chains. Apple imported clothes from Xinjiang firm facing US forced labour sanctions 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z Similar legislation that would ban the warrants nationwide was introduced in the US Congress. Officer to be fired over Breonna Taylor shooting 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z But it has been widely criticized by scientists, members of the US Congress and organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union for being inaccurate and racially biased. Why faces don’t always tell the truth about feelings 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z When the war was debated and then authorized by the US Congress in 2002, Democrats controlled the Senate and Biden was chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Joe Biden championed the Iraq war. Will that come back to haunt him now? | Mark Weisbrot 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z After we released a bombshell report detailing how Youtube’s algorithm is promoting climate denial and quack science, members of the US Congress are demanding action! ‘Totalitarian’: House climate chair slammed for urging Google to squelch ‘climate misinformation’ 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z This is why Johnson believes that even if politicians supportive of reproductive rights win the US Congress and the White House – a wholesale sweep – the victory would be a qualified one. Planned Parenthood chief: we have to 'undo the damage' of abortion bans in the Trump era 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z In October last year, the US Congress began to investigate this history. Big oil is the new big tobacco - and Congress must use its power to investigate | Naomi Oreskes and Geoffrey Supran 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z It's rare to see so much pomp and circumstance in the US Congress, which typically has far fewer ceremonial traditions than the UK's parliament. Pelosi's 32 pens, and other impeachment oddities 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z The Federal Aviation Administration and US Congress were given unredacted versions of the communications last month. Boeing 737 Max messages raise safety questions 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Trump authorised the strike at a time when the US Congress was in recess, and the White House framed the action as an act of self-defence in the context of counter-terrorism operations. Iran vows revenge for US killing of top general Qassem Suleimani 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z The US Congress announced in June it would investigate tech firms over anti-competitive behavior. A brutal year: how the 'techlash' caught up with Facebook, Google and Amazon 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z He has testified before the US Congress on Puerto Rico’s debt crisis and spoken at the United Nations about the need for a better international system for resolving sovereign debt crises. Argentina chooses right man at right time to reignite the economy | Joseph Stiglitz 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z The top Democrat in the US Congress, Nancy Pelosi, has written to President Donald Trump inviting him to give his State of the Union speech on 4 February amid the partisan impeachment battle. Trump to address Congress amid impeachment drama 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The White House and the US Congress are up for grabs in November, and the outcome could have big implications for science, in particular the climate. The science events to watch for in 2020 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z During the 1960s Civil Rights movement, the US Congress passed several laws that guaranteed citizens' access to essential public documents - such as ballots - in languages other than English. The movement to limit Spanish speaking in US 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The US Congress will press ahead with a broad package of sanctions on Turkey, including cutting military support, after measures announced by the Trump administration were dismissed as ineffective, Senate officials have confirmed. Congress to launch sanctions on Turkey as Trump measures deemed ineffective 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Now the same US Congress that brought you the Squad has spawned a new Democratic girl gang. Forget the ‘Badasses’ – let’s not whitewash the impeachment push | Arwa Mahdawi 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Democrats in the House of Representatives are moving forward with an impeachment inquiry to explore whether the US president should effectively be put on trial by the US Congress and, if convicted, removed from office. Trump-Ukraine scandal: what did the whistleblower say and how serious is it? 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z And in 1988, citing concerns that the polygraph was open to “misuse and abuse”, the US Congress banned its use by employers. The race to create a perfect lie detector – and the dangers of succeeding 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Republicans in the US Congress balked at pumping so many tax dollars into the rescue of Europe. Brave new world: the search for peace after the second world war 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z The segment included images of Putin playing the piano, the pair in sync, much to the chagrin of the EU and members of the US Congress. Washington's great mystery: Trump’s affinity for Putin and populists baffles experts 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z The case has drawn global criticism and provoked anger in European capitals and the US Congress after the journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi agents inside the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate last year. Jailed Saudi feminist refuses to deny torture to secure release 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Since the US Congress assigned this task to the Treasury in 1988, the department has fulfilled its mandate professionally, regardless of who was in the White House. Trump adds a dismal dimension to the US-China trade dispute | Jeffrey Frankel 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The US Congress has nonetheless been marred by inaction amid opposition to new gun laws from Republicans in Congress. No more tiptoeing: 2020 Democrats put gun control at center of debate 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Any future US-UK trade deal would almost certainly be blocked by the US Congress if Brexit affects the Irish border and jeopardises peace in Northern Ireland, congressional leaders and diplomats have warned. Brexit: mess with Good Friday and we’ll block UK trade deal, US politicians warn 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Two elected Republicans in the US Congress – out of 250 – had condemned the rally chant by Thursday morning. Republicans mostly silent after Trump rally racist chants aimed at Ilhan Omar 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z But the court has deferred in both cases concluding that authority over district maps rests with state legislatures and the US Congress, and not the supreme court. US supreme court declines to block partisan gerrymandering 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Facebook is expected to grapple with increasing government scrutiny as elections approach, and it has already facing backlash from international regulators and US Congress members over its Libra cryptocurrency, expected to launch in 2020. Facebook says it can't handle election misinformation crisis alone 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Those worries are real enough to prompt the British government and the US Congress to look at ways of regulating them. What do we do about deepfake video? 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z “When I was in Canada, the Mounties were bad. Really bad,” Oakes told the US Congress’s veterans history project. Last of the Mohawk code talkers dies after finally being hailed a war hero 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z The significance of his appointment is impossible to miss, especially for a body with several art galleries and museums that neighbor the White House and US Congress. Smithsonian's first black leader: 'There are still doors people can't get in' 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z “Of course these are tough things to ask institutions when there is a lack of a national policy,” she says, adding that institutions should lobby US Congress for such a policy. Why scientist-mums in the United States need better parental-support policies 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The US Congress is currently considering whether to fund the programme. How tech is bringing Israelis and Palestinians together 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Others are still visible more than two weeks after Carlineo was arrested and charged with threatening to kill Omar, one of the first Muslim women to serve in the US Congress. Facebook allowed violent posts by man charged with Ilhan Omar death threat 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Trump’s “acting” officials have thus bypassed the scrutiny and vetting that is required of the US Congress, prompting frustration even among members of his own party. Donald Trump's liking for 'acting' senior officials alarms experts and allies 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z In an address to the US Congress on Wednesday, Stoltenberg enjoyed repeated standing ovations as he hailed the value of Nato. Turkey's purchase of Russian missile system 'defies Nato' 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z A US military official told the US Congress that the military was tracking at least 270 pieces of space junk from the test. GPS glitch, cholera outbreak and India’s anti-satellite test 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z The US Congress will decide whether or not to accept President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to science spending during their budget negotiations.Credit: Trump proposes slashing science spending at NSF 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Any such drawdown would face strong pushback from the US Congress and Japan, whose conservative government is deeply wary of North Korea’s intentions. US and South Korea scrap big military exercises to ease tensions with North 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Ilhan Omar made history in January when she became the first Somali American and one of the first Muslim women sworn into the US Congress. 'I know what intolerance looks like': Ilhan Omar takes her turn in the spotlight 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Giving his second State of the Union address, Mr Trump told the US Congress a trade deal with China would require "structural changes to end unfair trade practices". Trump vows to end China's job 'theft' 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z The CBO, the federal agency charged with analysing the economy and budget for the US Congress, released the estimates on Monday alongside the broader outlook it prepares each year. US shutdown cost $3bn, says budget office 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z We have been engaging the Trump administration and the US Congress to suspend the process of normalising relations with Bashir’s regime, whose human rights abuses go far beyond killing protesters. George Clooney and John Prendergast: We're not silent on Sudan – we're going after the regime's loot 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Those other progressive proposals which are being “field tested” in the current US Congress include the “Green New Deal,” the “Stop Walmart Act,” and a $15-an-hour minimum wage. Can worker participation on corporate boards fight income inequality? 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z He previously worked as a senior foreign policy aide in the US Congress and as the advocacy director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International. The divisiveness that permeates Detroit's communities of color 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, US Congress members wrote to the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on 2 January requesting the text and details of any agreement. 'The US can't dump people in Mexico': Trump asylum policy in doubt 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z When the US Congress reconvenes on Thursday, Mr Trump faces a new challenge on the domestic front - in November's mid-terms the Republicans strengthened their hold of the Senate but lost the House of Representatives. Trump shrugs off Romney's attack 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z As the 116th US Congress begins, a coalition is growing around an ambitious Green New Deal. How to make the next Green New Deal work 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z When US Congress reconvenes on Thursday, Mr Trump faces a new challenge on the domestic front - in November's mid-terms the Republicans strengthened their hold of the Senate but lost the House of Representatives. Trump caused worldwide dismay - Romney 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Late on Wednesday, the US Congress approved a bill to keep federal agencies funded until February, Trump supporters' anger at wall 'retreat' 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z The 1,656-page National Climate Assessment, which is mandated by the US Congress, is a peer-reviewed report from scientists from 13 federal agencies said. Thanksgiving news dump: the stories Trump and Facebook tried to bury 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Not for many in the US Congress, as well as for many others, including countries who will continue to call for greater clarity. Senate calls on Trump for Saudi answers 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Are you reflected in the new US Congress? Thursday US briefing: Trump backs bipartisan criminal justice reform 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z That ambitious timetable surprised the president’s own science advisers, as well as the US Congress and the rest of the world. Rock legend retells the race to the Moon — in 3D 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z They will deliver a verdict on the direction of the country under the president’s stewardship and whether the US Congress should remain under the grip of the Republican party. Midterm exit polls show healthcare and immigration are top issues for voters 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Do the senior princes temper this all-powerful figure by removing just enough of his powers to appease the US Congress and other Western bodies, some of which are now calling for an arms boycott? Khashoggi murder: Is Saudi crown prince finished? 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Jack even mentioned it in front of the US Congress. Twitter is thinking about killing the Like button — but don’t hold your breath 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z In the 1940s, the US Congress used the patent system to control the development and commercialization of atomic weaponry. Use the patent system to regulate gene editing 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z In 1902, the US Congress funded the first controlled trials of food toxicity involving human participants. Rotten meat and bottled formaldehyde: fighting for food safety 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z If that sounds familiar, it’s because it’s almost exactly the scenario that got Mark Zuckerberg dragged in front of the US Congress. Google to shut down Google+ after failing to disclose user data breach 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z About half of Americans are working class, yet workers have never occupied more than 2% of the seats in any US Congress. Thursday US briefing: Senate poised for Kavanaugh vote as FBI inquiry ends 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z It must still win approval from the US Congress, which is unlikely to happen until next year. Trump hails 'wonderful new trade deal' with Mexico and Canada 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z It is believed hijackers were planning to aim that aircraft at the US Congress or White House in Washington DC before it went down, killing all 40 people aboard. US marks 17th anniversary of 9/11 attacks 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Ayanna Pressley is set to become the first African-American woman elected to the US Congress in Massachusetts, following a primary upset. Black female Democrat wins landmark vote 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The move, which needs to be approved by US Congress, is part of a broader suspension announced in January. US military to cancel $300m Pakistan aid 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z A funeral service will be held in Arizona for him on Friday before his coffin is transported to Washington where he will lie in state at the US Congress. Sarah Palin 'excluded from McCain funeral' 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z For instance, members of the US Congress have created caucuses, or alliances, to advance neuroscience and planetary science. Help to shape policy with your science 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z And he also sent a warning signal about any attempt by the US Congress to oust him from the White House. Trump says 'flipping' in criminal cases should be illegal and warns against impeachment 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The entire New York delegation to the US Congress signed a letter to the state department last year pushing for the deportation. 'It finally happened': the long fight to expel America’s last known Nazi 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z The budget-cutting exercise was part of Annan’s effort to persuade the US Congress to support the UN and to authorise payment of America’s huge budget arrears. Kofi Annan obituary 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z “The election results for the US Congress 13th District race pose some interesting and unusual questions. The Law Department is reviewing these matters.” Michigan US House seat deals with quirky double election 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Proposals for a law banning eating dog meat in America is currently working its way through US Congress. Call for ban on eating dog meat in UK 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z He added that agencies were meeting weekly to focus on election security ahead of the mid-term elections in November when most of the US Congress faces the voters. US accuses Russia of 'pervasive' meddling 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z In a one-sentence introduction for a recent forum on Reddit, she wrote: “I’m Sarah Smith and I’m running for US Congress in the 9th on the same slate as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.” Democratic challenger hopes to repeat Ocasio-Cortez’s success in Washington state 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z An Amazon facial recognition tool has wrongly identified 28 members of the US Congress as police suspects. Amazon tool flags Congress members as suspects 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z President Ortega also accused the US Congress, which is due to pass a motion of censure against Nicaragua this week, of trying to hurt his country's image. Ortega defies calls to step down 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z President Macron visited the White House in April this year and was also given the honour of making an address to the US Congress. What has Trump said about your country? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The question now is whether the US Congress would follow through in its threat to sanction European companies involved in the pipeline. Germany and Russia gas links: Trump is not only one to ask questions 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The US Congress last year passed new Russia sanctions that also severely limited Trump’s authority to lift them, effectively putting the legislature in the driver’s seat for new sanctions policy. US and Russian officials hold 'frank' talks before Trump-Putin summit 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z In March, the US Congress approved similar legislation, the Taylor Force Act, which suspends some US financial aid to the PA until it stops making payments to prisoners and their families. Israel acts on Palestinian 'terror cash' 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z In written responses to the US Congress on its operations, the social network revealed it granted numerous extensions to access a user’s public profile as well as some data from their friends. Facebook reveals it gave 61 companies access to widely blocked user data 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z President Macron visited the White House in April this year and was also given the honour of making an address to the US Congress. What has Trump said about your country? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Ujczo doubts Trump will announce auto tariffs because that would be a “red line for the US Congress” before the midterm election. Canada hits US with retaliatory tariffs: 'We will not back down' 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z In the US Congress, House and Senate bills would ban child labor on tobacco farms. American 12-year-olds can't buy cigarettes. Why can they can work in tobacco fields? | Reid Maki 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z In 1859, California sent a proposal to split the North from the South to US Congress, but the Civil War left lawmakers too preoccupied to vote on it. California to vote on splitting state 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The US Congress also plans to debate a motion to overturn the FCC decision. US repeals net neutrality rules 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z President Macron visited the White House in April this year and was also given the honour of making an address to the US Congress. What has Trump said about your country? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The US Congress passed the Freedom Act in 2015, curbing the mass collection of phone data. Edward Snowden: 'The people are still powerless, but now they're aware' 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Mr Trump also faces opposition from his own Republican Party in the US Congress, with House Speaker Paul Ryan publicly stating that he disagreed with the president's decision. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z While Zuckerberg appeared before US Congress and has plans to meet with EU lawmakers, he declined to meet with the UK’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. Zuckerberg won’t go to UK for data privacy testimony, despite threat of future arrest 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The EU did much the same in protest at the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act passed by the US Congress in 1996. Trump's decision on Iran is not as black and white as it seems 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z President Macron visited the White House in April this year and was also given the honour of making an address to the US Congress. What has Trump said about your country? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z While some of his compatriots were shocked that he should address the US Congress in its native tongue, it pleased a large number of French people who appreciated how he engaged directly in version originale. Even when the likes of Macron foul up, multilingual politicians get it right | Agnès Poirier 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z With anger mounting about Facebook’s silence, and 10 days after the initial reports were published, Zuckerberg agreed to testify to the US Congress about the data breach. The six weeks that brought Cambridge Analytica down 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z In 1996 the US Congress passed an Iran and Libya Sanctions Act that imposed sanctions on all firms, including non-American firms, if they were doing business with either country. UN chief urges Donald Trump not to scrap Iran nuclear deal 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z A week before Wednesday's slip-up, he addressed the US Congress in Washington DC. Macron thanks PM's 'delicious wife' 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z That’s why the countervailing forces of European leaders, the UN, the US Congress and the American public are so pivotal. Will the Iran nuclear deal survive Trump’s wrecking crew? 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Initially sold to the US Congress in the early 1970s as a reusable vehicle that would fly to space on a routine basis, it promised a much cheaper way of sending things there. 'It's about expanding Earth': could we build cities in space? 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z This is squarely upon the lack of governance by the US Congress. Puerto Rico Is Once Again Hit by an Islandwide Blackout 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Welcome to our second day of live coverage of Mark Zuckerberg testifying before the US Congress. Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook CEO faces second day of questioning – live 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of Mark Zuckerberg appearance before the US Congress. Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress over Facebook data scandal – live 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The crisis has wiped billions off Facebook’s stock and Zuckerberg is expected to be grilled before the US Congress in the coming weeks. Internal posts show Facebook workers condemning leakers and fearing 'spies' 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z His decision to testify before the US Congress was first reported by CNN, and contrasts with his refusal to appear before members of parliament in the UK. Mark Zuckerberg agrees to testify before Congress over data scandal 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z The James Webb Space Telescope is also in danger of busting the cost cap put on the project by the US Congress. Hubble 'successor' faces new delay 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z That is likely to push the cost of the mission — the most complex space-science telescope ever built — over the US$8-billion limit set by the US Congress. NASA reveals major delay for $8-billion Hubble successor 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z In previous decades , The US Congress worked together on Natl infrastructure budgets, today its all regional. French President’s Next Target: The Railroads. Strikes Loom. 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Facebook is due to face the US Congress on Wednesday as pressure grows. US consumer watchdog 'probes Facebook' 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z There is some debate around whether Mr Trump will announce further tariffs, but if he does, the action would not need approval from US Congress. US retailers ask Trump to reconsider tariffs 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Social media platforms are under increased scrutiny from the US Congress over the issue of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Reddit admits hosting Russian propaganda 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z On Thursday, Mr Neal and the Friends of Ireland group in the US Congress again urged the president to name a new envoy and re-engage in the peace process. US 'considering names' for NI envoy role 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z The US Congress has been deeply opposed to terror suspects being held on US soil. Where should the IS 'Beatles' be tried? 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z A double amputee, she was the first disabled woman elected to the US Congress. The mum making history in the US Senate 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Lawmakers in the US Congress agreed to a temporary budget for the US government.Credit: US government shutdown set to end 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z The US Congress is scrambling to avert a shutdown of the federal government amid fraught negotiations over a budget compromise. What is a federal government shutdown? 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The president has signed off 107 bills during his first year in office, trailing his three most recent predecessors in totals, according to the nonpartisan website GovTrack, which tracks bills in US Congress. Six graphics that tell story of Trump's first year 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The author of Lord of the Flies should have made the characters the Republicans in the US Congress. Republican Senators Raise Possible Charges Against Author of Trump Dossier 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z In spring 2013, the US Congress passed a further law effectively banning Chinese nationals from even setting foot inside a Nasa facility. China’s moon mission to boldly go a step further 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z In June, the US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, told the US Congress that America is working towards “support of those elements inside of Iran that would lead to a peaceful transition of that government”. Iranians take to streets in biggest protest since crushed 2009 demonstrations 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z When the US Congress fails to pass appropriate funding for government operations and agencies, a shutdown is triggered. What is a federal government shutdown? 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Sarpalius served in the Texas Senate for eight years then in US Congress for six years. Ex-Texas Congressman says he was abused at ranch for at-risk children 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Today, barring a last-minute hitch, both houses of the US Congress will send the president a tax reform bill that he will sign with full ceremony. Trump may celebrate his tax giveaway – but it could hasten his downfall | Jonathan Freedland 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z The US Congress is set to vote on the final version of the US tax bill on Tuesday, signing off on what will be the most sweeping overhaul of the tax code in a generation. Will Trump's plans trigger a tax war? 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z This was not a coincidence but rather the product of a calculated project by Republicans in the US Congress to deny Barack Obama his authority to appoint judges. Trump is securing a right-wing takeover of the US court system | Paul Butler 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Part of the job was delivering some painful truths to the US Congress. US Fed chairs through the ages 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Their behaviour, and their treatment of arrested children, was the subject of a bill presented to the US Congress last month. Why Trump’s assertion of Jerusalem as capital of Israel would be a catastrophe | Nicholas Blincoe 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The Saudi blockade was condemned this week in the European parliament, and in a largely declaratory vote in the US Congress. Lift Yemen blockade or thousands will die, UN agencies tell Saudis 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z “Price supported big pharma in the US Congress. Now, apparently, Trump has decided to cut out the middleman and let a pharmaceutical executive literally run the federal department that protects the health of all Americans.” Trump nominates ex-drug company executive as new health secretary 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The journal impact factor made its public debut in 1972, soon after the US Congress called on the National Science Foundation to produce a better account of the benefits wrought by public funding of science. The catalogue that made metrics, and changed science 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Part of the job was delivering some painful truths to the US Congress. US Fed chairs through the ages 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The US Congress has an opportunity to follow California’s lead. senator Tom Udall and representative David Price introduced a comprehensive approach to campaign finance reform in September. US campaign finance laws resemble legalized bribery. We must reform them | Russ Feingold 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The EPA’s new policy borrows from legislation backed by Republican lawmakers that has been circulating in the US Congress for several years. US environment agency to bar scientists it funds from serving on advisory boards 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z How did the FDA allow an industry to get so powerful that it controls the very agency that polices itself and the US Congress? This is what the opioid epidemic feels like: 'My son didn't have to die' 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z The move passes responsibility to the US Congress to evaluate and determine whether it believes Iran is compliant with the terms and if the US should remain in the deal. Pistachios: The other US-Iran conflict 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Trump wants the US Congress to toughen the conditions on Iran, but any amendments would require 60 votes to pass. EU urges US Congress to preserve Iran nuclear deal Trump threatened 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z In private Iranian officials say that Trump’s ability to unravel the nuclear deal is bound by the US Congress and the reaction of Washington’s allies in Europe. 'It's become a monster': is Iran's revolutionary guard a terror group? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z However, the suspension deal is a non-starter, given opposition in the US Congress and within the White House. N Korea: Where is the war of words heading? 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z "This is a major disaster," he added, calling on the US Congress to produce "something tangible, a bill that actually answers to our need right now". Satellite image shows Puerto Rico woes 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The Israeli leader had an acrimonious relationship with Obama, who successfully fended off Netanyahu’s bid to derail the Iran deal in the US Congress two years ago. Trump and Netanyahu ready united assault against Iran nuclear deal 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z The Obama administration tried to launch a climate services division, but the US Congress blocked that effort. Legal threat exposes gaps in climate-change planning 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z It would then be up to the US Congress whether to respond with new sanctions, and then Trump would have to sign them into law, in potential violation of the agreement. White House 'pressuring' intelligence officials to find Iran in violation of nuclear deal 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z In 1993, the US Congress amended the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency to purchase vulnerable properties and encourage retreat. Climate adaptation: Past US floods give lessons in retreat : Nature : Nature Research 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z In that time, the US Congress has never passed a single law directly aimed at climate change. Trump won't stop Americans hitting the Paris climate targets. Here's how we do it | Michael Bloomberg 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z More Muslims must seek public office as Donald Trump “fans the flames of Islamophobia”, according to André Carson, who is one of just two Muslim members of the US Congress. The Muslim Americans leading the push to 'stand up and be leaders' in politics 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z As the White House and the US Congress continue to lock horns over President Donald Trump's proposed budget, scientists are once again anxious about funding levels. Don't run biomedical science as a business 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z She agreed to tell her story in testimony to the US Congress. No water for poor people: the US citizens who risked jail to seek justice 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z US Congress has called for criminal charges against those involved in the brawl outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington DC. What has President Trump said about your country? - BBC News 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z But they hung on and after relentless campaigning, the US Congress in 1975 expanded the Havasupai reservation to include part of the plateau again. In the Grand Canyon, uranium mining threatens a tribe's survival 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z At the end of June, the Republican-led US Congress put forth budget plans that ignored many of President Trump’s proposed cuts to science agencies. Kill the myth of the miracle machine 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z News outlets are seeking permission from the US Congress for the right to negotiate jointly with Google and Facebook, two companies that dominate online advertising and online news traffic. News Media Alliance targets Facebook and Google in fight against fake news 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z Nearly 200 Democrats in the US Congress have joined forces to file a legal case against President Donald Trump over receipt of payments from foreign governments via his businesses. Trump foreign payments: Democrats in Congress file lawsuit - BBC News 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z US Congress has called for criminal charges against those involved in the brawl outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington DC. What has President Trump said about your country? - BBC News 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z But he faces an uphill struggle impressing his case on the US Congress, which holds ultimate power over Puerto Rico, given the historically low turnout of the vote and the boycott staged by opposition parties. Puerto Rico governor to take statehood case to Washington but faces US snub 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z However, even if voters chose to move away from the current status quo, the final decision is not in their hands, but must be taken by the US Congress. What does Puerto Rico vote mean? - BBC News 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z That followed the imposition last year by the US Congress of a fiscal control board that exerts federal oversight of the island’s finances, imposing excruciating cuts to public services including education, health care and benefits. Puerto Rico votes again on statehood but US not ready to put 51st star on the flag 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z This spring, the US Congress moved to dismantle a set of Obama-era laws protecting the privacy of consumer data. Are Google, Amazon and others getting too big? - BBC News 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z US Congress has called for criminal charges against those involved in the brawl outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington DC. What has President Trump said about your country? - BBC News 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly voted on Tuesday to ask the US Congress to investigate the Goldman deal, which they called immoral and opaque. Nomura admits part in Goldman Venezuelan bond deal - BBC News 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z The US Congress did not act on the referendum's result. What does Puerto Rico vote mean? - BBC News 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z But is there any sign that the US Congress is prepared to move an inch towards granting statehood? Puerto Rico votes again on statehood but US not ready to put 51st star on the flag 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z Earlier this month the lower chamber of the US Congress passed a new healthcare act that Democrats say will leave millions uninsured. Miss USA Kara McCullough criticised for saying healthcare a 'privilege' - BBC News 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z US Congress has called for criminal charges against those involved in the brawl outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington DC. What has President Trump said about your country? - BBC News 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z According to Mokdad, the ongoing wrangling in the US Congress over health insurance reform perfectly showcases one of the factors cited for the inequality. Life expectancy gap between rich and poor US regions is 'more than 20 years' 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Puerto Rico’s government recently declared that the country will seek bankruptcy under Title III of Promesa, a federal law enacted by the US Congress to deal with Puerto Rico debt crisis. Puerto Rico's debt crisis is a wake-up call. It could be crushed like Greece | Martin Guzman 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z The powers to spy outlined in Fisa were due to be scrutinised this year by the US Congress and are set to be renewed by the end of 2017. Privacy issues help end NSA spying programme - BBC News 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Trump, he notes, is not the first president to propose eliminating the ARC – President Reagan left the commission out of every one of his budgets but was thwarted by the US Congress. This small Alabama town is rebounding – but Trump could change that 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z Trump consulted neither his Nato allies, the US Congress, nor the UN. Could Britain ever fight a just war in Syria alongside Trump? 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Less than a fifth of Republicans in the House of Representatives are women, but gender representation is not just a Republican problem - the US Congress as a whole is still dominated by men. All-male White House health bill photo sparks anger - BBC News 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z But Merkel’s team will be aware that the rules of the game have changed fundamentally since she was feted for her address to the US Congress in 2009. Merkel's goal for Trump meeting: selling German cars, not saving global order 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z A spokesman for House minority leader Nancy Pelosi said King’s “vile racism has no place in decent society, much less in the US Congress”. Steve King defends 'somebody else's babies' remark despite backlash 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Hence the letter from 120 retired generals and admirals, urging Trump and the US Congress not to reduce the money available to diplomacy and aid. Trump wants 'peace through strength' – but this budget is a recipe for war | Jonathan Freedland 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Four and a half months after she was born, Rosita and her mother travelled to Washington to lobby the US Congress for expanded aid to help tens of thousands of Mozambicans affected by the catastrophe. 'Miracle' baby born in tree during Mozambique floods to turn 17 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z In the absence of partners in the embassies or in the state department, some UN figures are "reaching out" to members of the US Congress for support. Is there a US diplomacy vacuum at the UN in Geneva? - BBC News 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Mr Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the US Congress, was backed by Senator Bernie Sanders. US Democrats pick Tom Perez to lead party - BBC News 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z The Republicans who currently control both chambers of the US Congress and the White House are dismissive of, if not openly hostile towards, climate policy — be it conservative, sensible or any other kind. US Republican idea for tax on carbon makes climate sense 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z The Republican standards tsar of the US Congress says a senior Trump aide was "wrong, wrong, wrong" to promote Ivanka Trump products on live television. Trump aide Kellyanne Conway 'wrong' over Ivanka plug - BBC News 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z But a bill to the US Congress, asking for funds for the University of Hawaii to further investigate the effect of sunscreens on reefs, stalled in February last year. Hawaii seeks to ban 'reef-unfriendly' sunscreen 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Among Republican members of the US Congress, there are no profiles in courage at all. Where are the Troublesome Young Men to stand up to Donald Trump? | Lynne Olsen 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z When the US Congress enacted the species law, it relied on a provision in the US Constitution that allows the government to regulate interstate commerce. Science and the US Supreme Court: The cases to watch in 2017 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z James Hansen, former director of Nasa’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies testified to the US Congress about the dangers of climate change in the 1980s. Scientists are planning to march on Washington. Here's why 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z There is little appetite in the US Congress for lifting the embargo, but over the past two years the Obama White House has passed a number of measures to improve ties between the two neighbours. Top diplomatic negotiator in Cuba warns Trump: 'aggression doesn't work' 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z In a video address last week to the new US Congress, Trudeau stressed the closeness of the links between the Canadian and US economies. Trudeau's top aides have discussed Nafta with Trump's advisers, reports say 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The US Congress is exploring ways to pay for a southern border wall, with payment to be sought from Mexico later. Mexico will pay US back for wall - Trump - BBC News 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z We may all need divine intervention to defend ethics inside the new US Congress and the new Trump administration. Donald Trump didn't save the ethics committee. You did | Richard Wolffe 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z After their unexpected success in November's elections, Republicans will control both houses in the new session of the US Congress. US Congress: Republicans vote to limit ethics body - BBC News 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z In such tumultuous times, few people paid much attention to Nasa scientist James Hansen when he warned the US Congress, in that same year, about the consequences of something called global warming. Teargas, trees and oil: my life in the greatest job on earth | John Vidal 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Last month the House of Representatives, the lower house of the US Congress, passed a bill designed to halt the sale of commercial aircraft to Iran. Iran signs $16bn deal to buy 80 Boeing aircraft - BBC News 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z However, the recent US Congress authorisation to arm Syrian rebels with anti-aircraft missiles for the first time indicates an appetite there at least for a more aggressive policy towards Syria. Aleppo’s fall won’t end the Syrian conflict – it will signal a more terrifying stage | Haid Haid 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z In what has become a year-end tradition in Washington DC, the US Congress is getting ready to approve a stopgap spending measure before it adjourns for the holidays. Stopgap spending bill leaves US scientists in limbo 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z The House of Representatives is the lower house of the US Congress and all its 435 members are elected every two years. US Congress: Republicans vote to limit ethics body - BBC News 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z But three years later, he called gun control the greatest frustration of his presidency, as the US Congress repeatedly blocked moves to tighten restrictions. Parents group's hidden message becomes online hit - BBC News 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z “Xavier has been an outstanding public servant – in the State Legislature, the US Congress and as a deputy attorney general,” Brown said in a statement. New California attorney general Xavier Becerra to lead state's Trump pushback 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Because America is entirely governed by two political parties, passage of legislation usually requires bipartisan support in US Congress. Groups working with Republicans on climate are discouraged, but see a glimmer of hope | Dana Nuccitelli 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z The agreement must by ratified in the US Congress, which remains in the hands of Mr Trump's Republican party - meaning it's expected to fail. Asia leaders defend trade deals despite Trump stance - BBC News 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z But André Carson, one of two Muslim members of the US Congress, said people were starting to get involved in politics in greater numbers than ever before. Muslims in Trump's America: realities of Islamophobic presidency begin to sink in 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The White House is a quick two miles from to the Capitol building where the US Congress is held - Trump Tower happens to be over 220 miles away. Will President-elect Trump live in the White House or New York? - BBC News 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z In his second term, Obama hasn’t been shy about using his executive power to push some limited reforms around the mostly gridlocked US Congress. Obama made progress on criminal justice reform. Will it survive the next president? 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z In September, 16 members of the US Congress called for greater scrutiny of foreign investments, mentioning Dalian Wanda by name. China's Dalian Wanda buys Golden Globes firm - BBC News 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z That’s especially true at election time and even more necessary in such a polarised and acrimonious polity as the US Congress has become. The Guardian view on the FBI’s new Clinton probe: exactly the wrong thing to do | Editorial 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z In March 2011, this publication suggested that the US Congress seemed lost in the “intellectual wilderness”. Hillary Clinton will make a fine US president 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Paul Ryan, the top elected Republican in the US Congress, said of the FBI summaries: “This bears all the signs of a cover-up.” Hillary Clinton emails: records suggest state department put pressure on FBI 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Yet when it comes to voting for the US president or a representative in the US Congress, a Puerto Rican is persona non grata. 'I'm no threat' – will Obama pardon one of the world's longest-serving political prisoners? 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z At this rate, the next Republican president has not yet been elected to a governorship or the US Congress. Paul Ryan can't escape from Trump's shipwreck of the Republican party | Richard Wolffe 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The US Congress reversed that decision once, in 2014, but the US government's 2016 budget assumes that the MIT reactor will shut down. US left with just one working fusion reactor — for now 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z On Wednesday the US Congress voted for a law allowing families of nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks to sue. 9/11 lawsuits bill causes Saudi Arabia 'great concern' - BBC News 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Sixty-four members of the US Congress, from both the Democratic and Republican parties, sent a letter to Barack Obama last month urging the president to postpone sales of new arms to Saudi Arabia. Third of Saudi air raids on Yemen have hit civilian sites, data shows 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Last week, the US Congress unanimously passed a bill allowing 9/11 victims' families to sue the Saudi government. 9/11 anniversary: Services held 15 years on - BBC News 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z In corporate America, less than 15% of the top leadership roles are held by women and 80% of members in the US Congress members are male. Now it's official: you can't blame women for earning less than men | Angelina Chapin 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The US Congress and European funding bodies increasingly require science agencies and universities to document the potential impact of research on economic activity. Perspective: Fix the incentives : Nature : Nature Research 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z She points to the the "stalemate" in US Congress as a demotivating factor for young people and also to a lack of confidence amongst this group in political figures in general. Can political apps send more young people to the polls? - BBC News 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Members of the US Congress have made several efforts to make athletes' medal payments tax-exempt, but as yet to no avail. Rio 2016: Lesser-spotted oddities of the Olympics - BBC News 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Cubans remember how she supported her husband's decision to tighten restrictions on the island in 1996, including signing a measure that meant lifting the embargo must be approved by the US Congress. What next for US-Cuba relations? - BBC News 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z But in Britain, parliament is still only 29% female, while the US Congress is even more gender imbalanced, just 19% of its politicians are female. Are female leaders disadvantaged by media bias? - BBC News 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Another "Special Group" is the US Congress and their Free health care with benefits for life.....gee, The Illicit Perks of the M.D. Club 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Democrats in the US Congress are refusing to leave the floor of the House of Representatives in order to force a vote on gun control laws. Democrats hold Congress 'sit-in' protest to force gun control vote - BBC News 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z That is, unless US Congress passes legislation to replace government regulations with some other process to cut carbon pollution, for example with a free market system like a carbon tax. The Grand Oil Party: House Republicans denounce a carbon tax | Dana Nuccitelli 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z His address to the US Congress on Wednesday will further improve his ties with US politicians and diplomats, writes Seema Sirohi. Pariah to friend: Narendra Modi and the US come full circle - BBC News 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z The situation is so preposterous, in fact, that even the normally dysfunctional US Congress managed to unite last week to advance reform. Toxic control 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z The US Congress is poised to overhaul the law that governs the introduction and use of chemicals, in one of the most significant changes to the country's environmental regulation in decades. Why the historic deal to expand US chemical regulation matters 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z “There is something new going on, something unique in the immigrant community,” said Luis Gutiérrez, a US Congress representative for parts of Chicago. Will Latino loathing of Trump drive a voter movement to swing the election? 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The US Congress has officially declared the city the chess capital of the nation. Creating the world's new chess capital - BBC News 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z But an address to the US Congress - the big prize - eluded Mr Modi for various reasons, including a potential government shut down. Pariah to friend: Narendra Modi and the US come full circle - BBC News 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z After his guilty plea, Hastert's portrait was removed from the House of Representatives in the US Congress. Dennis Hastert, ex-US House speaker, sentenced to 15 months in jail - BBC News 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z In a US Congress that is paralysed by partisan bickering, the fight against cancer should find common support from lawmakers. Biden time 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Such is the slow pace of the trade talks, and hostility towards free trade in the US Congress, that it is extremely unlikely a US-EU trade deal will be settled for years. Migration crisis: Obama and EU leaders to discuss naval patrols in Libya 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z The plea represents a dramatic fall for the former senior Republican politician, who has had his portrait removed from the House of Representatives in the US Congress. Dennis Hastert 'paid hush money to cover up sex abuse' - BBC News 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z The US Congress recognises India's importance as it does the financial and political muscle of 3.2 million Indian Americans, many of whom are supporters of Mr Modi. Pariah to friend: Narendra Modi and the US come full circle - BBC News 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z In 1992, the US Congress enacted a law requiring countries that receive its HEU to commit to converting reactors to LEU fuel. Safety in neutrons 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z The Canadian firm is also facing an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into its relationship with pharmacy Philidor, and an investigation by the US Congress into its drug pricing. Boss axed at controversy-hit Valeant Pharmaceuticals - BBC News 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Yes, sanctions will only be fully lifted once the US Congress votes to repeal existing laws, and that might still be a little way off. Win-win beckons for Havana and Washington - BBC News 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Approval ratings for the US Congress are famously low, but among young Americans fell to just 38% in the decade to 2014. Have millennials given up on democracy? 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Valeant is also facing an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into its relationship with pharmacy Philidor, and an investigation by the US Congress into its drug pricing. Valeant shares dive as it cuts forecast - BBC News 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, hours before the first of his three testimonies to the US Congress, the Labor Department finally submitted the long-awaited overtime rule to the White House for final approval. Good news: overtime pay may finally be coming to a paycheck near you 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z When he was called before the US Congress in October, he denied any prior knowledge of the software, and said its installation was not a corporate decision. Michael Horn, VW’s US president, resigns 'effective immediately' 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z On 3 January 1853, the US Congress was debating the prospects for annexing Cuba. The Vocabularist: The roots of the filibuster - BBC News 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z In 1996, Clinton joined with the Republican-controlled US Congress to enact the most sweeping changes to welfare in a generation with the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act by tying benefits to work. Clinton-era welfare reforms haunt America's poorest families, critics say 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z While thanks to population distribution and electoral district map-making Republicans seem secure in their hold on the US Congress, Mr Obama has proven that the power of the presidency matters most. US election 2016: Day one of the Republican civil war - BBC News 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Civil rights leaders who marched from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery in 1965 received the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday, the highest civilian honor awarded by the US Congress. Selma leaders lament voting rights losses at congressional award ceremony 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z On the day Barack Obama sent his final plan to close the detention facility on Cuba’s Guantánamo Bay, to the US Congress, Trump made clear he would make a very different commander-in-chief. Nevada caucus: Donald Trump wins resounding victory over Rubio and Cruz 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Boutros-Ghali, fatally, made little attempt to curry support with the US Congress or the American media. Boutros Boutros-Ghali obituary 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z The mayor said her proposal will require funding from the Michigan legislature or the US Congress. Investigators considering criminal charges in Flint water crisis 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z It took nearly two years to be passed in both houses of the US Congress. US President Obama signs Africa electricity plan into law - BBC News 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z She served in the New York state assembly, then made history in 1968, becoming the first African American woman elected to the US Congress. Before Hillary Clinton, there was Shirley Chisholm - BBC News 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z In December, the US Congress passed a new law seeking to stop terrorists from traveling freely to the US. Visa waiver restrictions for Iranians are motivated by hatred – not safety | Ali Gharib 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z On Monday, Vienna’s cardinal told reporters that the pope – who called for the death penalty to be abolished in a speech to the US Congress last year – is monitoring Masterson’s fate. Mystery surrounds case of man to be executed in 'erotic asphyxiation' murder 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The US Congress set up its Research Advisory Committee in the late 1990s because it judged that the Department of Defense was concentrating too much on psychological causes. Why hasn't the mystery of Gulf War Syndrome been solved? - BBC News 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Mr Rouhani said everyone was happy with the deal, apart from those he described as warmongers in the region - Israel and hardliners in the US Congress. Iran nuclear deal: 'New chapter' for Tehran as sanctions end - BBC News 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z A full annulment of those restrictions would in some cases require approval by the Republican-dominated US Congress - which is why President Obama opted for issuing "waiver orders" for these sanctions. What lifting Iran sanctions means for world markets - BBC News 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z The deal passed its final hurdles in the US Congress in September despite steady Republican opposition. Trump condemns terms of Iran prisoner swap as Republicans join in criticism 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Each year, the US Congress establishes a cap for the number of refugees it would like to see resettled in the US each year. US turning to UN over flow of Central American migrants - BBC News 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z As the US Congress continues to snipe at the deal, Asian and European countries face significantly lighter restrictions on operating in Iran. Foreign firms rush to get in on Iran 'gold rush' – but US companies left out in cold 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z Earlier this month the US Congress passed a law restricting visa-free travel rights for people who have visited Iran or hold dual Iranian nationality. Iran ships 25,000lb of low-enriched uranium to Russia as part of nuclear deal 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z The US Congress is the only body which can take that decision. Cubans wait for boost from new US relationship - BBC News 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Any declaration of the WTO must be ratified by the US Congress to take effect in America. World Trade Organisation: 20 years of talks and deadlock 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z The authors wrote of their “grave concerns” about the numerous legislative proposals now in play in the US Congress and in a dozen states — proposals that would restrict or prohibit fetal tissue research. Fetal tissue research under threat 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z On Friday, the group Common Cause launched an online petition to the US Congress under the title “Give back the gun lobby’s dirty money”. San Bernardino shooting: US gun sales soar as new front opens in push for gun control 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Doctors’ groups joined Democrats on Wednesday in calling on the US Congress to lift the ban on the use of federal funds for gun violence research. Doctors' groups join Democrats to end ban on gun violence research funding 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Baratz recently said on his Facebook page that the response of Barack Obama to the Israeli prime minister’s speech to the US Congress this year was an example of “modern antisemitism in liberal western states”. Netanyahu choice for new spokesman angers many Israelis 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Ms Yellen made the comments while testifying before the US Congress, calling a December rate hike a "live possibility". Markets fall after Yellen's comments on rate hike - BBC News 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z The Iranian parliament also approved the deal last month, as did the US Congress, after Republicans failed to block the accord. Iran nuclear deal: Centrifuge decommissioning 'begins' - BBC News 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z During his address to the US Congress, the Pope said immigrants should be treated "with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated". Pope Francis to make official visit to Mexico in February - BBC News 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Republicans in the US Congress have reached a compromise budget deal with the White House to avert the prospect of a renewed government shutdown. US Congress reaches budget deal with White House - BBC News 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z The House of Representatives, the lower chamber in the US Congress, has major budgetary and spending deadlines on the horizon. Congressman Paul Ryan to run for speaker of US House - BBC News 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The announcement of his release was made on 25 September, and the US Congress, by law, is allowed a 30-day notification window to review the inmate transfer. Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer 'not getting hopes up' - BBC News 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Mr Taylor, who was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by the US Congress in 1980, criticised the film for downplaying Canada's role in securing their freedom. Ken Taylor: Canadian hero of Tehran crisis dies in US - BBC News 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Barack Obama on Wednesday notified US Congress that he intends to deploy 300 troops to Cameroon to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Obama to deploy 300 US troops to Cameroon to fight Boko Haram 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Last week, the treaty was partially leaked to less than enthusiastic reception as the US Congress, which awaits a “legal scrub” of the full document. Hillary Clinton's U-turn on TPP deal has team working overtime ahead of debate 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Whether speaking to the UN, US Congress or western media, the questions are the same every time: why did you leave North Korea, and how terrible is it? Why do North Korean defector testimonies so often fall apart? 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z In September, Republicans in the US Congress tried to sink the deal by voting on a motion of disapproval. Iran's parliament backs nuclear deal - BBC News 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z It was “Chaos in the House” at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and “US Congress in chaos” for the Financial Times. Chaos! The GOP-bashing press gets stuck on a single word following McCarthy revelations 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z But he faces opposition from the Republican majority in the US Congress. US Commerce Secretary Pritzker in Cuba for embargo talks - BBC News 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z What does matter is the opinion of members of the US Congress - and that legislative body is overwhelmingly against further gun regulation. Why Obama is powerless to reform gun laws - BBC News 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z The Israeli prime minister painted much the same apocalyptic vision to the US Congress this year and in earlier addresses to the UN. Netanyahu predicts Arab countries will align with Israel against Iran and Isis 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z On 30 September, the US Congress approved a temporary budget that will fund government operations until mid-December. US budget deal averts government shutdown 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z He said that he was confident that the US Congress would do so soon. Raul Castro calls for US to lift trade embargo - BBC News 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Officials say frankly that the US Congress and much of the public would not stand for American forces being placed under foreign command. Countries to pledge troops as US steps up aggressive UN peacekeeping mission 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z He arrived in New York from Washington on Thursday evening, where he delivered the first-ever papal address to US Congress. Pope Francis to address world leaders at UN in New York - BBC News 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z The announcement comes one day after the speaker hosted Pope Francis for a major address to the US Congress. US Speaker Boehner to leave Congress - BBC News 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Pope Francis touched on the pain felt in the Islamic world during his address to both houses of the US Congress on Thursday evening. Saudi Arabia urged to improve safety at Mecca after fatal hajj stampede 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z The dominant theme of the historic address by Pope Francis to the US Congress on Thursday was certainly immigration. 'We were once foreigners': pope attacks Trump brand of migrant demonization 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Pope Francis is to become the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of the US Congress, with an audience of more than 500 lawmakers, justices and senior officials. Pope Francis to make historic address to US Congress - BBC News 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Concerned about the cost of compliance in time and money, the US Congress commissioned the report from the National Academies in 2014. US National Academies issue call to cut red tape 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Pope Francis’s arrival in Washington on Tuesday has reinforced hopes that one of the last great bastions of climate change denial – the US Congress – may be on the verge of crumbling. Democrats hopeful pope's visit will end climate change denial in Congress 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z He will address US Congress on Thursday and is expected to say the US needs to do more to protect the environment. Pope Francis set to begin week-long tour of the US - BBC News 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The US Congress also confirmed it was investigating the scandal. VW scandal escalates as carmaker admits 11m vehicles are involved 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The US Congress also confirmed it is investigating the scandal. Volkswagen scandal: US chief says carmaker 'totally screwed up' 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z From Havana’s Revolution Square to the US Congress, the White House and the United Nations headquarters, Francis will underscore his growing reputation as a powerbroker as well as a charismatic theologian. Cuba: ‘I hope Pope Francis can promote peace among us’ 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Mull’s appointment follows the US Congress’ 60-day review period of the nuclear agreement, which ended on Thursday, during which Republicans failed to kill off the deal. John Kerry names lead US coordinator to implement Iran nuclear agreement 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The deal received backing from the US Congress on Thursday. AccorHotels becomes first international chain to open in Iran 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The US Congress is due to vote on the agreement. Iran nuclear deal: US campaign mash-up - BBC News 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z In 2010 he put his satirical persona to a more serious use, testifying before the US Congress on expanding legal rights for undocumented migrant labourers. Five things to know about Stephen Colbert - BBC News 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z This is not politics, this is math,” Garcia Padilla said, while urging the US Congress to move a bill that would allow access to Chapter 9 status. Marco Rubio heads to Puerto Rico with Chapter 9 bankruptcy off the table 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Opposition from Israel, Saudi Arabia and many in the US Congress means there is no guarantee that improved relations will be cemented. Can Iran and the UK really bury the hatchet? - BBC News 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z The vice-president also rejected claims by critics of the nuclear deal in the US Congress that Iran should not be trusted to comply with the terms. Iran to work with rivals for peace - VP Masumeh Ebtekar - BBC News 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Of course, the two countries won’t enjoy anything resembling normal relations until the US Congress repeals the trade embargo against Cuba. Investing In Cuba: A Tantalizing And Troublesome Proposition 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z His current campaign is geared toward members of the US Congress and Israeli public opinion. AIPAC Chooses Bibi Over American Jews 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z The Republicans - who control both chambers of the US Congress - are fiercely critical of the agreement, believing that it rewards Iran by easing sanctions without extracting enough guarantees in return. Nuclear deal 'not to reform Iran', says John Kerry - BBC News 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z In Israeli circles, attention turned to stoking support in the US Congress. Huckabee defends claim that Iran deal will 'march Israelis to oven door' 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Mr Netanyahu is gearing up for another fight over the Iran deal, which he wants the US Congress to block. Bibi blue 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The US Congress has two months to review the deal, which is opposed by Republicans, who control both Houses. Iran nuclear deal: Kerry to face Senate committee - BBC News 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Testifying before the US Congress this month, the Enough Project’s Sudan analyst Akshaya Kumar urged Obama to do more to help South Sudan through aid, targeted sanctions and independent judicial investigations. Obama heads to Kenya amid fresh claims of South Sudan war crimes 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z “Major international financial institutions or multinational conglomerates … will wait until that deal gets the approval of the US Congress,” Handjani said. Western businesses eye Iran after UN backs nuclear deal 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The embargo can only be lifted with the support of the US Congress, which is currently controlled by Republicans opposed to the thaw in relations. Cuban embassy opens in Washington but important issues remain unresolved 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Travel will be easier but will remain subject to restrictions, and the all-important Cuban embargo cannot be lifted without the backing of the US Congress. Cuba to raise flag in Washington as embassy reopens after half a century 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z But the US Congress would have to vote on the issue. Cuba and US to open embassies for the first time since 1961 - BBC News 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z He acknowledged President Obama's efforts to try to get a debate going on the embargo despite the fact that it was up to the US Congress to vote on the matter. Raul Castro calls for new Cuba-US relationship - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The prospects of any of this happening depend first on the Vienna deal surviving political challenges – particularly in the US Congress – and ultimately on international observers certifying Iran’s full compliance with the agreement. Iranian researchers welcome nuclear deal 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The US Congress has launched an inquiry after a video claimed to show a Planned Parenthood doctor discussing the sale of foetal body parts. Planned Parenthood video: Congress launches investigation - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Hours earlier, Republicans in the US Congress lined up to condemn the deal. UN 'to vote on Iran nuclear deal next week' - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The US Congress has 60 days in which to consider the deal, though President Barack Obama has said he will veto any attempt to block it. Iran nuclear deal: US conservatives condemn agreement - BBC News 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z A trial by fire under the highly sceptical scrutiny of the US Congress will be the biggest challenge to the deal’s survival. Iran's nuclear programme: world powers reach historic deal to lift sanctions 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z This issue, which suddenly reared its head at this late stage, could be a deal breaker in the US Congress which will review any agreement that emerges. Is this the moment of truth for an Iran deal? - BBC News 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Ukraine is now under the wing of the International Monetary Fund while Puerto Rico, a US territory that must get past the US Congress to deal with its creditors, is in freefall. Ukraine and Puerto Rico: struggles with conflict, corruption or dependency 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, has been the leading opponent in the US Congress of Obama’s overtures to the island nation. Marco Rubio: I will 'absolutely' roll back Obama Cuba policy 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z The Friday morning deadline was set to meet the start a 30-day review period by the US Congress. Iran nuclear: Talks to resume past deadline - BBC News 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z On Thursday, hours after a marathon session of the South Carolina legislature voted to take down the flag, Republicans in the US Congress were still arguing about whether to fly the flag at national cemeteries. South Carolina to take down Confederate flag on Friday 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Pressure is mounting on world powers and Iran to reach a deal on its nuclear programme and avoid the issue becoming bogged down in the US Congress. Iran nuclear talks face US deadline - BBC News 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z After that they could face increased intervention by the Republican majority in the US Congress, who are hostile to a compromise with Iran that would leave it with part of its nuclear infrastructure intact. Iranian foreign minister raises prospect of joint action against Islamic State 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Kerry is under pressure to send any deal to the US Congress by 9 July to give them 30 days to review it. US and Iran making 'genuine effort' on nuclear deal, says John Kerry 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z The negotiators are under pressure from the US Congress to conclude the long-running talks early in the month. Barack Obama warns Iran that any nuclear deal must stick to outline 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z He will become the first pope to address the US Congress on 24 September, and will meet with homeless people later in the day at a local parish, St Patrick’s. Pope's US-Cuba visit includes meetings with homeless, prisoners and Congress 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The negotiators now have an extra week or so before they face serious complications imposed by the US Congress, which would undoubtedly be mirrored by the Iranian Majlis. Negotiators at Iran nuclear talks give themselves another week 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z A network of Syrian doctors is due to tell the US Congress that the Assad regime is systematically weaponising chlorine to spread fear among civilian populations, in defiance of a recent UN security council resolution. Syria: Assad regime is weaponising chlorine, US Congress to hear 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z In contrast with the UK, the US Congress last month placed curbs on bulk collection of phone records by the intelligence agencies. UK intelligence agencies should keep mass surveillance powers, report says 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z “The US Congress must seriously examine the responsibility of appropriating large sums of taxpayer dollars to governments in which top officials are implicated in major corruption.” How hit men and high living lifted lid on looting of Honduran healthcare system 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z DARPA's embrace of bioscience began in earnest in 2001, when anthrax spores posted to media offices and members of the US Congress brought concerns about bioterrorism to the fore. The Pentagon’s gamble on brain implants, bionic limbs and combat exoskeletons 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z It is going to be a very long summer for the US Congress. US lawmakers approve controversial spending bill 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z As the US Congress prepared to pass the first reform of government surveillance programmes in a decade, two former enemies of the state were in reflective mood. Edward Snowden's whistleblowing predecessors: 'Even your natural allies don't want to touch you' 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z In 1994, the US Congress passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which law authorized the attorney general to collect and publish nationwide data on police use of force. The US government could count those killed by police, but it's chosen not to | Rashad Robinson 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Conditions improved significantly in 2005, after the US Congress passed the Detainee Treatment Act. CIA sex abuse and torture went beyond Senate report disclosures, detainee says 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The global climate agreement being negotiated this year must be worded in such a way that it doesn’t require approval by the US Congress, the French foreign minister said on Monday. Climate deal must avoid US Congress approval, French minister says 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z GCC leaders would like to see a deal proceed, but there are questions over the extent to which the US Congress may intervene. On The RiskMap Radar: Obama And The GCC, Merkel Visits Putin And Morsi's Fate In Egypt 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Seth Berkley, GAVI’s chief executive, was in Washington DC recently to talk to two of the group's partners: the World Bank and the US Congress. Countering a tide of anti-vaccine sentiment 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z He is expected to address a joint session of US Congress and will also speak at the UN. Pope Francis to visit Cuba in September - BBC News 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Mr Kerry meanwhile has been holding closed door briefings with the US Congress, as he seeks to win over sceptical lawmakers who have threatened to block the deal. US concern as Russia lifts ban on Iran arms delivery 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z He rebuked the stance of some Republicans in the US Congress. Iran nuclear deal: Obama says US partisanship gone too far 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Mr Obama said he recognised the concerns raised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a fierce critic of the deal along with the president's Republican opponents in the US Congress. Iran nuclear deal: US there for Israel, warns Obama 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z His proposed solution - shortening the fixed term - drew unfavourable comparisons with their counterparts in the US Congress, however. Election 2015: The Americanisation of the UK election 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z And the US Congress refused to ratify it. Sense of history as Iran nuclear talks go to the wire 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z US Congress members called for a federal investigation into the sandwich chain's use of the agreements. Exclusive: Amazon makes even temporary warehouse workers sign 18-month non-competes 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The US Congress will generally like what it hears. Viewpoint: A clean Afghanistan slate 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z But the president has yet to convince the US Congress of the merits of a deal, and many lawmakers remain opposed to the easing of sanctions. Obama urges 'historic' Iran deal 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Republicans in the US Congress have put the agency under the microscope, questioning its decisions on individual grants and the purpose of entire fields of study. Mistrust and meddling unsettles US science agency 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to urge the US Congress on Tuesday to oppose a deal. Iran rejects US nuclear freeze call 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Earlier, senior figures in the US Congress called for Washington to send lethal defence weapons to Ukraine. Call to double monitors in Ukraine 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Mr Kerry's visit comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly warned against a deal with Iran in a speech before the US Congress on Tuesday. US tries to reassure Gulf over Iran 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z In a speech to the US Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu warned that a deal under discussion on Iran's nuclear programme could "pave Iran's path to the bomb" rather than block it. Obama dismisses Netanyahu speech 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z In a speech to US Congress punctuated by standing ovations, Benjamin Netanyahu depicted Iran as a "threat to the entire world". Netanyahu warns US over Iran deal 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z And many US Congress members, particularly Republicans, are gearing up to block any bill that would fully dismantle the American trade embargo on the still sort of communist island. 5 signs Cuba is very much open to Americans 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Nobody will be observing the media frenzy surrounding the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress on Tuesday with more interest, and with perhaps a certain amount of amusement, than the Iranians. Netanyahu's speech 'win-win' for Iran 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his coming speech to the US Congress is "not intended to disrespect" President Barack Obama. Tensions as Netanyahu visits US 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z In a speech to the US Congress regularly punctuated by standing ovations Mr Netanyahu depicted Iran as a "threat to the entire world". Obama dismisses Netanyahu speech 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his upcoming speech to US Congress is "not intended to disrespect" President Barack Obama. 'No disrespect' in Netanyahu speech 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The accusations come less than two weeks before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to address a joint session of the US Congress on the threat from Iran. Israel 'leaking' Iran nuclear talks 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Netanyahu is set to address a joint session of the US Congress on March 3 ahead of the election in an apparent snub to U.S. Netanyahu Election Video Features ISIS Fighters Heading for Jerusalem 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Pope Francis is due to become the first ever pontiff to speak before the US Congress, lawmakers in Washington have announced. Congress due for historic Pope visit 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z May the French act with prudence not out of hysterical fear as did our US Congress. Patriot Act Idea Rises in France, and Is Ridiculed 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z His arrest is the second reported Ohio-based threat to the US Congress in 24 hours. FBI 'foils plot to attack US Capitol' 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z To become US law, the proposal must get through the US Congress. US to beef up privacy and data laws 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Political divisions in the US Congress mean America can't agree on any new infrastructure projects, let alone something on that scale. The rapidly changing Asian world 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z The US Congress is scheduled to convene on Tuesday, with Republicans formally taking control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Five things for the new Congress 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Tumblr ended up being a place where that narrative was able to unfold in such an expressive, accessible way that we were able to drive 130,000 calls to US Congress. Tumblr CEO: Focusing on storytelling and self-expression 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z We hope that the American leadership will follow the course outlined in the strong and bipartisan Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 which was approved by both chambers of the US Congress last week. Ukraine Needs New Security Guarantees 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Couple this with a President and a US Congress who were openly supportive of Israel during their crushing defeat of Hamas and I like Israel's position here. Sensing a Deal on Sanctions, Iran Is Bullish 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Lisa’s early career focused on domestic social policy and began in the New York City Human Resources Administration as an Urban Fellow and the US Congress as a legislative assistant. Increasing Concern Over Climate Change May Be Driving Increase In Sustainable Investing 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z From the New Year, Republicans will control both houses of the US Congress. What next for Iran nuclear talks? 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z When I was director of the US National Institute of Mental Health, from 1996 to 2001, parent groups and the US Congress strongly encouraged me to increase investments in autism research. Mental health: Depression needs large human-genetics studies 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z One highlight of Tuesday’s election was in North Carolina’s 12th District where in a special election, Alma Adams became the 100th woman in the US Congress. The November 8 'MHP' Syllabus 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z It was only in 1972 that the US Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment. Why should women change their names on getting married? 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z They will be voting for members of the US Congress, for state governors and also on a host of state-wide ballot issues. What goes on in a politician's mind? 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The organisation also called for the US Congress to pass a proposal that would halt the transfer of equipment from the US military to police departments. Ferguson protests: Amnesty report criticises police excesses 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z |
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