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Senator Dianne Feinstein said she went public with accusations that the CIA interfered with a congressional secure network only after trying and failing to resolve the problem “discreetly and respectfully.”

For all the attractive individual qualities that members of Congress display, however, their institutional performance falls short.

A female protester set herself on fire on Tiananmen Square on Mar. 5. Several petitioners threw flyers onto ...

WASHINGTON—House Speaker John Boehner promised Thursday that the GOP-controlled House won't miss a late-February deadline to increase the ...

Congressional Commission faults China for delaying and denying working visas to US journalists.

Recipients of food stamps saw a significant loss in benefits this month, and more cuts are on the ...

While Chinese tourists were shut out of famous sites in the United States, many were amazed at how ...

WASHINGTON—Truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance are not the first things that spring to mind walking the halls of Congress ...

Actor Sean Penn asked legislators to intervene for American Joseph Ostreicher, who has been held in Bolivia for ...

Anthony Weiner, a former congress person who resigned amidst a sexting scandal in 2011, could join the race ...

Gun Control, immigration reform, budget are top concerns as Congress prepares for historic session.

Brooklyn Councilman Domenic Recchia announced this weekend he will run for Congress instead of running for Brooklyn Borough ...

Global PR firm Edelman’s annual “Trust Barometer” shows that people’s trust in government, business and the media increased ...

After weeks of political brinkmanship over extending a payroll tax cut, Congress quietly passed a two-month extension and ...

No Virtual Filibustering, No Pledging to outside groups and most importantly, No Budget No Pay are just some ...

Members of Congress leave the U.S Capitol on Friday after the House went into recess for the Thanksgiving ...

Congress returned from its summer recess on Tuesday and will likely focus on the economy and job creation ...

Over a thousand Falun Gong practitioners and supporters gathered on Capitol Hill today in Washington to mark 12 ...

According to the Asst. Attorney General, Muslims are experiencing increasing discrimination in the United States post 9/11.

The Senate Republicans are failing to take action on several bills passed by the House for jobs legislation.

In a testimony to the U.S. House, the Fed's Ben Bernanke outlined the Fed's role in bank supervision.

A resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan within 30 days failed Wednesday in Congress.

The U.S. Congress this week began committee hearings to examine the extension of three controversial Patriot Act amendments, ...

As Congress wrestles with whether to extend the “Cash for Clunkers” program, people are rushing to trade-in their ...

Human rights organizations are demanding that Vietnam be placed back on the “Country of Particular Concern” list.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week found that the U.S. Treasury's $700 billion troubled asset relief program ...

Market intervention by U.S. and foreign governments show changes in the global financial environment.