United States House of Representatives
Democrats push forward as Pelosi moves for articles of impeachment
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives will proceed with articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump. The Judiciary panel could vote as early as next Thursday to recommend impeachment charges to the full House.
Could Washington take some cues on ‘saving face’ from Japan?
As President Obama and Speaker Boehner dig their heels in, there’s a lot of talk about the need to “save face” and resolve the shutdown standoff. That concept of “saving face” is common in other cultures, especially in Asian nations like Japan.
Exploring The Road to U.S. Action in Syria
Over the last two years more than 100,000 people have died in the Syrian civil war, which has entered a new phase as violence escalates around the country. Last week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed intelligence information that found 1,429 people were killed in a chemical weapons attack in suburbs outside of the […]
Senate passes broad immigration overhaul
Presided over by Vice President Joe Biden, the Senate passed an immigration reform bill Thursday that would allow undocumented workers a path to gain U.S. citizenship. The bill was drafted by a bipartisan team of Senators, but expectations are low that it will survive a vote in the House of Representatives.
Bipartisan senate group announces immigration reform plan
Republican and Democrat senators introduced a bipartisan plan on Monday for immigration reform. The legislation, they say, will create a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States, sanction employers who hire undocumented workers and increase border security.