Tag: US Congress

• Tuesday, December 12th 2017 - 18:50 UTC

  Internet influential figures write to US Congress in support of “net neutrality”

  

  Several influential figures responsible for creating the internet have demanded that a controversial vote to be cancelled. This week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will decide on whether to repeal an Obama-era law that protects “net neutrality”. This refers to the principle that all traffic on the internet is treated equally. The pioneers said the FCC did not know what it was doing.

• Tuesday, December 12th 2017 - 09:21 UTC

  Falklands' election motivates support resolution in US House of Representatives

  

  The United States 115th Congress has tabled resolution 650 recognizing the results of the free and fair elections for the new Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands held on 9 November 2017. The resolution, 650, was submitted last week by Representatives Mario Diaz Balart, Derek Kilmer and George Holding, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

• Monday, December 4th 2017 - 07:33 UTC

  US Congress begins work on major tax reform compromise bill

  

  United States House and Senate lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Monday to begin working on a major tax cut compromise bill -- just two days after GOP senators narrowly approved their chamber’s plan on a 51-to-49 vote. The House, which has a larger Republican majority, approved its version last month.

• Wednesday, November 15th 2017 - 08:57 UTC

  Trump syndrome: US Congress examines president's authority to launch a nuclear attack

  

  For the first time in over 40 years, Congress has examined a US president's authority to launch a nuclear attack. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing was titled Authority to Order the Use of Nuclear Weapons and some senators expressed concern that the president might irresponsibly order a nuclear strike; others said he must have the authority to act without meddling from lawyers.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2017 - 10:08 UTC

  Trump reminds Republicans in Congress who's the boss and the agenda priority

  

  United Stated House Republicans were forced to back down on Tuesday on plans to throw out a congressional ethics office as Donald Trump rebuked them over the move, in an embarrassing clash with the president-elect on the day the new Congress was sworn in.

• Thursday, September 29th 2016 - 18:14 UTC

  Overriding Saudi Arabia bill veto, “a mistake and dangerous precedent”, warns Obama

  

  President Obama has said Congress made a “mistake” by overriding his veto and pushing through a bill that allows legal action against Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 attacks. He added that the bill would set a “dangerous precedent” for individuals around the world to sue the US government. Wednesday's vote was the first time Obama's veto power was overruled.

• Thursday, December 17th 2015 - 07:33 UTC

  Congress/Obama deal includes voting for the long stalled IMF quota reforms

  

  The United States Congress has taken a step closer to granting long-awaited approval to reforms of the International Monetary Fund that would give China and other emerging economies a greater voice in shaping the institution's policies.

• Monday, October 12th 2015 - 09:18 UTC

  Lagarde blasts US Congress for blocking reforms: “they jeopardize IMF's credibility”

  

  Washington's use of its de facto veto at the International Monetary Fund to block reforms giving emerging countries a greater say is jeopardizing the IMF's credibility, complained Managing Director Christine Lagarde.

• Friday, September 25th 2015 - 07:42 UTC

  Francis pleaded for immigrants and praised creation and distribution of wealth

  

  The past, the promise and the potential of the United States must not be smothered by bickering and even hatred at a time when the U.S. people and indeed the world need a helping hand, Pope Francis told the U.S. Congress on Thursday.

• Saturday, May 30th 2015 - 00:48 UTC

  One step closer: US drops Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism

  

  The United States on Friday formally dropped Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, the US State Department said in a statement. The removal of Cuba from the US terrorism list eliminates an obstacle toward restoring diplomatic ties between the United States and the communist-led Caribbean island state after 54 years.