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DILMA ROUSSEFFS IMPEACHMENT ISNT A COUP ITS A COVER-UP
An enormous corruption investigation, known as Operacao Lava Jato, or Operation Car Wash, has exploded in the political system's face... READ MORE›
CONGRESSIONAL MEMO GUN CONTROL VOICES IN CONGRESS ALL BUT SILENT AFTER CHARLESTON SHOOTING
Since the 2012 shootings in Newtown, Congress has added more pro-gun lawmakers to its ranks... READ MORE›
BRAZILS PRESIDENT PLAGUED BY SCANDALS REJECTS CALLS TO QUIT
Ms. Rousseff, Brazil's first female president, asked in the interview... READ MORE›
FIGHT TO IMPEACH BRAZILS LEADER TEARS AT FABRIC OF DAILY LIFE
Alarmed by the surge in social strife, some Brazilians have taken a hard line on political chatter... READ MORE›
MR. OBAMA, YOUR IRAN DEAL WILL FALL APART
If President Obama doesn't treat the Iran agreement with more respect all his arguments today are beside the point... READ MORE›
EFFORT TO IMPEACH BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT DILMA ROUSSEFF CLEARS CONGRESSIONAL PANEL
Ms. Rousseff and her top aides argue that the impeachment proceedings amount to a coup... READ MORE›
6 GUANTNAMO DETAINEES ARE TRANSFERRED TO OMAN
Congress has outlawed bringing any detainees onto domestic soil... READ MORE›
SENATORS DEFEAT OBAMACARE REPEAL BEFORE HIGHWAY FUNDING DEBATE
However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he doesn't want to pass another short-term fix... READ MORE›
BRAZIL ROUSSEFF: MPS HOLD KNIFE-EDGE IMPEACHMENT VOTE
Impeachment vote For Ms Rousseff to be removed from office permanently, two-thirds of the Senate would have to vote in favour... READ MORE›
OBAMA TAPS D.C. LAWYER MICHAEL MISSAL AS NEW VETERANS AFFAIRS' WATCHDOG
Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who has been calling for months for a new inspector general, said permanent leadership at the inspector general's office is long overdue... READ MORE›
HOUSE PASSES FIVE-DAY GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL, AVERTING WEEKEND SHUTDOWN
It became clear last week that lawmakers would not be able to meet the Dec. 11 deadline because of disagreements over policy riders attached to the bill... READ MORE›
DID TED CRUZ ACTUALLY SUPPORT LEGAL STATUS FOR UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS?
Rubio's assertions about Cruz's support for expanding legal immigration are correct... READ MORE›
CONGRESS TO VOTE ON $1.1 TRILLION SPENDING PLUS $629 BILLION IN TAX CUTS
Ryan said he expects both the spending bill and the tax package to pass the House with bipartisan support... READ MORE›
BRAZIL'S ROUSSEFF MAKES LAST-MINUTE BID FOR SUPPORT
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff meets lawmakers to try to secure support ahead a vote on her impeachment, as rival rallies are held in the capital... READ MORE›
OBAMA TEAM ATTEMPTS TO PERSUADE US LAWMAKERS TO ENDORSE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
Barack Obamas administration has taken its Iran sales pitch to Capitol Hill where Republicans remain opposed and Democrats are yet to make up their minds... READ MORE›
FACING IMPEACHMENT VOTE IN BRAZIL DILMA ROUSSEFF ACCUSES VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSPIRACY
The congressional committee's 38-to-27 decision was backed by Mr. Temer's Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, which was once the main coalition ally of Ms. Rousseff's Workers' Party... READ MORE›
CATERPILLAR WOULD GAIN FROM U.S. HIGHWAY FUNDING AMID ITS SLUMP
The highway bill also would revive the Export-Import bank, which counts Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar among its biggest beneficiaries... READ MORE›
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IMPEACHING BRAZIL'S DILMA ROUSSEFF
Committee votes 38-27 to recommend impeaching Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff as political crisis deepens... READ MORE›
BRAZIL CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IMPEACHING PRESIDENT ROUSSEFF
Now, the full lower house must vote on the impeachment proceedings, which is expected to take place on Sunday... READ MORE›
BRAZIL COURT REJECTS BID TO HALT ROUSSEFF'S IMPEACHMENT
Brazil's lower house of Congress is due to vote on Sunday on sending Rousseff to trial in the Senate... READ MORE›
BRAZIL JUSTICE ORDERS IMPEACHMENT PROCESS FOR VP, HEIGHTENS CRISIS
Consultancy Eurasia said Rousseff's impeachment was still likely but cut the odds to 60 percent from a 60-70 percent range... READ MORE›
IMPEACHING ROUSSEFF WOULD SET BRAZIL ON FIRE
Congress has resisted Rousseff's austerity efforts by watering down measures to cut expenditure and raise taxes, while passing bills that raise public spending... READ MORE›
REPUBLICAN WHITE HOUSE HOPEFUL CRUZ CALLS MCCONNELL A LIAR
The ambitious bipartisan Senate bill to provide three years of funding for America's roads, bridges and rail systems was getting loaded down with unrelated amendments... READ MORE›
BREAKING NEWS: JIMMY KIMMEL ANNOUNCES VP RUN WITH SPEECH, TOUR BUS, CNN
X Embed x Share TV host Jimmy Kimmel says that he is officially running for Vice President of the United States on his show... READ MORE›
MANY HOUSE REPUBLICANS WANT REFUGEE RESTRICTIONS IN SPENDING BILL
Seventy-four of the 246 House Republicans signed the letter, which was circulated by Republican Representative Brian Babin... READ MORE›
BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT LABELS VICE PRESIDENT COUP PLOTTER
Rousseff faces impeachment proceedings over allegations that she illegally manipulated government accounts to cover up the depth of budget woes... READ MORE›
DILMA ROUSSEFF TAKES IMPEACHMENT FIGHT TO SUPREME COURT
Brazil's Attorney General Eduardo Cardozo, the government's top lawyer, asked the Supreme Court to annul impeachment proceedings on Tuesday, his office said... READ MORE›
WHY IS PRESIDENT OBAMA THREATENING TO SIDE WITH CHINA AGAINST THE SENATE?
Renaming the Chinese Embassy site 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza would send a powerful and important message... READ MORE›
HILLARY CLINTON AND BERNIE SANDERS DRAW DISTINCTIONS ON IMMIGRATION POLICY
The moderator, Jorge Ramos of Univision, demanded that Mrs. Clinton promise she would not deport children or other undocumented immigrants who were not criminals... READ MORE›
LAMBIE CALLS IT QUITS AS MARATHON DEBATE RAGES ON
Opposition senate leader Penny Wong accused the Greens of giving the government the keys for a double-dissolution election... READ MORE›