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AZUZ: With the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics just weeks away, the Court of Arbitration for Sport is about to get very busy. That's the court of appeals and that dozens of Russian athletes who were banned from competing in the games are hoping
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 January 2006 Samuel Alito The U.S. Senate Wednesday opens debate on President Bush's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Alito, a day after a Senate panel approv
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 January 2006 The U.S. Senate has opened debate on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel Alito, with a confirmation vote expected as early as the end of the week.
Americans will be voting for members of the U.S. Congress as well as the president when they go to the polls November 4. With Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama leading in national opinion polls, congressional Democrats hope political mo
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging the Senate to follow the House of Representatives in passing his $800 billion plan to stimulate the economy. The president is calling the proposal good news, after the bad economic news of the past week. Preside
The debate over plans to reform America's health care system is raging in the U.S. Congress, as majority Democrats and President Barack Obama defend their proposal for a sweeping overhaul, and Republicans sharpen their criticism. President Obama is
RAY SUAREZ, HOST: This week, a man picked by President Trump for a judgeship withdrew his name amid controversy. It's the third time in ten days that's happened. That said, Trump's record on filling judicial vacancies has far outdistanced his predece
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Wendy Vitter. It's possible that some of you recognize that last name. She is the wife of former Senator David Vitter of Louisiana, who was implicated in the D.C. Madam sex scandal in 2007. Mrs. Vitter stuck by her husband when th
PETER SAGAL, HOST: And now the game where we make important people wonder how much more important they have to be in order to have avoided this. It's called Not My Job. So a few years ago, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont was approached by an aide a
U.S. President George Bush and opposition Democrats are both paying tribute to America's armed forces, as part of the celebration of the nation's 232nd anniversary. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. President George W. Bush On this Independe