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By Subhash Vohra Republican candidate Bobby Jindal made history on November 2 by becoming the first Indian-American elected to the U.S. Congress in nearly 50 years. Mr. Jindal lost a close election fo
US Muslim Congressman Faces Reelection, Islamic State MINNESOTA American voters say the fear of the Islamic State group is one of their most important concerns in the upcoming mid-term elections. President Barack Obamas decision to attack Islamic Sta
After two weeks of scandal, Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner of New York is leaving office. NPR's Margot Adler reports that Weiner officially resigned this afternoon at the same location where he first asked citizens for their votes some 20 year
By Cindy Saine Miami 18 October 2006 An attorney for ex-Congressman Mark Foley of Florida says his client will reveal the name of the Roman Catholic priest he says sexually abused him as a young boy. Foley abruptly resigned from the House of Represe
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Remembering a Congressman and His Efforts to Help Africa JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. On the program today, new music from the Boss, Bruce Springsteen And we go to Texas for a
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 31 October 2006 As Americans prepare to vote in next week's legislative election to determine control of Congress, the likely field of candidates for the 2008 presidential contest has grown again. A new name on the list
By Dan Robinson Capital Hill 22 May 2006 A U.S. congressman, who is the target of a bribery investigation by federal authorities, says he intends to fight corruption allegations. A long-running federa
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 May 2006 President Bush has stepped in to calm a constitutional dispute between Congress and federal authorities over documents seized from the office of a congressman under investigation for corruption. The action ca
Demonstrator John Moore holds a sign during a protest in Berkeley, California on 30 Jul 2010 to mark the 100th day anniversary of BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would impose new safety
A former U.S. lawmaker who played a key role in the ouster of Soviet forces from Afghanistan has died. Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson helped funnel millions of dollars to fund Afghan fighters during the 1980s. He was known around Washington as Good
A California congressman and his wife are in Ethiopia to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps at the place where they served as volunteers in the 1960s. John Garamendi leans back in his chair as he recalls the life he and his new wife Pa
Keith Ellison's election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 captured international attention. He was sworn in on the Quran owned by Thomas Jefferson, the author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. The Democrat from Minnesota is one of
The government of the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland has been sharply criticized by a U.S. lawmaker, who says Puntland authorities are routinely arresting, handing over men from neighboring Ogaden region to Ethiopian security Alisha Ryu |
Former US Congressman Pleads Guilty to Misspending Campaign Money The former Chicago-area congressman walked into federal court Wednesday and pled guilty to criminal charges of misusing $750,000 dollars in campaign funds. Jackson, who served in the H
A delegation of conservative congressmen from the United States is on a solidarity visit to Israel. They are concerned about Washington's Middle East policies. Congressman Eric Cantor (c), with delegation of Republican members of Congress, during pr
LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: We want to turn now to Congressman Rodney Davis. He is a Republican speaking to us from Decatur, Ill., and he is in favor of the bill being advanced by House Republicans. Congressman Davis, thanks so much for joining us. RODNEY D
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Lawmakers never really stop campaigning even when they're in office. Politics and public perception dictate a lot of what they do and how they think. Our next story is an example of that. The congressman at the center of it is Re
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The FBI arrested a New York congressman today on charges related to insider trading. Federal prosecutors say Chris Collins illegally shared inside information about a pharmaceutical company. They say he was trying to help his son a
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 February 2008 U.S. Congressman Tom Lantos, a widely-respected foreign policy expert in Washington, has died of cancer at age 80. VOA's Deborah Tate looks back at the extraordinary life of the California Democrat. Tom L
A new U.S. Congress was sworn into office Thursday, but it will quickly face an old dispute about the country's burgeoning debt and in the coming weeks controversial new gun control and immigration proposals. The Congress leaving office squabbled thi