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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: What is the verdict on Donald Trump's first year in office? Well, the president gave himself high grades in a Christmas Eve tweet. He said, what an incredible year we had. Don't let the fake news convince you otherwise. Well, NPR
Laos to Hold Legislative Elections Laos goes to the polls Saturday to elect representatives to its legislative branch, known as the National Assembly. On paper it is a body of lawmakers chosen by and for the people. But analysts say in reality, the r
Health care reform has cleared the U.S. Congress after roughly a year of legislative drama on Capitol Hill. The House of Representatives passed the necessary legislation, on a tight, party-line vote, handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory.
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By Paula Wolfson White House 20 December 2006 President Bush has signed legislation normalizing U.S. trade relations with Vietnam. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House the provision was included in a wide-ranging tax bill. President Geor
By Dan Robinson Washington 28 July 2006 A bipartisan congressional panel reports that, while reforms of the U.S. intelligence community approved in 2004 have helped protect against new terrorist attacks, some serious weaknesses remain. Release of th
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 June 2008 The House of Representatives has approved legislation updating U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance law. President Bush welcomed the bipartisan compromise measure saying it will improve U.S. capabilities t
By Scott Stearns Dakar 29 September 2009 Campaigning is under way in Niger for legislative elections that are being boycotted by the country's main opposition parties because President Mamadou Tandja has changed the constitution to extend his time i
President Obama makes a statement to the press in the White House Rose Garden, beside him are unemployed workers Denise Gibson, Jim Chukalas, and Leslie Macko, 19 July 2010 President Barack Obama is urging the U.S. Senate to act this week on extendin
By Deborah Tate Washington 20 September 2007 The U.S. Senate has rejected, by a 28 to 70 vote, a Democratic-sponsored measure to withdraw troops from Iraq and cut funding for the war. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. The measure, propose
The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, held its second plenary meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, delivered th
The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report at the opening of the session w
The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, held a news conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday. NPC spokesperson Fu Ying briefed the media about the preparation work for thi
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 November 2006 Hopes President Bush may have had of signing Vietnam trade legislation before departing for the Asia economic summit in Hanoi have faded as Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have decided
A merchant locking his shop to avoid getting caught violating the Maoist's strike, in Kathmandu, 3 May 2010 Related Links See more pictures of the strike here A power struggle in Nepal between the government of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and t
By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 October 2007 In Togo, vote counting is under way after Sunday's legislative election, the first major challenge to the ruling party. Observers say election day was mostly problem free, except for a shortage of voting supplies.
In Angola, the opposition UNITA party has accepted defeat in the country's legislative elections, after the electoral commission said that - with nearly 80 percent of the votes counted - the ruling MPLA party was leading with more than 80 percent an
DOES a bill that does nothing actually do something? This is not a Zen koan, but a legislative one, being tested this month in Tennessee. The bill in question required the states education system to encourage students to explore scientific questions
National People's Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang says many key areas have seen legislative improvements. The standing committee of NPC has been focused on improving the quality of legislation. We have been dedicated to promoting legislation in sever