House passed bill to fund government, avoid shutdown

May 5th, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to fund the government through September and avoid a shutdown of many federal agencies. Money would have been depleted on Saturday. Earlier, Republicans who control the House, as well as minority Democrats, had expressed confidence...

Congress sabotaging peace, U.S. foreign policy

January 13th, 20170 Last Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported a proposal condemning a recent U.N. Security Council Resolution reprimanding Israel for its illegal settlement activities in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The U.N. Security Council resolution passed 14-0, with the U.S. abstaining, citing that...