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Biden says US immigration system 'broken'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 04:30 AM

US President Joe Biden said he had previously sent Congress comprehensive legislation to overhaul 'what has been a broken immigration system for a long time.' Read more »

US lawmaker-elect admits fabricating resume

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 28 10:30 AM

A Republican elected to US Congress in November was facing a growing clamor for his resignation Tuesday after admitting that he made up large parts of his biography -- but refusing to give up his seat. Read more »

Asian American votes seen to be crucial in Georgia Senate runoff

Lenn Almadin Thornhill | TFC News Duluth, Georgia
Posted at Nov 12 08:39 AM

Control of the US Senate could once again hinge on the runoff elections in Georgia in December. Read more »

Amid midterm count, focus shifts to 2024 White House race

Chris Lefkow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 06:15 AM

Biden insisted that he plans to run for a second term in November 2024 despite calls by some members of the party for him to step aside. Read more »

Fil-Am politicians win seats in US midterm elections

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 11:38 PM

The control of both chambers of the US Congress still hangs in the balance. Read more »

Democrats, Republicans fight for control of US Congress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 02:05 AM

Americans are voting in the midterm polls to decide which party will control US Congress. Read more »

Trump ordered to testify in Capitol assault probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 05:56 AM

Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol said Friday they had issued former president Donald Trump with a subpoena to give evidence on his involvement in the violence. Read more »

US congressman attacked during campaign speech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 05:40 PM

United States Congressman Lee Zeldin was attacked on Thursday during a campaign speech in upstate New York, the local sheriff's office said. Read more »

PNP open to human rights probes amid US bill to cut aid

Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 08:39 PM

PNP said on Wednesday they are open to investigation to shed light on human rights concerns raised by a lawmaker from the United States. Read more »

Schoolgirl tells US Congress of playing dead to survive Texas massacre

Frankie Taggart, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 04:39 AM

Police in Uvalde have come under intense scrutiny after it emerged that more than a dozen officers waited outside the door of Miah's class and did nothing as the children lay dead or dying. Read more »

House speaker latest high-profile COVID case in US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 10:39 AM

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the US House of Representatives, has tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »

US House votes to decriminalize cannabis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 12:16 PM

The bill will eliminate punishments for providing or possessing the drug if is signed into law by President Joe Biden. Read more »

Biden leads Congress in stirring message of solidarity with Ukraine

Camille Camdessus, Agence-France Presse
Updated as of Mar 02 06:08 PM

It was an address by a man who appears absolutely clear that his greatest strength is in bringing people together. Read more »

Trump took gov't records from White House: Archives

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 12:33 PM

The US National Archives said Monday it had retrieved 15 boxes of records that had been improperly removed from the White House and taken to Donald Trump's southern Florida home -- including 'love letters' from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Read more »

US Senate Democrats plan debt-limit vote

Andy Sullivan and Susan Cornwell, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 09:07 PM

Senate Democrats are set to try again on Wednesday to extend the US government's borrowing authority to head off a catastrophic default. Read more »

Clock ticking for US Congress as gov't shutdown looms

Richard Cowan, Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 07:48 PM

The US Congress on Wednesday had just two days left before the federal government begins shutting many of its operations. Read more »

Biden's $5 trillion spending plans win key House vote

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 10:01 AM

US President Joe Biden's plans to spend nearly $5 trillion to change the world's largest economy advanced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Read more »

Philippine human rights bill reintroduced in US Congress

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Jun 15 06:52 AM

The bill, if passed, would block security assistance to the Philippines until government reformed to its military and police forces and certain human rights conditions are met. Read more »

Taming tempers over the Rescission Act of 1946

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Jun 12 04:31 AM

How much did Filipino chicanery contribute to the passage of the Rescission Act of 1946?  Read more »

US Congress OKs bill to tackle hate crimes against Asian Americans

Kyodo News
Posted at May 19 11:22 AM

US Congress on Tuesday approved a bill aimed at combating hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans following a sharp rise in such incidents amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »