Tag: Congress

Democrats now are in a much stronger position to force Trump to end the Iran war. But playing their strongest card could backfire.

While some political candidates rose to prominence through their support for Palestine, the U.S.

Tom Engelhardt on what a Democratic sweep in November would and would not change, and a $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel.

A bipartisan group led by Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will hold Congress’ first-ever hearing on how to improve treatment for menopause and fund research.

The Kentucky Republican's resolution accuses the defense secretary of ordering unauthorized strikes and retaliating against a senator who invoked troops' right to refuse illegal orders.

Geoffrey Hinton and two other AI risk researchers, but no tech executives, will address senators on September 16.

Fifty House Democrats and sixteen senators say the devices leave no visible mark, and point to a Kentucky man who died after being shocked with similar gloves by corrections officers.

A blocked March subpoena over a rare earth company's Pentagon loan set the stage for a new letter demanding records by September 9.

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a trial that could send the New Jersey congresswoman to prison over a 2025 clash with officers at an immigration detention center.

Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.