House of Representatives

House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as the "House," is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United States Senate.

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U.S. Senators Act Harsh on Pakistan for Jailing CIA Helper, Cut Aid by $33 Million

By Reuters

U.S. senators scandalized by Pakistan's jailing of a doctor for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden voted on Thursday to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million - one million for each year in the doctor's sentence. (7:28 am)

MORE TOPICS: PAKISTAN, AL-QAEDA, AFGHANISTAN, HILLARY CLINTON, CONGRESS

Hillary Clinton
US Hacks Al-Qaida Website in Yemen: The Cyber War Against Global Terror

By IBTimes UK

State Department hacks al-Qaida website in Yemen, changing messages about killing Americans into pro-American propaganda. (May 24)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, HILLARY CLINTON, RUSSIA, FLORIDA, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MICHIGAN

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US Senate Eyes 'Largest Aid Package' Ever for Israel Blessed by Obama

By IBTimes UK

Largest package of military aid to Israel to be discussed at US Senate Committee (May 23)

MORE TOPICS: ISRAEL, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, ERIC CANTOR, CONGRESS

Michele Bachmann
House Republicans In GOP Women's Caucus Consistently Vote Against Women's Equality, Health

By IBTimes

The Republicans in the recently formed Women's Policy Alliance don't actually support legislation intended to aid women. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: ABORTION

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Spacex: The Future of Galactic Travel [VIDEO]

By IBTimes UK

A new chapter in spaceflight was opened today as Spacex became the first private firm to launch a vessel to the International Space Station. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: NASA, TWITTER, RUSSIA, FLORIDA

Fighting Falcon
U.S. Sale Of F-16s To Taiwan More Likely, As Beijing Protests

By IBTimes

The U.S. sale of advanced F-16s fighter jets to Taiwan is looking more likely than ever of being formalized into law, after being approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. (May 22)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, BARACK OBAMA, INVESTMENT, WHITE HOUSE

Speaker Boehner
House Republicans Like '218 Frogs In A Wheelbarrow': Speaker Boehner

By IBTimes

Speaker of the House John Boehner rebuffed questions about his ability to lead a notoriously fractious Republican caucus, saying an influx of freshmen had made his job more difficult. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: WHITE HOUSE, ELECTIONS, CONGRESS

U.S. National Debt
It's Not Our Debt, So Let's Not Pay It

By IBTimes

During my many years of following American political thought, one overwhelming truth has emerged: There is nothing as powerful as an idea (be it intelligent or stupid) whose time has come. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, FEDERAL RESERVE, WAL-MART

A group of immigrants, who qualify for residency in the United States but do not yet have their legal papers, stand in line at the Immigration and Naturalization Service offices in Los Angeles
Human Rights Watch Report Finds Immigrant Women Suffer Sexual Abuse To Avoid Job Losses, Deportation

By IBTimes

Human Rights Watch released a new report that documents an epidemic of sexual harassment and sexual violence against female immigrant farmworkers by employers, supervisors, and others in the workplace. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: CALIFORNIA, HUMAN RIGHTS, NEW YORK

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House Upholds NDAA Indefinite Detention Provision For Terrorism Suspects

By IBTimes

Lawmakers rejected the Smith-Amash amendment, which would have barred the indefinite military detention, without charge or trial, of terror suspects apprehended on U.S. soil. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, COURT, NEW YORK

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