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A panel of experts and members of Congress talked about the problem of slavery around the world. They talked about the problem in raising awareness on the issue of contemporary slavery, the …

Witnesses testified about election procedures, voting machine technology, operations by state and local registrars, as well as accuracy and accountability issues in preparation for the 2008 …

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the investigation into the firing of the U.S. Attorneys in 2006. Glenn Fine, the Department of Justice Inspector General, in his testimony sum…

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. House of Representatives

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller testified about FBI operations. Among the issues he addressed were FBI’s anthrax investigation, allegations of improper collection of …

U.S. House of Reps: Commodity Markets & No Child Left Behind

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke to delegates at the 2008 Democratic National Convention and paid tribute to the late Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones.

The second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, focused on economic issues, providing help to working Americans, and Senator Barack Obama’s visi…

A hearing was held on proposals to mandate a nationwide electronic employment verification system (EEVS), focusing on protecting U.S. workers from unintended consequences of EEVS errors and/…

The House debated about 40 bills under suspension of the rules, with many dealing with homeland security and making more information available to the public and first responders.

Attorney General Mukasey testified at a Department of Justice oversight hearing about a number of issues including national security programs and operations, voting rights enforcement and pr…

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “Executive Power and Its Constitutional Limitations” to examine legal and legislative responses to allegations of misconduct and the expan…

Attorney General Ashcroft and others testified about the Department of Justice’s work and formulation of legal policies for the interrogation and detention of enemy combatants held at facili…

A hearing was held about the role Bush administration lawyers played in creating, developing, and implementing interrogation policies for the war on terrorism of detainees in U.S. custody an…

The House Judiciary Committee Antitrust and Competition Policy Task Force held a hearing on competition on the Internet in such areas as online advertising, online search, and web platform i…

Panelists spoke about the Rainbow Coalition’s agenda and issues such as ethnic and race relations, the status of minorities in America, poverty, and the political process. Following the pane…