In the name of upholding the rule of law and giving justice to crimes such as terrorism, child pornography and the likes, the U.S. Senate has officially released the draft of the highly controversial encryption bill and it has since then received criticisms from Cybersecurity advocates.
The Senate finally confirmed Robert Califf as the chief of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. After five months of delay, the U. S. Senate finally confirmed President Obama's bet, Robert Califf, to head the U.
Ted Cruz said he would appoint a justice like Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court, if given the opportunity. But a law expert said a few more Scalias on Supreme Court would put U.S. democracy at risk.
The U.S. Congress has approved a legislation to permanently ban Internet access taxing by state and local governments. The measure heads to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed a bill changing abortion laws as soon as it arrived in his Capitol office. The bill requires a woman to meet physician to tell medical risks and benefits 24 hours before abortion.
The Cybersecurity Act 2015 will allow private companies to share information of their customers with government agencies to prevent hacking and online theft.
If U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pulls off a nuclear deal with Iran, it will be a singular achievement in a long career in which the grand prize has eluded him.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday reversed course, approving "fast-track" legislation central to President Barack Obama's trade deal with Pacific Rim nations and sending it back to the Senate.
After nationwide protests against police and years of debate over sentencing guidelines, the U.S. House of Representatives' top judicial lawmaker plans to consider criminal justice reforms piece by piece, rather than as a single, broad reform package.
The lower chamber of Brazil's Congress passed a bill on Wednesday toughening access to social security pensions, the second measure approved in a week to cut benefits in a drive to reduce a growing fiscal deficit.
Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Menendez's indictment on corruption charges on Wednesday raised the possibility of Republicans gaining a 55th Senate seat to strengthen their hand in policy fights with President Barack Obama.
A U.S. court decision limiting the ability of authorities to pursue insider trading charges is prompting two Democratic senators to call for legislation that would expand the definition of what types of activities are illegal.
Several U.S. senators from far-reaching ends of the political spectrum, including some with presidential aspirations, will reintroduce on Thursday a bill to abolish mandatory minimum sentences for certain non-violent drug offenders.
President Barack Obama plans to plow ahead with an effort to shape and diversify the U.S. judiciary, despite the ability of Republicans to block nominees now that they have a Senate majority, Obama's in-house lawyer said on Monday.
The lawyer for a man tortured by the CIA said Romania's authorities should acknowledge the role they played after a U.S. Senate report pointed to Romania as the site of the secret CIA jail where the man was interrogated.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner urged fellow Republicans on Tuesday to pass a long-term government spending bill next week, hoping to avoid a government shutdown and pushing any budget fight over President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration into 2015.
