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Recently, many U.S. lawmakers made calls for the U.S. government and companies to address breaches of user privacy by TikTok.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, D-Ga., warned that pro-abortion protesters would commit an insurrection at the Supreme Court after it overturned Roe v. Wade.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., did not commit to endorsing President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election.

Two of Trump's former campaign advisers told the select committee that the former New York mayor was intoxicated on election night.

The new tax break — slipped into the final bill — specifically benefits people who own large real estate holdings through LLCs and partnerships, experts said.

These apps make it easy to contact your representatives before big votes, like today's Healthcare bill/repeal and replace vote.

New House Speaker Paul Ryan has long pushed for reforms of Social Security and Medicare, but even in his new role he may not be able to get those changes through Congress.

Experts say the reserve of 695 million barrels helps prevent volatility in crude oil markets and has a part in maintaining the global oil balance.

Republicans must find a candidate who can unite their conference and win the required 218 votes. Many are putting their hopes in Paul Ryan.

Homeland Security is looking into edits made from its IP address that accuse House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Renee Ellmers of an affair.

The Senate voted to advance the National Defense Authorization Act conference report Tuesday under the threat of a veto from President Barack Obama.

The speaker's resignation signals a more conservative House Republican Conference and possibly more partisanship.

Immigration remains a hot topic in the U.S., but today's Congress has fewer immigrants than in years past.

Lonmin miners who went on strike last month have agreed to a 22 percent pay raise and will return to work this week. But the strike has taken a toll on South Africa's economy, and other mines still face unrest.

Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of the state of West Bengal, declared that her party, the All India Trinamool Congress ? currently the second largest segment of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition ? could no longer cooperate with the UPA.

Six months ago, Occupy Wall Street was an endangered species. Now, it?s safe to say, OWS is extinct, and for the betterment of our country.

The taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae paid more than legally required to Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) and 12 other lenders when it spent $1.5 billion in termination fees for servicing rights on 1.1 million loans between 2008 and 2011. The mortgage giant argues that while it paid a premium over the minimum required price, it paid for the transfers at an ?appropriate rate.?

A federal judge has halted a recent court ruling that sharply questioned the federal government's power to indefinitely detain terror suspects -- but the issue won't be solved until later this month at the earliest.

Tax cuts for the rich don't seem to be associated with U.S. economic growth and instead are linked to a different outcome: greater income inequality in the U.S. These findings will likely fuel the already bitter political fight over extending the Bush tax cuts for upper-income groups.

The tech world is still buzzing over Samsung?s Galaxy S3, but a new rumor suggests that its successor, the Galaxy S4, will have a February 2013 release date. The next-generation flagship smartphone is said to be unveiled at a European technology expo this winter, company officials and local parts suppliers said to the Korea Times.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left interest rates unchanged but cut the cash reserve ratio for banks on Monday, disappointing market hopes that it would follow up the government's unexpected spate of bold reform measures by reducing borrowing costs.