US Congress

On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Committee to defend the social media giant against a possible ban in the US. The US government has grown increasingly anxious over alleged spying activities conducted...

On Thursday, the United States Congress passed legislation to safeguard same-sex marriage under federal law. President Joe Biden has signaled that he will swiftly sign the measure. The measure received bipartisan support in the House of Representatives. Thirty-nine Republicans voted...

In the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, the Republicans are projected to win the House of Representatives. The Senate is too close to call. Still, the Democrats may lose some seats but have done much to strengthen their hold on the...

The US House of Representatives voted to approve a measure that will likely block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey on Thursday. The measure prohibits the US President from selling or transferring the fighter jets or kits to...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will address a Joint Meeting of the US Congress on May 17 following an invitation from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Mitsotakis who will be meeting with the President of the United States Joe...

A bipartisan call to increase the International Military Education and Training (IMET) assistance to Greece and Cyprus was launched at the US Congress on Wednesday. Hellenic Caucus Co-Chair Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), alongside Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Hellenic...

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “immediately” stop the war in Ukraine, adding that efforts to undermine the alliance had failed. “President Putin must stop this war immediately (and) engage in diplomacy in...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address via video to members of the US Congress on Wednesday. “Right now the destiny of our country is being decided, the destiny of our people,” he told Senators and Representatives. The Ukrainian president...

The White House has begun advising its federal agencies to be ready for the possibility of a government shutdown. In what would be the first government shutdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden Administration's Office of Management and Budget has...

Nineteen members of the US Congress have signed a letter addressed to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urging action against Turkey's and Turkish Cypriot attempts to reopen Varosha. Varosha is the southern part of Famagusta that has been fenced off...