The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of Senator Max Baucus to be the next ambassador to China.
U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a two-year budget plan crafted by negotiators from both parties in Congress, a further step toward removing the threat of a government shutdown early next year.
The Federal Reserve's easy monetary policy will likely stay for an "extended period" to bolster economic growth, Janet Yellen, President Barack Obama's pick for next chair of the U.S. central bank, has said.
U.S. Senate Wednesday night approved the bipartisan deal which would lift the debt ceiling and end the partial shutdown of the federal government, bringing the bill closer to a final congressional passage.
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday urged the Senate to take action in a timely manner and pass a stopgap government funding bill in order to avert the first partial government shutdown since 1996.
A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday approved an amendment to State Department funding bill aimed at pressuring Russia and other countries against giving asylum to Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program leaker.
The U.S. Senate passed a landmark comprehensive immigration bill on Thursday that would offer an earned citizenship for about 11 million undocumented immigrants and tighten security on the Mexican border.
U.S. Senate on Wednesday afternoon rejected the proposal to expand background checks on gun purchases, dealing a major blow to gun control efforts led by President Barack Obama and Democrats.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to open debate on gun control measures advocated by President Barack Obama and mostly Democratic lawmakers, clearing the first hurdle for relevant legislation.
U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved Democratic Senator John Kerry as the next secretary of state, who is set to replace Hillary Clinton.
The new U.S. Congress convened on Thursday to swear in members and face those old challenges lingering over the country, including a gridlock at the Capitol Hill.
The U.S. House of Representatives will hold a vote Tuesday night on the Senate-approved bill aimed at averting the so-called "fiscal cliff," local media reported.
U.S. lawmakers in the upper house of Congress on Sunday were attempting to strike a last- minute deal to solve the so-called "fiscal cliff", but the fate of the negotiations still remained in doubt.
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