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U.S. Lawmaker Threatens 'Serious' Sanctions Against Honduras's Leftist Government

After political theatre ensued on Capitol Hill earlier this month, Republicans came out on top with more than fair leadership positions.  As a result, US Rep. Mario Diaz Balart (R-FL) was named Chair of the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) Subcommittee on the House Committee on Appropriations, in addition to serving as a member of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) and Defense Subcommittees.

Florida continues to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

King Abdullah wants to save his own skin when he should be promoting peace.

WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05), Dean of the House, was selected to serve as Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) for

As Republicans gain majority control this month of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann has been appointed to head a Congressional panel that oversees funding for the Department of Energy, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

APN's mission is to educate and persuade the American public and its leadership to support and adopt policies that will lead to comprehensive, durable, Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab peace, based on a two-state solution, guaranteeing both peoples security, and consistent with U.S. national interests.

At the surface, Congress is a total mess. Below, it’s actually getting some big stuff done.

Lt.Com. Chandana Hettiarachchi and Sgt. Sunil Ratnayake also sanctioned for wartime rights violations

Ahead of the holiday break, US lawmakers reached agreement on a final FY2023 spending deal. After months of stalled negotiations, an omnibus appropriations package was far from guaranteed. But concerns about the consequences of a long-term continuing resolution—and the prospect of adding a major task requiring urgent attention to the agenda of the incoming 118th Congress—meant compromise prevailed.