TEHRAN, January 20 -The US government has officially shut down after lawmakers in the upper chamber of Congress failed to reach a deal on a short-term budget for funding government operations.
TEHRAN, January 19 - Acrimony between Donald Trump and Democrats over explosive remarks by the president last week has undermined hopes of a deal on government funding and immigration, with aides now working towards a spending fix that would last only a few weeks.
TEHRAN, January 18 - Muslim parliamentarians have condemned US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital as a threat to the global peace and a violation of the Palestinian nation’s rights.
TEHRAN, December 15 -US lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that will bring the sales of American planes to Iran under the close scrutiny of the Congress.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Frustrated with growing anti-Tel Aviv sentiment in the aftermath of the US’s new policy on Jerusalem al-Quds, the regime’s minister of military affairs steps up his hostile rhetoric against Israeli Arabs and labels their lawmakers “war criminals.”
TEHRAN, December 4 -A series of tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump about the investigation into contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia prompted concerns on Sunday among both Democratic and Republican lawmakers , with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham saying Trump could be wading into “peril” by commenting on the probe.
TEHRAN, November 12 -Forty members of parliament from Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party have agreed to sign a letter of no-confidence in her, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.
TEHRAN, September 17 - Senior Iranian parliament members urged an action following the US House approved new measures on Wednesday that banned selling commercial aircraft to Iran.
TEHRAN, September 16 -Iraqi Kurdish legislators of the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have approved a plan to hold a referendum on independence from Baghdad later this month, a contentious move spearheaded by regional President Masoud Barzani that has faced bitter opposition from the central government and several other countries, including neighboring Iran, Turkey and Syria.
TEHRAN, September 13 - Chairman of Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said that the commission is going to send a delegation to Myanmar for investigate the Muslims’ situation and provide them with required help.
TEHRAN, August 10, YJC - Iranian parliament members are going to put to vote a counter-measure bill on US terrorist moves in the region after upcoming sessions of debates on ministerial picks, a lawmaker said.
TEHRAN, July 27, YJC - A key Iranian parliamentary committee is to convene an extraordinary session later this week to discuss the measures to be taken in the face of possible US threats against the 2015 nuclear deal, a senior legislator said.
TEHRAN, July 18, YJC - Iranian lawmakers have passed a single-urgency bill, which designates US military forces and intelligence services as supporters of terrorist groups in the Middle East.
TEHRAN, June 14, YJC -At least one member of the US Congress has been shot in a mass shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, that involved a group of Republican lawmakers , police say.
TEHRAN, May 30, YJC - The Texas House of Representatives has become the scene of clashes between lawmakers and a group of protesters who objected to the state’s adoption of US President Donald Trump’s so-called “sanctuary cities” anti-immigration directive.
TEHRAN, March 22, YJC-The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has plans to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss issues related to the African American community.
TEHRAN, March 12, YJC - Britain's top minister for leaving the European Union said Sunday that lawmakers should let Prime Minister Theresa May "get on with the job" of quitting the bloc, and the main opposition Brexit spokesman said he expects the divorce papers to be filed this week.
Republican legislators in at least 18 states are advancing legislation that would criminalize mass protests just a month after millions of Americans took to the streets to denounce President Donald Trump.