Patrick Leahy of Vermont is president pro tempore of the Senate, meaning he is empowered to preside over Senate sessions in the absence of ...

Democratic party senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy introduced on Wednesday the Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Fa...

He was sworn in as the Treasury Secretary by Vice President Mike Pence soon after he was confirmed by the US Senate by a vote of 53 to 48 y...

The Obama administration has called on the US Congress to pass a bi-partisan law reforming the NSA's secretive telephone and internet spyin...

CIA today apologised for the US spy agency's act " in a manner inconsistent with the common understanding reached" between the parties.

"I am disappointed by the decision of the Thai military to suspend the constitution and take control of the govt." Secretary of State John ...

A bipartisan group of powerful American Senators has called the recent actions by Chinese ships in the South China Sea "deeply troubling".

The NSA chief said he knows of no better way his agency can help protect the US from foreign threats than with spy programs.

In a letter to Senators, these technology giants backed the legislation authored by thee lawmakers to end NSA's bulk collection of phone re...

With his confirmation, Srinivasan has become the first South Asian to be appointed to the top court, amid speculation that he may one day b...

Describing him as a "trailblazer" who personifies the best of America, the US President Barack Obama has said that Indian-American Srikanth...

The US needs a comprehensive reform system functional both for dealing with legal and illegal immigration in the country, the White House h...

The US has insisted that there is no basis to imprison Dr Shakil Afridi on treason charges, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounc...

A key Senate panel has voted to slash American assistance to Islamabad by more than half, approving only $ 1 billion in aid for fiscal 2013.

Google and Apple have agreed to testify before a Congressional committee next month about consumer privacy issues related to smartphones, t...

The US Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation on Thursday that would give US law enforcement more tools to crack down on websites en...

Two top Bush administration officials said Friday that some telecommunications companies are resisting wiretap orders for terrorists becaus...