PUBLIC INTEREST IN the workings and effectiveness of the U.S. Congress, the country's freely elected legislature, has increased markedly in recent years. Before the 1970s many Americans paid little attention to the body that made their laws. Typical...

The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The legislators in both are members of Congress, though usually only a...

Members of the 105th Congress who will be sworn into office in January. Every seat in the House of Representatives and 34 Senate seats were up for election this year. Key: R, Republican; D, Democrat; I, Independent; $ Won in Tuesday's election; (i) Incumbent;...

The first half of 2001 has seen increased legislative activity by a new administration and a closely divided House and Senate. With the Senate evenly divided, the Republicans enjoying a slim majority in the House (220-210-2-3 [as of 4/15/01]), and a Republican White...

Excerpts of eulogies from former President Gerald R. Ford's funeral Wednesday in East Grand Rapids, Mich.:JIMMY CARTER: For myself and for our nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land. The first words I spoke as president....

President Bush, in an Oval Office meeting Tuesday with Salvadoran President Tony Saca, pushed for immigration reform and nudged Congress to pass a guest worker program that would allow immigrants to seek temporary work visas.Bush, who is traveling to Latin America next week, said Saca...