GWEN IFILL The Senate blocked a bipartisan bill on military sexual assaults today It would have removed commanders from decisions about prosecuting sexual assault cases Supporters of the measure sponsored by New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand argued ...
In an effort to boost assistance to victims of last year s Typhoon Haiyan senators passed a bill Thursday that would allow donors to deduct new charitable contributions from last year s taxes
The bill S 1821 which passed the Senate by unanimou...
WASHINGTON And on Thursday the Dalai Lama prayed in the U S Senate
With dozen of lawmakers listening raptly the Nobel laureate from Tibet opened the session with his favorite prayer and words of advice He delivered his brief remarks in both ...
Hawaii s congressional representatives have reacted to President Obama s 3 9 trillion budget request this week Some highlights
U S Sen Mazie Hirono
The President s Budget takes significant steps to close the opportunity gap by sup...
Last November Typhoon Haiyan the most powerful storm ever recorded on land wrought horrific destruction across the central Philippines With sustained winds of nearly 150 mph and waves higher than many of the buildings in the region Haiyan caused hundre...
New Zealand will open a consulate in Hawaii to strengthen ties with northern Pacific nations according to the country s foreign affairs minister
Murray McCully foreign affairs minister for New Zealand says the consulate will be located at Bish...
Sen Mazie Hirono and Mike Lee R UT have introduced the Encouraging Trade and Investment from New Zealand Act legislation to that would extend eligibility for trade E 1 and investor E 2 temporary entry visas to New Zealand to promote trade and inves...
Sen Mazie Hirono D Hawaii Seventy two years ago hundreds of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans were taken from their families and uprooted from their homes As time passes we must continue to share their stories and ensure that future generation...
The second highest leader in the U S Senate is in Hawaii this week touring military facilities and bases Sen Dick Durbin D Ill says Hawaii is at the center of the country s plan to rebalance its military
His visit included a tour of U S Pac...
New legislation in the Senate would require cellphones to come with a kill switch to make them less appealing to thieves
Mandating the feature on all new cellphones would erase people s personal and financial data and render the phones useless ...