BEIJING, July 1 (UPI) -- Two U.S. congressmen who were in Beijing to lobby for the release of political prisoners were barred from meeting with human rights lawyers, officials said.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Eight Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have co-sponsored a resolution calling for a boycott of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department said it has found evidence that senior FBI officials retaliated against an Arabic speaker after he complained to a congressman.

WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Planning for the 2010 U.S. census could be threatened by House and Senate funding cuts, Census Bureau officials said.

WASHINGTON, April 4 (UPI) -- The nation's capitol was ranked "Best City For Teleworking" according to a recent nationwide study.

WASHINGTON, March 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., will be honored with an award for contributions in science, engineering and technology.

WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- Despite an extremely tight budget climate in Washington, Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., wants the White House to triple research funding during the next 10 years.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A panel assembled by the National Academy of Sciences has called for hefty increases in taxes on beer and increased pressure on the alcohol and entertainment industries to deglamorize drinking in music and videos. The aim is to curb an epidemic of teenage

WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Unusually strong comments by the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam in support of human rights in that country have been called into question by a senior member of Cong