Topic: Benjamin Cardin

A group of bipartisan lawmakers has introduced legislation to punish those responsible for the Myanmar military junta's February coup and subsequent crackdown on civilians.

President Donald Trump signed a Democrat-sponsored bill Wednesday guaranteeing back pay to workers furloughed by the ongoing partial government shutdown.

U.S. President Barack Obama would sign a bill allowing Congress to vote on a nuclear deal with Iran if it comes out of committee in its present form.

A Republican lawmaker said the House would prefer to tackle immigration reform in piecemeal fashion rather than through a sweeping bill.

A former Russian tax inspector is being investigated for her role in an alleged fraudulent refund scheme, investigators tell the Kommersant newspaper.

A senior Russian official Monday termed as "perverse" a list of Russians allegedly banned from traveling to Britain.

U.S. lawmakers traveled around the globe during Congress' winter recess on VIP luxury Air Force jets, the U.S. television program Inside Edition says.

U.S. lawmakers, who will dispense tickets to President-elect Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration, say they're overwhelmed by requests for the limited spots.

Ten-term Democratic Rep. Benjamin Cardin defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele in the race for Maryland's open U.S. Senate seat.

U.S. Marines will no longer guard the entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis -- a duty they carried for 155 years.