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'Holiday on ICE' hearings take aim at imprisoned immigrants
Republicans in Congress mocked the Obama administration's plans to improve conditions for immigrants held in county jails and detention facilities Wednesday, saying that a raft of reforms written by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement amounts to...
Tags: Republican Party, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Politics, Holidays, Prisons
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'Gasland' director Joshua Fox arrested filming House panel
At the behest of the Republican leadership of a House of Representatives subcommittee, Capitol Police arrested Joshua Fox, the maker of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Gasland,” when he tried on Wednesday to film a subcommittee hearing on...Tags: Republican Party, The Huffington Post, Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Justice and Rights
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Stephen Colbert's testimony: Mocking Congress?
Opinion L.A.House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer confirmed Sunday that Democrats can be just as cranky as Republicans when being made fun of on their own turf. According to the New York Daily News: Even some Democrats thought Stephen Colbert's Capital Hill routine was... -
Congresswoman calls for investigation of enforcement program that screens for illegal immigrants in jails
L.A. NOWA California congresswoman Friday called for an investigation into the actions of federal immigration officials, saying they lied about whether counties and states had the right to opt out of a controversial nationwide enforcement program that screens for... -
Inspector general asked to investigate alleged misconduct by federal immigration officials
L.A. NOWA California congresswoman Thursday called for an investigation into "misconduct, including possible violations of criminal law,” by federal immigration officials who misled local governments about a sweeping enforcement program that purported to... -
Immigration: Illinois backs out of controversial program intended to deport dangerous immigrants
Opinion L.A.Homeland Security Department officials got some bad news Wednesday when Illinois officials announced they are dropping out of Secure Communities, a controversial program created in 2008 to track and deport dangerous criminals. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said... -
What's in a name? Ask Charles Rangel
Opinion L.A.The House Ethics Committee has recommended that Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) be "censured" for ethical lapses, including failing to declare rental income from a Dominican villa, improper solicitation of donations on congressional letterhead and... -
House passes new surveillance law
The House today easily approved a compromise bill setting new electronic surveillance rules that effectively shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits arising from the government's terrorism-era warrantless eavesdropping on phone and computer...Tags: Republican Party, Jane Harman, Gaming, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology
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Children of Vietnam War servicemen seek U.S. citizenship
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRandy Tran walked quickly past the majestic domes and marble statues of Capitol Hill, looking for the Cannon House Office building and the people he believed could help him. Tran, a Vietnamese pop singer who lives in a Bay Area suburb and sleeps on a...Tags: Politics, Wars and Interventions, Death, International Military Interventions, Armed Forces
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Ethics probe so big lawmakers have to take a number -- half the Pentagon spending committee caught in net
Top of the TicketWe already knew that Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel was under investigation for failing to report some of his real estate holdings and rental income, and a few other goodies, on his financial disclosure forms. And that the Ethics...... -
House chafes at Senate 'dithering,' plans 2010 payback
Top of the TicketThe House of Representatives has always been the stepchild. With 435 members, it's hard to remember all the players, let alone invite them all on TV. The Senate, with only 100 members, each with a lot more power, usually basks...... -
Governor chides California's Congress members over federal money
L.A. NOWGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sharpened his criticism of the federal government in an interview televised this morning, taking aim at California’s congressional representatives for what he said was a failure to advocate for enough funding from Washington....
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