Commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution, introduced by Ghana, ...

The U.S., Israel and Argentina on Wednesday voted against a United Nations resolution led by Ghana to label the international slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and call for ...

Pennsylvania House Democrats withdrew consideration of a resolution honoring March as "National Women’s Month" after a Republican lawmaker filed an amendment to include the physiological definition of ...

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a ...

The United Nations Security Council adopted a draft resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on Gulf countries and Jordan, demanding that Tehran immediately halt hostilities. Thirteen of the 15 members of ...

Democratic-backed measure that would have forced US to withdraw troops failed by a vote of 212-219 Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The US House of ...

Kaia Hubbard is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. The war powers vote came amid concerns that the U.S. could be engaged in another lengthy war in the Middle East, and ...

War powers vote broke along party lines with almost all Democrats in support and most Republicans opposed Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Senate ...

The resolution created different sections of statutory code. A part the Senate is weighing using has not been widely seen as unconstitutional. By Charlie Savage Charlie Savage writes about national ...

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On 17 November the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2803, endorsing the United States-backed ‘Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict’ – also known as President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The UN Security Council on Monday voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza and authorizing an ...