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U.S. CONGRESS

The U.S. economy has shifted from strong growth to heightened recession risk and uncertainty due to President Trump’s aggressive trade tariffs and budget cuts, leaving Congress to reclaim control over policy to avoid worsening economic disruption and global instability.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2025
Only the U.S. Congress can end Trump's economic uncertainty
There is no chance of reining in the disruption and destruction unless the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress reclaims its constitutional authority over trade policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 24, 2021
Trump allies Bannon and Meadows subpoenaed in probe of Capitol riot
The chairman of the House of Representatives committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot said Meadows was reportedly in communication with organizers of the riot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2019
New Boeing 737 Max documents show 'very disturbing' employee concerns: U.S. House aide
Boeing Co. documents now under review by a U.S. government committee appear to point to a "very disturbing" picture of commentary from the plane-maker's employees over the grounded 737 Max aircraft, a House of Representatives transportation infrastructure committee aide said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 9, 2019
Trump says Rudy Giuliani to report on 'plenty' of findings from Ukraine
President Donald Trump said that his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, plans to prepare a report for the U.S. Justice Department and Congress about allegations of misconduct the former New York mayor says he uncovered during a recent trip to Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2019
Rudy Giuliani calls Trump to tell him he was joking about having an 'insurance policy, if thrown under the bus'
President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, called the president this week to reassure him that he had been joking when he told media outlets he had "insurance" if Trump turned on him in the Ukraine scandal, Giuliani's lawyer said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2019
U.S. judge backs House subpoena for ex-White House counsel Don McGahn's testimony
Former White House counsel Don McGahn must comply with a congressional subpoena seeking his testimony about President Donald Trump's efforts to impede the now-completed federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, a judge ruled on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2019
U.S. House intelligence chairman says Trump impeachment report due early next month
The chairman of the U.S. congressional committee that is leading the inquiry into President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine said on Monday the impeachment process would move to the next step shortly after lawmakers return to Washington next week from a break.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 24, 2019
Trump touches off storm in India with Kashmir mediation offer
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi never asked U.S. President Donald Trump to help mediate with Pakistan in their dispute over the Kashmir region, the government said on Tuesday, after Trump's comments set off a storm of criticism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 22, 2019
Robert Mueller report shows evidence Trump committed crimes, House Judiciary chairman says
The top Democrat on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said Sunday he believes there is "substantial evidence" that President Donald Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors, and he plans to ask former special counsel Robert Mueller to present those facts at a congressional hearing on Wednesday....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2019
Boeing to spend $50 million to support 737 Max crash victim families
Boeing Co. said on Wednesday it will dedicate half of a $100 million fund it created to address two crashes of its 737 Max planes to financial relief for the families of those killed, with compensation expert Ken Feinberg hired by the world's largest plane maker to oversee the distribution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2019
Trump unveils border security and 'merit-based' immigration bill in Cabinet meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump presented a bill to his Cabinet on Tuesday aimed at boosting border security and overhauling the current immigration system to make it more merit-based, a senior administration official said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2019
Bills targeting China's Huawei introduced in U.S. Congress
Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives introduced bills on Tuesday to keep tight restrictions on Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., amid concern about President Donald Trump's easing of restrictions on the Chinese firm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2019
Google not biased against conservatives, top executive to tell U.S. Senate panel
Google's top government affairs official said on Monday that the search engine does not discriminate against conservative viewpoints and that he will reiterate that to a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2019
Trump aide Kellyanne Conway expected to snub House panel's subpoena
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway is expected to skip a House hearing Monday on whether she violated a law prohibiting administration officials from engaging in political work while on the public payroll, according to two Republican congressional officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2019
Ex-Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath to challenge Mitch McConnell for Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faces his highest-profile challenge yet, with former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath announcing she'll seek to unseat the Kentucky Republican next year in what is sure to be an expensive campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 10, 2019
Obamacare's future in play as U.S. appeals court weighs its constitutionality
The future of Obamacare could be at stake on Tuesday when a group of Democratic-led states and the House of Representatives urge a federal appeals court to overturn a Texas judge's ruling that the U.S. health care reform law is unconstitutional.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2019
Nancy Pelosi says she is so 'done' with Trump, the 'diverter in chief'
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday she's "done" with talking about President Donald Trump and called him the "diverter in chief," saying he manufactured controversies to distract attention from more important issues.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2019
U.S. House Democrats move toward court action against William Barr and Don McGahn
A U.S. House of Representatives committee, seeking to advance probes of President Donald Trump, unveiled a measure on Thursday that would authorize court action to enforce congressional subpoenas of Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Don McGahn over the Mueller report.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 6, 2019
Trump says just don't do it as Robert Mueller testimony is tentatively set
Donald Trump looked to forestall perhaps the most keenly awaited event in Washington in decades — a congressional hearing with special counsel Robert Mueller — saying "Bob Mueller should not testify. No redos for the Dems!"
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 24, 2019
Trump 'not inclined' to release tax returns despite congressional deadline
U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely hand over his tax returns to lawmakers despite a Tuesday congressional deadline facing the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
Big unanswered questions follow Japan's big, beautiful deal with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Washington, the day after he agreed to an 11th-hour trade deal with Japan.
Extreme heat grips Japan, even Hokkaido
The city of Obihiro in Hokkaido amid scorching heat on Thursday
Japan ties with South Korea for second most powerful passport
Japanese passport holders have visa-free access to 190 destinations out of 227 globally.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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