Tom Lantos

FBI Whistleblower: Hastert, Burton, Blunt, Other Members of Congress 'Bribed, Blackmailed'

Brad Friedman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Brad Friedman

The broad criminal conspiracy is said to have resulted in, among other things, the sale of nuclear weapons technology to black market interests including Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, Libya and others.

The Creatures' Caucus

Michael Markarian | Posted 03.21.2009 | Green


Michael Markarian

Jim Moran and Elton Gallegly announced today that they will co-chair the newly formed Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, working with The HSUS and HSLF to take lawmaking for animals to the next level.

Israel May Retaliate Against Turkey by Recognizing the Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian | Posted 02.13.2009 | World


Harut Sassounian

Enraged by the abrasive tone of Turkey's condemnation of Israel's attack on Gaza, Israeli officials and Turkish analysts are now raising the possibility that Tel Aviv may retaliate.

Herd on the Hill

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics


Michael Markarian

Passage of this modest, but crucial, ballot measure in California will surely change the calculus for farm animals elsewhere by demonstrating that Americans have no tolerance for gratuitous cruelty.

Sheltering Animals from the Storm

Michael Markarian | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Michael Markarian

Led by Senators Ted Stevens and Frank Lautenberg, and Reps. Tom Lantos and Chris Shays, the PETS Act set national policy on how to deal with animals in disasters in a post-Katrina environment.

Congress Bows To Big Oil In Burma

The Washington Independent | Mike Lillies | Posted 08.02.2008 | Business


Caving to big oil demands, the Senate on Tuesday approved a plan that intensifies trade sanctions against Burma's military regime but abandons an earl...

Nico Pitney

House In Chaos After Republicans Force Vote During Lantos Memorial

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


"During what was supposed to be a somber memorial service in Statuary Hall for Rep. Tom Lantos, who died Monday, the House chamber became mired in cha...

Radio Host Savage: Rep. Lantos Used Holocaust "As A Weapon"

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Discussing the death of Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) on his radio show yesterday, conservative talker Michael Savage said he "detested" Lantos. Savage calle...

US Announces Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia

Associated Press | MATTHEW LEE and ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The Democratic-led Congress is unlikely to block U.S. plans to sell $123 million worth of sophisticated precision-guided bomb technology to Saudi Arab...

Rep. Lantos Blasts Yahoo Execs: "Morally, You Are Pgymies"

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Two top Yahoo Inc. officials on Tuesday defended their company's role in the jailing of a Chinese journalist but ran into withering criticism from law...

Yahoo In Legal Hot Seat For Cooperating With Chinese Gov't

Forbes | Brian Wingfield | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Somebody at Yahoo! has got some explaining to do. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos, D-Calif., wants to know why...

Top Dem Rips Yahoo Over Dissident Arrest In China

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


A House committee chairman Monday angrily rejected Yahoo Inc.'s explanation for why it provided incomplete information to Congress about its role in t...