A newsfeed can instantly inform both constituents and the press about site updates and new press releases. Really Simple Syndication (RSS) news feeds is an open platform, which has allowed many Congressional offices, newspapers, and other Web sites to provide Internet news feeds. These feeds can be collected into one place using newfeed reader programs, which become a central clearinghouse for the various newsfeeds. In addition, you can easily see when when your favorite websites have added new content. More and more sites provide RSS feeds every day. Sites which have RSS feeds will display XML or RSS. For more information, see First.Gov's description of RSS.

The Office of Congressman Honda provides three RSS Feeds:

• General News [ Newsfeed XML ]
  Get the latest news updates from Congressman Honda's Office using an RSS Newsfeed. 
  


• General News (en Espanol) [ Newsfeed XML ] 
  Consiga las Ultimas noticias de la oficina del Congresista Mike Honda usando un newsfeed de RSS.  
  


• CAPAC News [ Newsfeed XML ] 
  Get the latest news updates from the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus using an RSS Newsfeed.
  
  

How to subscribe to Congressman Honda's RSS News Feed:

Step 1: Download a newsfeed reader

Here is a list of newfeed readers listed in alphabetical order. Congressman Honda does not endorse any particular RSS reader or Web site.

• Bloglines (Blackberry/Phone/PDA version)
• FeedDemon
• FeedReader
• Headline Viewer
• HotSheet
• NewzCrawler
• Plucky

You can read reviews on each of these newfeed readers on:

• DMOZ
• Newfeedfinder.com
• PC Magazine Overview of RSS Readers
• Google List of RSS Readers
• Blogspace RSS Reader Review

Step 2: Copy and paste the RSS newsfeed address into your RSS Reader.