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US Congress has two days to avert shutdown as Trump rejects spending bill

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Congress has two days to avert a partial government shutdown after Republican President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal late on...

India suspends parliament again in row over U.S. action on Adani

NEW DELHI: India's lower house of parliament suspended proceedings for a second day on Wednesday after disruptions by lawmakers demanding a discussion of the...

Republicans take clear lead in battle for US Congress

WASHINGTON: Republicans looked like strong favorites to wrest the closely divided US Senate from Democratic control Tuesday after flipping two states and fending off...

US Congress urges Pakistan to uphold democratic institutions, human rights, and rule of law

WASHINGTON: The United States (US) House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the government of Pakistan to uphold democratic institutions, human rights,...

Israel’s Netanyahu gets invitation to address US Congress amid Gaza escalation

WASHINGTON: The leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Friday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint meeting...

US Congress passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from...

US Congress averts historic default, approves debt-limit suspension

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting what...

Biden vows to work with Republicans as control of US Congress still unsettled

U.S. Senate control hung in the balance while Republicans edged closer to securing a majority in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, a day...

US Congress split on making daylight-saving time permanent

A push in the US Congress to make daylight-saving time permanent, which was unanimously passed by the Senate earlier this year, has stalled in...

Ilhan Omar to raise Kashmir issue in US Congress

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has said that raising the Kashmir issue in Congress has become more necessary than before,  Addressing a ceremony organized to honour...

Russia slaps sanctions on 398 members of US Congress

MOSCOW: Russia said Wednesday it had introduced sanctions against 398 members of the US Congress in retaliation against Washington's punitive measures over Ukraine and...

COVID-19 relief deal in US Congress slips to Sunday as new funding deadline looms

“The American people cannot feed their families with, or pay their bills with, Congress’ good-faith discussions. They need us to act,” McConnell said on the Senate floor. “We need to conclude our talks, draft legislation and land this plan.”

Trump’s wall may shift funds from schools for military kids

The move comes as a surprise given the Trump administration’s oft-touted support for the sacrifices made by military families

In budget, Trump to ask US Congress for $8.6bn for border wall

Democrats, who oppose the wall as unnecessary and immoral, control the US House of Representatives, making it unlikely for the president’s request to win

NOPEC: US bill targeting OPEC could be double-edged sword

US Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each opposed the measure, limiting its prospects because of the presidential veto power.

Muslim women in US Congress back Israel’s boycott, split Democrats

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib made their debut in the House of Representatives in January and openly declared their support for the Palestinian-led Boycott

US Congress to see push to regulate Big Tech in 2019

The newly installed US Congress is expected to see a fresh effort to develop new regulations for big technology firms, with a focus on tougher enforcement...

Twitter cuts suspect users from follower counts again, blames bug

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter made another attempt to make users’ tallies of followers more accurate, subtracting millions of suspicious followers which had reappeared on the...

Muslim women elected to US Congress for the first time

WASHINGTON: In a historic result on couple of seats in the US midterm polls, Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib and Somali-American Ilhan Omar have become the...

Apple tells Congress it found no signs of hacking attack

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc’s top security officer told Congress on Sunday that it had found no sign of suspicious transmissions or other evidence that...
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