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… Read More
2 weeks ago
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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… Read More
1 month ago
Republicans take clear lead in battle for US Congress
WASHINGTON: Republicans looked like strong favorites to wrest the closely divided US Senate from Democratic… Read More
2 months ago
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… Read More
6 months ago
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… Read More
7 months ago
US Congress passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic… Read More
1 year ago
US Congress averts historic default, approves debt-limit suspension
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that… Read More
2 years ago
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… Read More
2 years ago
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… Read More
2 years ago
Ilhan Omar to raise Kashmir issue in US Congress
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has said that raising the Kashmir issue in Congress has become… Read More
3 years ago
Russia slaps sanctions on 398 members of US Congress
MOSCOW: Russia said Wednesday it had introduced sanctions against 398 members of the US Congress… Read More
3 years ago
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… Read More
4 years ago
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… Read More
6 years ago
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,… Read More
6 years ago
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… Read More
6 years ago
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… Read More
6 years ago
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… Read More
6 years ago
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… Read More
6 years ago
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… Read More
6 years ago
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… Read More
6 years ago