US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed spending legislation early on Saturday in a down-to-the wire burst of activity... Published 21 Dec, 2024 10:53am
World US Congress scrambles to try to avert looming shutdown after Trump demand rejected WASHINGTON: The U.S. Congress was scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours after more than... Published 20 Dec, 2024 08:36pm
World Republicans pick John Thune as new US Senate leader WASHINGTON: The Republicans in the US Senate picked John Thune as the chamber’s new leader Wednesday as lawmakers... Published 14 Nov, 2024 08:02am
World Triumphant Trump returns to White House to meet Biden WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will make a triumphant return to the White House to meet President Joe Biden Wednesday, in... Published 13 Nov, 2024 03:34pm
World Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes... Published 12 Nov, 2024 10:36am
World Trump names New York Rep. Elise Stefanik US ambassador to UN: US media WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump said he has offered Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik the job of US... Published 11 Nov, 2024 11:56am
World Republicans on brink of clinching US House control after taking Senate WASHINGTON: Republicans on Saturday were close to clinching control of the U.S. House of Representatives, a critical... Updated 10 Nov, 2024 11:39am
World Republicans widen Senate majority, on track to win House WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s Republicans were projected to pick up another US Senate seat on Thursday and appeared to... Published 08 Nov, 2024 11:02am
World Republicans ahead in battle for control of US Congress WASHINGTON: Republicans nudged ahead in their mission to wrest the closely divided US Senate from Democratic control... Published 06 Nov, 2024 09:58am
World Republicans lose bid to block Pennsylvania voters from ‘curing’ mail-in ballots NEW YORK: Pennsylvania election officials will be able to notify voters of any mistakes in their mail-in ballots and... Published 08 Oct, 2024 06:46am
World Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be... Published 21 Sep, 2024 06:43am
World ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT’ Trump tweets WASHINGTON: The tweet came as a surprise, even from the provocative Donald Trump: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” the former... Published 15 Sep, 2024 09:37pm
World Fact Check: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential debate WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed Tuesday in the pair’s first and so far only scheduled debate of... Published 11 Sep, 2024 04:04pm
World Republican report slams Biden’s 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal WASHINGTON: Republicans on Sunday released a critical report on US President Joe Biden’s 2021 military withdrawal... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
World Biden takes on Trump and Republicans in feisty State of the Union speech WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden took on Donald Trump in a fiery speech to Congress on Thursday, accusing his... Published 08 Mar, 2024 10:12am
Print Trump pledges to reimpose Muslim ‘travel ban’ LAS VEGAS: Donald Trump used a speech to a Republican Jewish convention Saturday to promise reimposition of a... Updated 30 Oct, 2023 08:50am
Print US Congress averts govt shutdown WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support... Updated 02 Oct, 2023 08:46am
World Republicans appeal to far-right conservatives to avert US govt shutdown WASHINGTON: With just a week before Washington runs out of money to keep the federal government fully operating,... Published 25 Sep, 2023 06:34am
World Biden says Republicans should live up to budget deal WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Saturday rebuked what he called “extreme Republicans”, saying the party’s... Published 24 Sep, 2023 10:11am
World Biden says Republicans holding US economy 'hostage' WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden accused Republicans on Friday of holding the US economy "hostage" by refusing to ... Published 05 May, 2023 10:26pm
World Pence says history will hold Trump ‘accountable’ for Capitol attack WASHINGTON: Former US vice president Mike Pence on Saturday said history would hold former president Donald Trump... Published 12 Mar, 2023 10:33am
Markets Biden’s budget plan would boost childcare funding by billions of dollars WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget plan would boost federal funding for childcare and early... Published 09 Mar, 2023 11:24am
World Trump kicks off White House run but top Republicans absent WASHINGTON: The patriotic music, fiery rhetoric and adoring crowd were all there as Donald Trump announced another... Published 17 Nov, 2022 11:35am
World Republicans take control of US House, Congress split: projections WASHINGTON: Republicans on Wednesday took control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats, networks said,... Published 17 Nov, 2022 11:13am
World Trump acolyte Kari Lake loses Arizona governor race LOS ANGELES: Donald Trump loyalist and prominent election denier Kari Lake has lost her bid to be governor of... Published 15 Nov, 2022 01:29pm
World US Democrats maintain Senate majority WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s Democrats retained control of the US Senate on Saturday, a remarkable midterms... Published 13 Nov, 2022 10:49am
Print US Senate up for grabs as Republicans move toward House majority WASHINGTON: Republicans edged closer on Thursday to securing a majority in the US House of Representatives while... Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am
World Republicans close in on US House majority, Senate still up for grabs WASHINGTON: Republicans were edging closer to securing a majority in the US House of Representatives early on... Published 10 Nov, 2022 10:34am
World Republican ‘red wave’ turns into a ripple, Georgia Senate headed to runoff ALPHARETTA, (Ga./PHOENIX, Ariz): Republicans made modest gains in US midterm elections but Democrats performed ... Published 10 Nov, 2022 06:02am
World Republican ‘red wave’ hopes fizzle in US midterm vote WASHINGTON: Republican hopes for a sweeping rebuke of President Joe Biden in congressional elections failed to... Published 09 Nov, 2022 12:54pm
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept