Public access to the Capitol complex has been restricted after a sizable number of demonstrators calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas disrupted one of the House office buildings, ANI has learned from a source inside the Capitol Hill building.
Just hours after taking over as interim Speaker, Patrick McHenry (Speaker Pro Tem) instructed former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to leave her Capitol office so he could take it over, according to The Hill.
He has been charged with four counts; Conspiracy to defraud the United States, Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, Obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and Conspiracy against rights, CNN reported.
US Capitol Hill authorities have said that the emergency call of the presence of an alleged active shooter at Senate buildings on Wednesday may have been a bogus call.
Speaking to lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Kerry said he hoped to make progress on talks with China over reducing methane emissions, transitioning away from coal, combating deforestation and jointly increasing the deployment of renewable energy technologies, Global Times reported cit
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that the recent state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States (US) was on a completely different level, adding that this was the only time where an Indian Prime Minister had addressed a joint session of the congress
Addressing the US-India Strategic partnership forum (USISPF) on Friday in Washington, DC, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that in the last two years, American companies have invested around USD 16 billion in India.
With the technology cooperation between India and the US gaining new heights, President Joe Biden on Friday gifted Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a special T-shirt which had PM Modi's famous quote "The future is AI-America and India".
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his address to a joint sitting of the US Congress, he received a standing ovation, and many US Congressmen lined up to take autographs and selfies with PM Modi.