Search For "congressional leaders"
US: Congressional leaders extend invitation to Netanyahu to deliver speech
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Netanyahu, aged 74, has spoken before Congress on three occasions, with his most recent address occurring in 2015 following the Obama administration signing the Iran nuclear agreement.
Read More
Japan PM Kishida to address US Congress next month
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a White House statement, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host Fumio and his wife Kishida Yuko for the official visit, which will include a state dinner, on April 10. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and other congressional leaders in a letter to
Read More
Biden meets Congressional leadership over debt ceiling
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"This afternoon, President Biden hosted Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Speaker McCarthy, and Leader Jeffries in the Oval Office for a productive and direct meeting about the need to ensure America does not default on its debt for the first time in our history, and on a budget agreement th
Read More
US could run short of cash by June 1 warns Treasury; Biden calls meeting o
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Yellen in a letter to members of Congressional leadership regarding debt limit, said that the US will be unable to continue to satisfy all of the government's obligations by early June, and potentially as early as June 1, if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit before that ti
Read More
Tibetan exile leader on US visit seeks support against China's repression
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Tibetan exile leader Penpa Tsering, who was on a US visit earlier this week, met with congressional leaders, state department officials, civil society groups, and local Tibetan Americans and Chinese Americans to build on strong bipartisan support for Tibet.
Read More
US lawmakers mark one-year anniversary of Jan 6 Capitol riot
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Congressional leaders and lawmakers on Thursday (local time) marked the one-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol with a vigil on the steps of the Capitol.
Read More
Abdullah bin Zayed meets Pompeo, US Congressional leaders as he concludes
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 17 (ANI/WAM): Concluding his visit to Washington, for the historic signing of the UAE-Israel Peace Accord, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and senior Members
Read More
Trumps walks out of Congressional meeting amid wall dispute
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): United States Government shutdown reached an impasse after US President Donald Trump on Wednesday walked out of the negotiation meeting over wall funding with Congressional leaders -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schume
Read More
White House says administration supports Russia sanctions bill
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 24 (ANI): A day after congressional leaders announced an agreement on a Russian sanctions bill, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that the administration is supportive of the decision.
Read More