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Trumps walks out of Congressional meeting amid wall dispute
Updated : 7 years, 2 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
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Productive meeting held on border security, says Trump
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 07 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump said a "productive meeting" was held between Vice President Mike Pence and congressional staff, during which a number of issues related to border security, as the government remains shut for the 16th day in a row.
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Not much headway made on govt shutdown, says Trump
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump said not much headway was made during the meeting with US administration officials and congressional staff, as the government shutdown entered the 15th day on Saturday (local time).
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Twitter aims to become a healthy platform for public conversations
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [United States], September 6 (ANI): During a Congressional hearing titled "Twitter: Transparency and Accountability," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stressed that the company's sole objective is to become a platform which is healthy for public conversations.
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Highest civilian award in the US proposed for Mahatma Gandhi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (BusinessWire-India): During India Day Parade in New York, US Congresswomen Carolyn B. Maloney said, "#Gandhi's historic Satyagraha Movement of nonviolent resistance inspired a nation and the world. His impact deserves recognition, which is why I'm introducing legis
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Trump rallies behind Minnesota candidate Pete Stauber
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Minneapolis (United States of America), Aug 14 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has reiterated his support for Minnesota congressional candidate Pete Stauber.
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Democratic Party launches software to counter bots on social media
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Aug 12 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming mid-term elections for all 435 House of Representative members and a third of the United States (US) Senate , the Democratic Party has launched an internal software to tackle potential meddling on social media. The elections are sch
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FBI agent Peter Strzok ready to testify before Congress
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], June 18 (ANI): Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Peter Strzok, who was removed from the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election for sending anti-Trump texts, is willing to testify before the House Judiciary Committee or any other co
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Facebook answers Congressional questions with 452-page answers
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
California [United States] June 12 (ANI): Facebook has responded to the US Congress' list of questions about the social network's policies and data collection framework.
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Bernie Sanders' son running for Congress in New Hampshire
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 28 (ANI): Levi Sanders, the son of Vermont Senator and former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, is launching his own congressional career by contesting from New Hampshire.
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US SC blocks redrawing of North Carolina congressional maps
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Jan 19 (ANI): United States Supreme Court has blocked a lower court's order for North Carolina to redraw its congressional district maps.
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US may announce plans to cancel aid to Pakistan soon
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Jan 04 (ANI): The Trump Administration has been informing members of the U.S. Congress that it will soon announce plans to cut off "security assistance" to Pakistan, congressional aides said on Wednesday.
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