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US Congress unanimously votes to reopen government
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): Both the chambers of the US Congress have unanimously passed legislation to temporarily reopen the government for three weeks until February 15.
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US Senate passes bill to reopen government
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): The United States Senate has passed the short-term spending bill to fund the government until February 15, inching a step closer to reopening the government which has been partially shut since December last year.
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House rejects US govt's decision of lifting sanctions linked to Russian ol
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected the Donald Trump administration's decision of rolling back of sanctions on firms linked to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who is considered a close aide to Russian President Vladimir P
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USA: Emergency threat looms as government shutdown enters 16th day
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): A national emergency may be declared by US President Donald Trump in the country as the partial government shutdown entered its 16th day on Sunday.
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Trump pushes for wall yet again, despite government shutdown
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has yet again called for the construction of a wall on the US' border with Mexico on Saturday (local time) despite a partial government shutdown over funding for the proposal.
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Tikapur riot accused Resham Chaudhary sworn in as MP
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 4 (ANI): House of Representative member-elect from Kanchanpur-1, Resham Chaudhary, was sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) on Thursday.
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Nancy Pelosi named House speaker
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): On the first day of the 116th Congress on Thursday (local time), Minority Leader in the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi was officially named the new House speaker in a majority vote.
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Democrats strategise to reopen government
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): The Democrats plan to vote on two spending bills and a stopgap measure to re-open the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday when they take over the US House Majority.
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US government shutdown to continue next week
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 28(AANI): The partial government shutdown is likely to continue for the next week as the United States Senate was adjourned until Monday, while the House of Representatives further added that they were not expecting any vote this week in order to reopen the gove
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Senate, House adjourned as US govt set to shutdown
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): A partial government shutdown is imminent as the United States House of Representatives and Senate was adjourned for the evening, as President Donald Trump and lawmakers remain at odds over border wall funding.
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What does a Democrat win mean for the Trump government?
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): The Democratic Party registered a historic win in the midterm elections and regained control in the House of Representatives. This ground-breaking victory would ultimately lead to a contentious battleground for the 2020 Presidential elections.
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Colorado gets first openly gay governor
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington (USA), Nov 7 (ANI): After securing a majority in the United States' House of Representatives in the midterm polls, the state of Colorado is all set to receive its first openly gay governor- a Democrat candidate.
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