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Zelenskyy meets US House Speaker Johnson, Senate Minority Leader McConnell
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Mike Johnson said he had a "good" meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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US: Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to resign from Congress at year-en
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a widely expected move that came two months after his historic ouster from the post of US House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy revealed on Wednesday that he is leaving Congress and would depart at the end of this year in an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal, according to CNN.
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Biden signs stopgap spending bill, averts government shutdown
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The two-step plan, a victory for House Speaker Mike Johnson, received bipartisan support in both chambers. It establishes new shutdown deadlines in January and February.
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UK House Speaker welcomes Indian envoy Doraiswami in Parliament for Diwali
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As several United Kingdom politicians have opened their doors to the Indian population ahead of the Diwali celebrations, Speaker of the UK House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, hosted the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vikram Doraiswami.
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"Honour of a lifetime": Republican Mike Johnson elected 56th House Speaker
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
US House Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson was elected as the 56th Speaker of the House.
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Russian delegation led by Upper House Speaker arrives in Delhi to particip
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A delegation of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (the Upper House of the Russian parliament), led by Speaker Valentina Matvienko, arrived in New Delhi on Friday to participate in the 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20).
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US: Aiming to be kingmaker, Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan for House Sp
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Aiming to play the 'kingmaker', former US President Donald Trump has endorsed Ohio representative Jim Jordan's bid for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, days after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the post, CNN reported.
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Following McCarthy's ouster, Donald Trump says he would temporarily be spe
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following Kevin McCarthy's ouster, former president Donald Trump said he would accept a temporary position as Speaker of the House of Representatives in order to act as a "unifier" for the Republican Party until lawmakers decide on a candidate for the position.
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US: Foreign fundings, humanitarian aids at standstill after House Speaker
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following the ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, the US Congress remains at a standstill, with lawmakers facing a six-week deadline to approve spending bills and avoid a partial government shutdown, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
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US: Nancy Pelosi says interim house speaker McHenry asked her to vacate he
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
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.
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US: Vivek Ramaswamy says chaos 'not a bad thing' after House Speaker McCar
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following the ouster of US House speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, Indian-American entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has said that the resultant chaos is a positive thing, according to The Hill.
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US House removes McCarthy as Speaker
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The US House of Representatives voted to oust Republican Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, a never-before-seen historic vote that leaves the lower chamber of Congress in chaos, The Hill reported.
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