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Nepal to elect new House speaker next week
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Nepal's newly elected House of Representatives will choose its House speaker on January 19, the parliament secretariat announced as it called off the house meeting for the week.
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Republican Kevin McCarthy elected US House Speaker after 15 rounds of voti
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
McCarthy, who now becomes second in line for the presidency, clinched victory following the longest speakership election in 160 years as the establishment Republicans took 15 rounds of voting over a span of four days to fend off a right-wing, anti-McCarthy rebellion.
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US House adjourns for third day without electing Speaker, McCarthy loses i
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Lawmakers voted five times on Thursday. However, Kevin McCarthy was unable to secure the majority of votes needed for being elected as the speaker.
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US: Kevin McCarthy loses seventh vote for speaker despite offering concess
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Kevin McCarthy has failed to secure 218 votes and had 20 total GOP lawmakers voting against him.
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Biden slams Republicans as they fail to elect Speaker, calls "embarrassing
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
While talking with the reporters, Biden said, "That's not my problem. I just think it's a little embarrassing it's taking so long and the way they're dealing with one another,"
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US House fails to pick Speaker on first ballot for first time in a century
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
US House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed to attain the required number of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) as a Speaker on the first ballot thus sending the House to a second ballot for the first time in a century, The New York Post reported.
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US House Speaker Pelosi says will not seek leadership role in next Congres
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Democrats are slated to lose their majority in the House following midterm elections last week, with current Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy favoured becoming speaker under Republican control of the chamber.
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US: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband discharged from hospital
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Paul Pelosi, the husband of White House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has been discharged from the hospital after being admitted last week.
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Alleged attacker of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband charged with a
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Following a violent assault on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband last week, the alleged attacker has now been charged with assault and attempted kidnapping, the US attorney's office announced on Monday.
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US House Speaker gives update on husband's health condition post "violent"
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said his husband Paul Pelosi's health continues to improve after the violent attack.
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband undergoes surgery after deadly ass
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"Mr. Pelosi was admitted to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital where he underwent successful surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands. His doctors expect a full recovery," Drew Hammill, spokesperson for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said in a stateme
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US: Paul Pelosi undergoes surgery for skull fracture after deadly home att
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Paul Pelosi, husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who a male assailant attacked on Friday morning has undergone surgery for a skull fracture and other severe injuries to his right arm and hands.
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