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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to visit US next week amid Chinese aggressio
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is set to visit New York and Southern California by the end of this month, The Washington Post reported citing the a spokesperson from Taiwan's office of the president on Tuesday.
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Biden shames Republicans for playing down Jan 6 Congress attack
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The move comes as Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy green-lit the release of January 6 security footage to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who sought to whitewash the severity of the attack and caused a major uproar among Senate Republicans on Tuesday.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy expresses commitment to deepen India-US ties
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy welcomed Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu to the US in California & expressed his firm commitment & support for deepening the India-US partnership. He said he looks forward to Speaker's visit to strengthen the India-US relationship fu
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reiterates for stronger India-US ties
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy on Friday (local time) welcomed India's envoy Taranjit Singh Sandhu at a reception hosted by eminent diaspora members Nachhattar and Susana Chandi at Indian Wells in California and re-conveyed his support for stronger I
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Biden says US economy better positioned to grow than any 'on Earth'
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The pandemic disrupted our supply chains and Putin's unfair and brutal war in Ukraine disrupted energy supplies as well as food supplies," said Biden to Congress."But we're better positioned than any country on Earth right now," he said in his State of the Union address.
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House fires Ilhan Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee over Israel comments
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"Today's vote is not a reflection of Representative Omar, but on the rank hypocrisy of Republican leadership, which has used its power to exact revenge on their political opponents and, in the case of Omar, punish a Member to satisfy the extreme MAGA (Make America Great Again) wing of the
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Our very first bill will repeal funding for 87,000 new IRS agents: Speaker
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy on Saturday announced that bill for funding 87000 new Internal Revenue Service agents will be repealed when his party comes back to power, CNN reported.
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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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Uncertainty grows over McCarthy's fate as US House adjourns after 3 failed
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The adjournment of the US House of Representatives after it failed to elect a speaker despite three attempts to obtain the required support in three rounds of voting on Tuesday has resulted in growing uncertainty over Kevin McCarthy's fate who was regarded as the Republican Party's favourite
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