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Trump slams Democrats, says they don't want secure borders
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Oct 10 (ANI): The United States President, Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed Democrats saying that reaching out to congressional Democrats for help in getting immigration legislation passed is difficult because "the Democrats don't want secure borders."
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US House of Representative planning to pass legislation to ease firearms r
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct 4 (ANI): The US House Of Representative is reportedly planning to pass a bill this week to advance legislation on the easing of firearms rules, including a package of bills backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that would make it easier to purcha
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US Senate won't vote on Obamacare repeal bill
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], September 27 (ANI): In a big blow to United States President Donald Trump's campaign promise of overhauling the heath care, the Senate will not vote this week on the latest Republican legislation (Graham-Cassidy bill) to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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Trump calls Senate filibuster rule 'death wish' for Republicans
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 9 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has once again called on Senate Republicans to get rid of the legislative filibuster of requiring 60 votes for a Bill and move towards passing legislation with a 51-vote majority.
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Trump backs plan seeking to curb legal immigration in U.S.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], August 3 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump threw his support behind the legislation that looks to curb the level of legal immigration into the country by proposing a skills-based immigration system.
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Russia sanctions bill heads to Trump's desk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], July 28 (ANI): The Senate on Thursday passed sweeping legislation slapping new sanctions on Russia and rebuking President Donald Trump in a bill that now will head to the President's desk.
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Poland's Senate approves controversial Supreme Court bill
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], July 22 (ANI):Poland's Senate has approved a contentious law that gives politicians substantial influence over Supreme Court,defying the European Union and critics who say the legislation will undermine democratic checks and balances.
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Women's representation in Nepal could get affected by revised bills
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 16 (ANI): The bills on Elections of House of Representative and Provincial Assembly could affect the women's representation and their leadership development as the provision related to "competition among women only" is not present in the legislation.
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Israel PM Netanyahu blocks legislation to divide Jerusalem
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 3 (ANI): A legislation to divide Jerusalem was blocked by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.
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CPI-M demands legislation on profitable MSP for farmers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfill his poll promise of providing profitable Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the farmers.
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Trump urges House to pass VA Accountability legislation quickly
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has lauded the Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability legislation and urged the House of Representatives to pass the bill quickly.
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Will rip up human rights laws that impede new terror legislation: May
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], June 7 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May has stated that she was geared up to break up human rights laws to impose new restrictions on terror suspects as she wanted to gain control over the security agenda.
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