A USD 1.7 trillion spending Bill to provide more aid to a devastated Ukraine was cleared by the House on Friday (local time), as lawmakers race to finish their work for the year and avoid a partial government shutdown, reported CNN.
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.
McCarthy's nomination comes after an underwhelming performance in the midterm election. This led to a search among conservatives for a challenger. The vote puts McCarthy in line to be the next speaker of the House, only if he wins at least 218 votes in the full House of Representatives.
Finch (63) and Stoinis (35) had a 70-run stand for the fourth wicket after the Aussies were left at 84/3 in the second half of the innings. Barry McCarthy (3/29) was the star of the bowlers for Irish
Opting to bat first, the West Indies innings started with a boundary in the first over but they had their first wicket knocked out in the second. Kyle Mayers was dismissed cheaply by Barry McCarthy.
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): Actor Scott Patterson did not enjoy his body being 'objectified' while filming the hit television series 'Gilmore Girls.'
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden expressed grief over the death of Indiana Republican representative Jackie Walorski along with two members of her staff in a car accident on Wednesday (local time) in Indiana.
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The U.S. House panel investigating the January 6 Capitol riot on Wednesday asked House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for a voluntary interview and records in his possession that is related to the attack.
Dubai [UAE], October 8 (ANI): Ireland selectors on Friday revealed the final 15 players that will form Ireland ICC men's T20 World Cup squad. Last month the selectors named an 18-player squad to travel to the UAE, which would then need to be reduced to a squad of 15 for the tournament proper
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 7 (ANI/NewsVoir): Organizations are distributing workloads across multiple clouds while simultaneously extending out to the edge - pushing apps and services closer to where people, data and things connect to the networked digital world.