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Nancy Pelosi calls for 'Diplomatic Boycott' of 2022 Winter Olympics in Bei
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the Winter Olympics that are scheduled to take place in Beijing next year, over the human rights violations of Uyghurs in China.
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Won't support bipartisan deal for 9/11-style commission to probe January 6
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 19 (ANI): The US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday said he will not support bipartisan legislation for the 9/11-style commission to probe the January 6 Capitol riot as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has "refused to negotiate in good faith" on the parameters of t
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Key step in fight to crush Covid globally: Nancy Pelosi as US backs waivin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday (local time) hailed the Biden Administration's announcement that they will work to advance a carefully-crafted Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver for vaccines at the World Trade Organisation
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Harris, Pelosi make history at Biden's first address to Congress
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 29 (ANI): History was made on Wednesday night when US Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi took their seats behind President Joe Biden as he addressed his first joint session of Congress.
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White House flag lowered to commemorate US Capitol Police veteran's death,
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US] April 2, (ANI): The White House flag has been lowered to half-staff following the death of William "Billy" Evans, an 18-year US Capitol Police veteran killed on Friday afternoon after a man rammed a vehicle into a police barricade outside the Capitol building.
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Veteran police officer killed in US Capitol car ramming attack; Suspect sh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 3, (ANI): US Capitol Police announced that the officer slain after a vehicle rammed into one of the barricades at the Capitol complex in Washington on Friday (local time) was an 18-year veteran of the force.
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Pelosi appoints William J Walker as next Sergeant-at-Arms
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 27 (ANI): US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the appointment of Major General William J Walker, the current head of the DC National Guard, to serve as the next House Sergeant-at-Arms.
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US to hold China accountable for human rights abuses: Nancy Pelosi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI): Lauding the sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on China, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said that Washington will hold Beijing accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as well as against people in Tibet and Hong Ko
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US has obligation to address genocide in Xinjiang by China, says Nancy Pel
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the Uyghur community amid the ongoing human rights abuse by the Chinese authorities, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has affirmed her view that the United States has an "obligation to address the genocide".
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US House Democrats follow Senate with Citizenship Bill for 'Dreamers,' oth
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): US House Democrats followed the Senate in introducing President Joe Biden's US Citizenship Act, opening a path to citizenship for long-term residents who entered the country illegally as well as other categories of immigrants, Speaker Nancy Pelosi
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US Speaker announces plans for '9/11-type commission' to probe Capitol att
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday (local time) announced plans to create a "9/11-type commission" to investigate the Capitol riot that took place on January 6.
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US Speaker rules out censure after Trump's acquittal
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): After the Senate voted to acquit Donald Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday (local time) said that she was against the possibility of censuring the former US President in the Senate as that would be just a "little slap on the wrist".
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