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House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Barr in contempt of Congress
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): The US House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, fuelling a simmering dispute between the Democrats and Republicans over Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on alleged Russian collusion
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Senior Republican joins Democrats citing Trump's 'unacceptable behaviour'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Iowa [USA], Apr 24 (ANI): Andy McKean, the Republican Party's longest-serving state lawmaker here, has switched to the Democratic Party, citing US President Donald Trump's "unacceptable behaviour."
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Bernie Sanders for 'comprehensive' immigration reform
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Iowa [USA], Apr 9 (ANI): Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders has fired a fresh salvo at the Republicans over open borders while stating that she is in favour of "comprehensive" immigration reform.
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Democrats will hold House of Representatives in 2020 elections, asserts Pe
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 8 (ANI): Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday (local time) said that the Democrats will retain control of the House of Representatives after next year's presidential elections.
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Trump calls US asylum programme a 'scam'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Las Vegas [USA], Apr 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump labelled his country's asylum programme as a "scam," during an address to the Republican Jewish Coalition here on Saturday (local time).
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US House fails to override Trump's veto on border emergency
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 27 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Tuesday (local time) failed to override the first veto issued by President Donald Trump on a resolution blocking his national emergency declaration that sought to fund the construction of a wall along the border with Mexic
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Barr not a neutral observer, release full Mueller findings: Pelosi
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): US Attorney General William Barr is "not a neutral observer," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, after Barr revealed that Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not find either US President Donald Trump or his associates guilty of conspiring with the Russians t
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Republicans propose amendment to limit Supreme Court to 9 justices
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 20 (ANI): A Republican senator is planning to introduce a constitutional amendment to "limit the number of US Supreme Court justices to nine" after several Democrats have professed the idea of expanding the bench.
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Told Republicans to 'vote for transparency' in making Mueller's Russia pro
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 17 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed he told Republican leadership to vote in favour of making public, Robert Mueller's report on alleged Russian interference in 2016 presidential election, asserting that it would "makes us all look good."
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Trump tweets 'VETO!' after Senate rejects his border emergency declaration
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): The US Senate on Thursday voted to reject President Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency on the US Mexico border, prompting a swift response from the 72-year-old leader who tweeted 'veto', an indication that he would reject the resolution.
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Trump unhappy over border deal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 13 (ANI): US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday (local time), expressed his displeasure over the deal which has been struck by Congressional negotiators to avert another government shutdown.
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This is next battle of US' democracy: Stacey Abrams responds to Trump's SO
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Atlanta (Georgia) [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): Former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams on Tuesday (local time) took on US President Donald Trump over a number of issues ranging from government shutdown, voting rights, climate change, national security and the administration's immigration p
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