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White House staffers to miss October paycheck amid shutdown
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Due to the lapse in appropriations, the Chief Administrative Officer's (CAO) Office of Payroll and Benefits has no authority to pay salaries until an appropriations continuing resolution or a Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill is signed into law," the notice states.
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US Senate rejects Trump's 50 per cent tariff imposition on Brazil
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Politico, the voting on Tuesday (local time) saw five Republican Senators--Thom Tillis from North Carolina, Susan Collins from Maine, Lisa Murkowski from Alaska, Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, and Rand Paul from Kentucky--joining Democrats in supporting the resolution.
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"We 100% want government open": Trump's Economic aide Kevin Hassett on US
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, on Friday expressed concern over the US government shutdown, which is entering its fourth week, with no end in sight.
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US Senate Foreign Relations Committee says "India is vital partner in adva
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Senator Jeanne Shaheen in her meeting with Ambassador of India to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra said that both countries, having shared democratic values are vital partners.
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"A Democrat shutdown," says Trump as US government shutdown enters day 18
Updated : 5 months ago IST
He alleged that the democrats are preventing the influx of illegal immigrants to the US.
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Trump directs US Defence Secy to use available funds to pay troops amid go
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"Chuck Schumer recently said, "Every day gets better" during their Radical Left Shutdown. I DISAGREE! If nothing is done, because of "Leader" Chuck Schumer and the Democrats, our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15. That is why I am using my authorit
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Democratic, Republican lawmakers spar in Capitol hallway as US shutdown dr
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The exchange between Johnson and Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego reportedly centered on Johnson's decision not to swear in Democrats' newest congresswoman-elect until the Senate breaks the deadlock and reopens the government. Full of traded insults and forceful cross-talk, the six-minu
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China's silent invasion: US Congress warns of China's illegal Indo-Pacific
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A US Senate hearing warned that China is using illegal and coercive tactics to expand its control across the Indo-Pacific, mirroring Russia's actions in Crimea. Experts said Beijing's "gray-zone" strategy, building islands, pressuring Taiwan, and ignoring rulings, aims to gain territory with
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"India's LoP has been on foreign soil for four days; his only job is to de
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
These remarks came after the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, met the Senate President of Colombia, Congress Overseas Chief Sam Pitroda, as shared on Saturday.
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Rahul Gandhi meets Colombian Senate President Lidios Garcia
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met the Senate President of Colombia, Congress Overseas Chief Sam Pitroda shared on Saturday.
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"You are biggest fraud to ever sit in United States Senate": FBI Director
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
FBI Director Kash Patel clashed with Sen. Adam Schiff in a fiery Senate hearing over the Epstein case, hurling personal insults as Chair Chuck Grassley intervened. Schiff accused Patel of trying to "save his job," while Sen. Cory Booker warned Patel might not remain FBI chief for long, The H
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FBI Director Kash Patel faces congressional scrutiny over Charlie Kirk cas
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Patel is scheduled to appear before the Senate and House judiciary committees on Tuesday and Wednesday, where he is expected to answer questions not only about the FBI's management of the Kirk case but also about his ability to stabilise an agency reportedly divided by political conflicts an
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