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Won't agree to reconvene Senate early for Trump's impeachment trial, says
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI): Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made it clear that he will not reconvene the upper house of the United States Congress before January 19, which indicates that the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will likely continue into President-elect
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Chaos in Pak Senate over arrest of PDM workers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] January 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Senate session which started on December 30 has become a battleground between the Imran Khan-led government and the opposition on the issue of the arrest of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) workers.
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US assistant secretary for Health and Human Services Elinore McCance-Katz
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [USA], January 8 (ANI): Elinore McCance-Katz, assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday (local time) has submitted resignation from her post following a violent incident at the US Capitol where a pro-Trump mob breached the House and Senate cha
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Calls for removal of Trump using 25th Amendment intensify after chaotic ep
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): After a chaotic situation unfolded at the US Capitol following a pro-Trump mob swarming the House and Senate chambers on Wednesday, calls for the removal of President Donald Trump using the 25th Amendment have intensified in the country.
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Transportation Secy Elaine Chao resigns following mob violence on US Capit
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Thursday (local time) resigned from her post following a violent incident at the US Capitol where a pro-Trump mob breached the House and Senate chambers.
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Congress rejects objection to Biden's victory in Arizona
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): The House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday (local time) rejected an objection to President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Arizona.
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Democrats take US Senate as Ossoff wins in Georgia
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Democrats took control of the Senate on Wednesday (local time) as Jon Ossoff won the Georgia runoff elections, New York Times reported.
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Smoke grenades deployed on Senate side of US Capitol to disperse rioters
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Amid a violent situation unfolded in Washington as supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the US Capitol to protest the certification of Electoral College vote, smoke grenades have been deployed on the Senate side of the building, while the Capitol pol
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Woman in critical condition after being shot during protests in Washington
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): As chaos followed at the US Capitol building after pro-Trump demonstrators staged a violent protest and breached the House and Senate chambers, a woman was reported to be in a critical condition after being shot in the chest on the Capitol grounds, according
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Democrat Raphael Warnock projected to win Senate runoff against GOP candid
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Reverend Raphael Warnock, Democratic politician and senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, is projected to become the first Black Senator from Georgia, defeating Republican candidate Kelly Loeffler, CNN projected on Wednesday.
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Republicans take lead in Georgia Senate races
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Republican incumbent David Perdue has taken the lead in the Georgia Senate race that will decide whether Republicans retain control of the upper chamber with more than 61 per cent of counties/precincts reporting, official results show.
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Equity indices trade flat, PSU banks in focus
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 6 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices saw a flattish opening during early hours on Wednesday as global markets awaited the outcome of US Senate runoff elections in Georgia that will likely shape fiscal policy in the President-elect Joe Biden administration.
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