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Senate green signals massive bill on defense, domestic spending
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): Voting overwhelmingly for legislation to fund much of the government, the U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a massive spending bill funding the Pentagon and critical domestic agencies.
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Trump to revisit criminal justice reform after midterm elections
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump and Senate leaders on Thursday agreed to hold off on a criminal-justice reform proposal until after the November midterm elections.
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Democratic Party launches software to counter bots on social media
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Aug 12 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming mid-term elections for all 435 House of Representative members and a third of the United States (US) Senate , the Democratic Party has launched an internal software to tackle potential meddling on social media. The elections are sch
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Argentina's Senate trashes bill to legalise abortion
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bueno Aires [Argentina], August 9 (ANI): Argentina's Senate on Thursday rejected a proposed bill on legalising elective abortion in the country.
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N Korea continuing to produce fissile material: Pompeo
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], July 26 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that North Korea was still producing fissile material.
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Senate votes to revoke Obamacare medical device tax
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], July 25 (ANI): The House on Tuesday voted to repeal the Obamacare medical device tax.
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Robert Wilkie named Veterans Affairs secretary
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 24 (ANI): Pentagon undersecretary Robert Wilkie was, on Monday, confirmed as the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs by the United States Senate, ending months of uncertainty over the post.
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Army has no connection with elections: Pak GHQ
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has no connection with the general elections scheduled on July 25, said a representative of General Headquarters while briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Thursday here.
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Pompeo to testify in Senate panel post Trump-Putin summit
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the coming week to discuss President Trump's recent summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland.
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India, Rwanda ink MoU to boost inter-parliamentary dialogue
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday met President of the Senate of Rwanda Bernard Makuza.
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Ishaq Dar's Senate membership suspended
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the Senate membership of former finance minister Ishaq Dar.
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Trump to announce Justice Kennedy's replacement on July 9
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 30 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that he will name a Supreme Court Justice nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9.
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