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Our very first bill will repeal funding for 87,000 new IRS agents: Speaker
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy on Saturday announced that bill for funding 87000 new Internal Revenue Service agents will be repealed when his party comes back to power, CNN reported.
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Republican Kevin McCarthy elected US House Speaker after 15 rounds of voti
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
McCarthy, who now becomes second in line for the presidency, clinched victory following the longest speakership election in 160 years as the establishment Republicans took 15 rounds of voting over a span of four days to fend off a right-wing, anti-McCarthy rebellion.
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Biden slams Republicans as they fail to elect Speaker, calls "embarrassing
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
While talking with the reporters, Biden said, "That's not my problem. I just think it's a little embarrassing it's taking so long and the way they're dealing with one another,"
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Uncertainty grows over McCarthy's fate as US House adjourns after 3 failed
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The adjournment of the US House of Representatives after it failed to elect a speaker despite three attempts to obtain the required support in three rounds of voting on Tuesday has resulted in growing uncertainty over Kevin McCarthy's fate who was regarded as the Republican Party's favourite
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TikTok is "digital fentanyl", says incoming GOP China committee chair
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
TikTok, whose parent company, ByteDance has been banned from electronic devices managed by the US House of Representatives, according to an internal notice sent to House staff.
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US House approves USD 45 bn aid package for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the US House of Representatives passed a USD 1.7 trillion spending Bill to aid devastated Ukraine, a USD 45 billion aid package was also given a green flag on Saturday.
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President Joe Biden welcomes US House's passage of Respect for Marriage Ac
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, Biden said, "Today, Congress took a critical step to ensure that Americans have the right to marry the person they love."
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US House passes bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage, it now
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The House vote was 258 to 169 with 39 Republicans joining Democrats in supporting the legislation.
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Republicans projected to win control of US House of Representatives: US me
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Wednesday, the outlet projected Republicans to win a majority in the lower chamber, at least 218 seats, but by narrow margins. Democrats retained their majority in the Senate following the midterm.
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US Mid-Term Polls: Indian-American lawmakers elected to House of Represent
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Apparently, five Indian-American lawmakers clenched victory during the US mid-term elections and were elected to the US House of Representatives.
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US resolution calls for recognition of Pak "genocide" against Bengalis, Hi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Pakistan army committed genocide in Bangladesh against Bengalis and Hindus during the Bangladesh Liberation war, stated a newly introduced resolution in the US House that condemns Pakistan's actions and called on President Joe Biden to recognise the atrocit
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In a first, Resolution tabled in US for declaring Pak army action in Bangl
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 15 (ANI): For the first time after several years of sustained efforts, a resolution has been tabled in the US House of Representatives declaring Pakistan Army's action against Bengalis and Hindus in 1971 during the Liberation War of Bangladesh as a "genocide" and
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