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Pramila Jayapal becomes first South Asian American woman to preside over U
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], Jun 5 (ANI): Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat from Washington D.C., became the first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives.
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US House passes USD 19.1 billion disaster relief bill
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jun 4 (ANI): After months of negotiations and a week-long recess, the US House of Representatives on Monday cleared a USD 19.1 billion disaster relief bill aimed at providing funds to areas hit by earthquake, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfire.
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Nancy Pelosi accuses William Barr of lying to US Congress, says 'that's a
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 3 (ANI): Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi on Thursday (local time) claimed Attorney General William Barr "lied" to Congress while testifying before a Senate panel about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia's alleged meddling in 2016 P
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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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Resolution to make Mueller's Russia probe public passed
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution directing the Justice Department to release special counsel Robert Mueller's highly anticipated inquiry report in the alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.<
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House of Representatives passes resolution to overturn Trump's emergency d
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): The US House of Representatives passed a resolution to overturn President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration, on Tuesday (local time).
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US House passes bill to end support for Yemen war
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) overwhelmingly passed legislation that would require President Donald Trump to withdraw US military assistance from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
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House rejects US govt's decision of lifting sanctions linked to Russian ol
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected the Donald Trump administration's decision of rolling back of sanctions on firms linked to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who is considered a close aide to Russian President Vladimir P
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Democrats strategise to reopen government
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): The Democrats plan to vote on two spending bills and a stopgap measure to re-open the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday when they take over the US House Majority.
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Colorado gets first openly gay governor
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (USA), Nov 7 (ANI): After securing a majority in the United States' House of Representatives in the midterm polls, the state of Colorado is all set to receive its first openly gay governor- a Democrat candidate.
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US House of Representatives passes GOP tax bill
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], December 20 (ANI): The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the largest tax bill in the country.
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US House of Representatives passes GOP tax reform bill
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], November 17 (ANI): The United States House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to cut taxes on businesses and individuals as part of the Republicans effort to overhaul the American tax system.
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