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Bill tabled in US House to terminate Pakistan's 'Non-NATO ally' status
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A US lawmaker has introduced a bill titled "To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally, and for other purposes" in the US Congress that seeks to cancel the designation of Pakistan as a Major non-NATO Ally (MNNA).
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US House passes resolution banning sales from strategic petroleum reserve
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The House passed the Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act along bipartisan lines in a vote of 331-97, The Hill newspaper reported. The report said 113 Democrats joined all Republicans who voted in passing the measure.
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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Kevin McCarthy on Saturday announced that bill for funding 87000 new Internal Revenue Service agents will be repealed when his party comes back to power, CNN reported.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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US House adjourns for third day without electing Speaker, McCarthy loses i
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Lawmakers voted five times on Thursday. However, Kevin McCarthy was unable to secure the majority of votes needed for being elected as the speaker.
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US: Kevin McCarthy loses seventh vote for speaker despite offering concess
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Kevin McCarthy has failed to secure 218 votes and had 20 total GOP lawmakers voting against him.
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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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US House fails to pick Speaker on first ballot for first time in a century
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
US House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed to attain the required number of votes to succeed Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) as a Speaker on the first ballot thus sending the House to a second ballot for the first time in a century, The New York Post reported.
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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 bans TikTok on all House-managed devices over 'security risks'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Citing "number of security risks," US House staffers have been banned from downloading TikTok on House devices.
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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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