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73 mass shootings in US this year, President Biden says ‘Enough’
Biden's calls for Congress to reinstate a national ban on assault rifles, which existed from 1994 to 2004, has run up against opposition from Republicans, who are staunch defenders of the constitutional right to bear arms and have had a narrow majority in the House of Representatives since January
Explained: Why Republicans ousted Ilhan Omar from powerful Foreign Affairs House committee
Republicans in the House of Representatives booted Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for ‘repeated anti-Semitic and anti-American remarks’. She alleged the move is about ‘revenge’ to ‘appease’ the former president – Donald Trump
Explained: How the US House of Representatives elect their Speaker
The House will convene to elect a Speaker for the new Congress. The majority of the Republicans plan to nominate Kevin McCarthy to lead them as they take over control of the chamber
Republican representative-elect George Santos probed for faking 'past' during campaign
The Republican has admitted to lying about having Jewish ancestry, a Wall Street pedigree, and a college degree
George Santos: Republican elected to US House admits to fabricating resume; Democrats demand his expulsion
George Santos' victory in a New York district helped his party secure a narrow majority in the House of Representatives which is the lower chamber of the Congress
Explained: How do parties and states decide presidential votes in the US?
The Democratic National Committee's rulemaking arm approved a revised schedule for early voting in the 2024 presidential primary, beginning with South Carolina, then New Hampshire and Nevada on the same day, Georgia, and finally Michigan
US Congress passes landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law
The vote in the House of Representatives saw 39 Republicans join a united Democratic majority in a rare show of bipartisanship
Explained: Why Republicans' razor-thin House majority is good for Democrats
Democrats would have loved to keep the chamber. But given how the midterm picture appeared entering this year, keeping the Senate and narrowly losing the House are both huge accomplishments and an extraordinary stroke of political luck
Who is Sandhya Devanathan, Meta's new India head?
Sandhya Devanathan joined Meta in 2016, where she was in charge of e-commerce, travel and financial services in Southeast Asia. By 2020, she was appointed as the head of Meta's gaming vertical for the Asia-Pacific region. Her new role will include strengthening Meta’s relationship with Indian brands
US midterm elections: Know the difference between a governor, senator and House member and what they actually do
A US governor is the head of a state and chief officer of the state’s executive branch. While Senators and members of the House of Representatives both pass laws in Congress and push their states’ interests, the former are far more high-profile than their counterparts
Shadow Warrior | The US midterm elections and implications especially for India
Normally the ruling party loses seats in the midterms, but this time the loss could actually turn into a rout, especially because of inflation and high interest
Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit amid Chinese angst to have long-lasting repercussions
This comes as the Chinese side put strong opposition to military cooperation between US and Taipei as China considers Taiwan as its province despite decades of separate governance
Explained: The ‘One China’ policy which is at the crux of Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
The ‘One China’ policy is the basis of Sino-US relations. As per this agreement, signed in 1979, Washington established formal ties with China rather than the island of Taiwan
US House approves CAATSA waiver for India to purchase S-400 missile system from Russia
CAATSA is a tough US law that authorises the US administration to impose sanctions on countries that purchase major defence hardware from Russia in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its alleged meddling in the 2016 US presidential elections
Global chip shortage likely to last through 2023, warns US official
Shutdowns of key Asian suppliers due to the coronavirus pandemic crippled supplies last year, just when American consumers, flush with cash from government aid, went on a spending spree buying cars and electronics, which depend on the chips
Key Congressional committee passes bill to eliminate per country cap on Green Card
Indian IT professionals, most of whom are highly skilled and come to the US mainly on the H-1B work visas, are the worst sufferers of the current immigration system which imposes a seven per cent per country quota on allotment of the coveted Green Card
Two Congressmen fly to Kabul unannounced amid chaotic evacuation; state, defence departments, White House officials 'furious'
“As members of Congress, we have a duty to provide oversight on the executive branch”, said Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer in defense
From Mickey Mouse casting ballots to Democratic 'mafia' stealing them, say-anything is Trump's legal strategy
Outgoing US president Donald Trump's overriding goal seems to be to simply throw out as many claims as possible, no matter how outlandish or baseless, in an effort to sow public doubt about Joe Biden’s victory
John Lewis, towering figure of America's Civil Rights Movement, dies at 80
On the front lines of the bloody campaign to end Jim Crow laws, with blows to his body and a fractured skull to prove it, John Lewis was a valiant stalwart of the civil rights movement and the last surviving speaker at the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.
Republicans block subpoenas for new proof as US Senate debates norms of trial on Day One; moderates force last-minute reversal in pro-Trump rules
A divided Senate began the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Tuesday in utter acrimony, as Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts to subpoena witnesses and documents related to Ukraine