House Of Representatives

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

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