By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The morning after U.S. House of Representatives Republicans united around new Speaker Mike Johnson, lawmakers on Thursday returned their attention to spending bills urgently needed to avert a government shutdown and respond to crises overseas. Congress has just over three weeks until a stopgap […]
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WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – As the flames of war burn in the Middle East and Ukraine, the U.S. Congress is immobilized by a brawl among Republicans, a dysfunction that even some in Donald Trump’s party worry is giving comfort to the nation’s adversaries. The House of Representatives has drifted […]
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party’s hardliners for a partisan bill. The Democratic-majority Senate voted 88-9 to pass the measure to avoid […]
Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of talk of UFOs. Which isn’t unusual in the US – over the decades, it has become for many enthusiasts a kind of obsession. But what is unusual is that recently this UFO chatter has gone beyond internet forums, YouTube channels […]
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting what would have been a first-ever default. The Senate voted 63-36 to approve the bill that was passed on Wednesday by the House […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China sanctioned a United States lawmaker Thursday for his visit to Taiwan, saying he violated the “One China” principle that says Beijing has sovereignty over the island. The mainland’s ruling Communist Party says Taiwan, which split from the mainland in 1949 amid a civil war, must be […]
Pedestrians walk past the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in central London, UK, on October 11, 2022. (Carlos Jasso/AFP/Getty Images) Britain’s parliament has banned TikTok on all lawmakers’ official devices and the “wider parliamentary network,” citing concerns over cybersecurity. The ban applies to all networks and devices associated with […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Rep. Brett Guthrie goes back to the threatening video that Rep. Cammack presented and asks why and how it’s been up for 41 days. “We had a threat against our committee…you seem to be able to […]