Four Republicans join Democrats as House votes to curb Trump’s Iran war powers
The closely contested vote exposed divisions within the Republican Party while renewing debate over Congress' authority to approve extended military operations overseas.
The closely contested vote exposed divisions within the Republican Party while renewing debate over Congress' authority to approve extended military operations overseas.
Rubio’s testimony, which coincided with a fresh round of Israel-Lebanon political talks at the State Department, offered few definitive answers on several key issues.
Congress sharply questioned Pentagon officials after US Iran war costs crossed USD 29 billion, while experts warned the long-term financial burden could eventually touch USD 1 trillion.
Trump projected optimism over US-China trade ties before his Beijing trip, while American lawmakers unveiled a bipartisan bill targeting Chinese connected vehicles and auto technology.
When King Charles III rose to address the US Congress, the setting suggested a ceremony. The substance suggested something closer to intervention.
A Washington Post report says US strikes on Iran consumed $5.6 billion in weapons in just two days, as the Trump administration prepares to seek massive new defence funding.
A sanctions bill moving through the US Congress would, if enacted, authorise punitive “secondary” trade measures ~ potentially including tariffs as high as 500 per cent ~ against countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas, petroleum products or uranium.
Significantly, Fadnavis chose to react after former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan repeated his claim that a "Marathi man" will become the new Prime Minister of India after a "political earthquake" after December 19, speaking to media persons at a book release function at Pimpri Chinchwad on Monday.
Greene’s resignation means a special election will have to be held for her seat as there is no provision in the US Congress to temporarily fill a seat with an unelected person.
President Donald Trump’s first address to the US Congress in his second term was not just a policy statement ~ it was a declaration of dominance.
