Tag: US House of Representatives
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Democracy Denuded
On closer reflection, both the charge and the comeuppance are epochal. And so it has been in the House of Representatives. Mr Trump has been charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the storming of Capitol Hill, home to Congress, on 6 January.
January 17, 2021 -
US Congress passes bill to sanction China over Uighur crackdown
The legislation requires the US administration to determine which Chinese officials are responsible for the 'arbitrary detention, torture and harassment' of Uighurs and other minorities.
May 28, 2020 -
‘Any Religious Test’; US House panel tweets against India’s Citizenship Bill
As a standing committee of the US House of Representatives, the House Foreign Affairs Committee has jurisdiction over the bills and investigations pertaining to US foreign affairs.
December 10, 2019 -
Only black Republican, Donald Trump critic in US House will not seek reelection
The representative has criticized Trump's attacks on ethnic minority lawmakers as "unbecoming of the leader of the free world."
August 2, 2019 -
Donald Trump’s comedown
Donald Trump is apparently inching towards a compromise in the wake of Ms Pelosi’s threat to block the US President from delivering the State of the Union address in the House chamber until the government reopens.
January 26, 2019 -
US government shutdown set to drag on to 2019 as Trump, Democrats stick to their stands
President Donald Trump has refused to sign any stopgap spending bill that does not have provisions to fund a wall along the US-Mexico border which he says is essential to stop the flow of illegal immigrants.
December 28, 2018 -
US dollar rises amid concerns over split Congress after elections
Investors kept a close watch on whether Democrats will claw back control of the US House of Representatives and Republicans will hold on to its Senate majority.
November 7, 2018 -
Move to posthumously award US Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi
Introduced in the US House of Representatives by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney from New York on September 23, the resolution (H R 6916) is co-sponsored by four Indian American lawmakers in the House Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna and Pramila Jayapal.
October 2, 2018 -
China uses economic leverages to silence Tibet’s friends: Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi, a senior Democratic leader from the US House of Representatives, on Wednesday accused China of using economic leverages to silence friends of Tibet. Adopting a tough stand over the situation in Tibet, she said: "We will not be silenced by the brutal tactics of China. "China uses its economic leverages to silence the voices of …
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May 10, 2017 -
US House of Representatives begins repealing Obamacare
The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to take initial steps toward repealing Obamacare, following Thursday's Senate vote on the issue. House representatives voted 227-198 for a resolution to determine the congressional budget for the 2017 fiscal year and the appropriate budgetary levels for the 2016-2018 fiscal years, allowing the Republicans to adjust budgets …
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January 14, 2017