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US Senate rejects Trump's border emergency as Republicans defect

In a stunning rebuke to Donald Trump, a dozen Republican senators broke party ranks and sided with Democrats to terminate the United States president's declaration of a national emergency on......

Senate okays Indian-American Neomi Rao for federal judgeship

IMAGE: Neomi Rao reacts after being nominated by President Donald Trump to replace Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals at the White House in Washington.......

Bernie Sanders to run for 2020 Presidential race

Bernie Sanders, Vermont Senator, on Tuesday announced that he will be contesting in the 2020 presidential election. It will be his second consecutive bid for the Democratic nomination after losing......

No end to US shutdown as rival bills fail in Senate

Two bills to end the United States government have been rejected by the Senate, leaving no end in sight to the record-breaking closure of federal agencies over President Donald Trump's......

Kamala Harris enters US presidential race

First Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris on Monday officially launched her campaign for the US presidential election in 2020, saying she was “honoured” to announce her bid on a day......

Rupee ends at life-time low of 69.05 per US dollar

The US dollar surged to fresh one-year high after the Fed chief's testimony to the US Senate on Wednesday bolstered the expectations of interest rate hikes, though gradually. Illustration: Uttam......

Need to scale up and ramp down H-1B visas: Senator

In less than a week of Donald Trump being sworn in as the 45th US President, the "H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act" was introduced to prioritise American workers and restore fairness in visa programmes......

RAISE Act proposes to halve immigrant count in US

Two top US senators have proposed a legislation to cut the number of legal immigrants to America by half within a decade, a move that could adversely hit those aspiring to get a green card or......

Hillary Clinton says her economic plan would create 10 million jobs

Clinton, who was joined by Senator Tim Kaine, is on a bus tour in Pennsylvania and Ohio with her vice presidential running mate Hillary Clinton, on Sunday, said her economic plan would create 10......

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Governors still in the shadows of Democrats' 2020 campaign

Being a governor isn't what it used to be, at least not in presidential politics. Three Western executives are learning that the hard way in a... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/governors-still-in-the-shadows-of-democrats-2020-campaign/articleshow/69796493.cms

U.S. senators propose law for annual certification of Hong Kong autonomy

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday responded to the crisis in Hong Kong over a proposed extradition law with China by introducing legislation that would... ...

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U.S. Senate confirms ex-Air Force General Stilwell as top diplomat for East Asia

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed former Air Force General David Stilwell to be the State Department's top diplomat for East Asia, a post that... ...

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U.S. senators urge Trump not to use Huawei as bargaining chip in trade talks

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio on Thursday urged the Trump administration not to use Huawei Technologies Co as a bargaining chip in... ...

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US ambassador to India to highlight bilateral strategic ties at Houston event

CEOs of Fortune 500 companies in the energy, healthcare, education and technology, space as well as Indian and US ambassadors. PTI | Jun 13, 2019,... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/us-ambassador-to-india-to-highlight-bilateral-strategic-ties-at-houston-event/articleshow/69767685.cms

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