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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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Top Trump administration officials to brief Senate, House on Iran on Tuesday

Top officials from President Donald Trump's administration will brief the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives about Iran on Tuesday afternoon,... ...

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Democrats criticise Alabama abortion measure, Gillibrand says it's 'war on women'

[USA], May 15 (ANI): Democrats on Wednesday criticised a bill passed by the Alabama Senate that outlaws abortions in the state, calling it an... ...

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Scott Morrison to form govt after 'miraculous victory'

[Australia], May 20 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks all set to form a majority Conservative government after his "miraculous"... ...

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Kamala Harris proposes equal pay measure to close gender gap

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, one of two dozen Democrats vying for the 2020 presidential nomination, on Monday proposed closing the gender pay gap by... ...

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U.S. senator convening meetings to warn business, academia of China threat

U.S. Senator Mark Warner said on Sunday that he has been organizing meetings between U.S. intelligence officials and the country's business and... ...

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