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US Congress passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON: The US Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an…
Shutdown looms as US Senate, House advance separate spending plans
WASHINGTON : The Democratic-led US Senate forged ahead on Thursday with a bipartisan stopgap funding bill aimed at averting a fourth partial government shutdown in…
Biden: President Biden signs debt ceiling bill that pulls US back from brink of unprecedented default
WASHINGTON: With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on…
Congress: Gratified that Speaker McCarthy invited PM Modi to address joint session of Congress: Ro Khanna
WASHINGTON: Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna has welcomed the decision of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint…
Congress: PM Modi invited to address US Congress during June 22 state visit
WASHINGTON: “Washington is broken” is a familiar lament to describe the political dysfunction is the US Capital. But there’s one issue warring Democrats and Republicans…
House: House vote on debt-limit bill faces Republican resistance
WASHINGTON: Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy toiled on Wednesday to lock down the votes to pass his deal with President Joe Biden to suspend the…
Biden: Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default
WASHINGTON: An “agreement in principle” between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling, but now Congress has…
Negotiators ‘closer to an agreement’ on US debt crisis, but no deal in sight
WASHINGTON: US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday that Republican negotiators were “closer to an agreement” that would resolve the looming debt crisis,…
US Congressional Caucus urges speaker McCarthy to invite PM Modi for US Congress’ joint session
WASHINGTON: The influential Congressional India Caucus co chairs on Tuesday urged House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint…
Despite ‘productive’ talks, US debt-limit deal still out of reach
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden and House speaker Kevin McCarthy said they had a productive debt-ceiling discussion on Monday at the White House, but there was…