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Joe Biden is set to sign the measure into law in the coming hours. Washington, United States: The US Congress passed an 11th-hour funding bill Saturday to keep federal agencies running for another 45 days and avert a costly government shutdown — although the deal left out aid to war-torn Ukraine requested by President Joe…
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The U.S. House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage to send the package to the Senate. | Photo Credit: AP Afghanistan Embassy in India announces decision to cease operations from October 1 The Afghanistan…
Staring down a likely government shutdown, the White House wants to make sure any blame falls at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue — specifically on House Republicans. After all, it’s House Republicans who have been paralysed by their inability to pass a funding package, and Republicans who don’t want to uphold a bipartisan spending…
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The House on Saturday swiftly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts. | Photo Credit: AP On the brink of a federal government shutdown, the House on Saturday swiftly approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin…
“Democracies don’t have to die at the end of a rifle, US President Joe Biden said. Washington: President Joe Biden urged Americans to stand up for democracy in a speech Thursday that accused ” rival Donald Trump and “extremist” Republicans of trying to subvert US institutions. “Democracies don’t have to die at the end of…
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U.S. President Joe Biden joins striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) on the picket line outside the GM’s Willow Run Distribution Center, in Belleville, Wayne County, Michigan on U.S., September 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Joe Biden became the first sitting U.S. president to stand on a picket line on September 26,…
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President Joe Biden during the first U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit at the State Department in Washington, on Sept. 29, 2022. FILE | Photo Credit: AP President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations Monday with two South Pacific nations, the Cook Islands and Niue, as his administration aims to show to Pacific Island leaders…
The White House said this year’s effort would focus on priorities including climate change. Washington: President Joe Biden will host a second summit with Pacific island leaders this week, part of a U.S. charm offensive to block further Chinese inroads into a strategic region Washington has long considered its own backyard. During the three-day meeting,…
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US lawmakers have until midnight on September 30 to reach an agreement on a spending bill. Washington: President Joe Biden on Saturday blamed “a small group of extreme Republicans” for a budget impasse that has placed the US government a week away from a shutdown, urging the lawmakers to resolve the issue. Speaking at a…
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On her tour, the vice president is greeted with choreography and cheers. Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris stepped out recently on the campus of a Pennsylvania university and was greeted by a troupe of cheerleaders. “She’s got that fever. She’s got that heat. She’s our VP. You can’t compete,” they chanted. Harris, 58, is hoping…
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