US President Joe Biden prioritising abortion legislation ahead of midtermsIt's the first time Biden has prioritised abortion legislation in this way ahead of the November midterms. Republicans are widely projected...
18 Oct, 2022, 09.37 PM IST
Bill Gates and the secret push to save Joe Biden’s climate billBill Gates started wooing Joe Manchin of West Virginia and other senators who might prove pivotal for clean-energy policy in 2019 over a me...
17 Aug, 2022, 02.02 PM IST
Will Democrat Senator Kyrsten Sinema support proposed climate, tax Bill?The Democrats need Kyrsten Sinema's support in getting tax and climate legislation cleared. The prospects of the bill seem to be in doubt a...
02 Aug, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
Silent Kyrsten Sinema becomes headache for Democrats as Senators eye $700 billion billThe Arizona centrist has not weighed in till now, and they might litigate the agreement for climate, tax and healthcare against the Republi...
29 Jul, 2022, 09.48 PM IST
Will enact global minimum corporate tax, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen saysYellen told reporters on Saturday that finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies reached strong consensus about many issues, i...
16 Jul, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
President Joe Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion accessAs a former senator, Biden has been reluctant to support changes to the filibuster, which allows any member of the 100-member chamber to bl...
30 Jun, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
- Jeff Bezos criticises Biden once again over inflation
Bezos called out the Biden administration for pushing US inflation by injecting more stimulus.
16 May, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
US Senate fails to pass Roe V. Wade Bill protecting abortion rights ahead of Supreme Court decisionThe Senate failed to pass Roe v. Wade bill on Wednesday, which would have enshrined a right to abortion. The Democrats could not overcome t...
12 May, 2022, 09.20 PM IST
Wall Street Week Ahead: 'Santa Claus' stocks rally? Investors look to Omicron for directionOverall, the S&P 500 is down only 0.1% since the Omicron variant was identified on Nov. 24. Travel and tourism stocks that would be most af...
23 Dec, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
Democrats try to 'build back' after Senator Manchin tanks $2 trillion billBiden and Manchin spoke later Sunday, according to a person familiar with the call, first reported by Politico. It was cordial and respectf...
21 Dec, 2021, 03.04 PM IST
Omicron worries spur 2% slide in European stocksThe pan-European STOXX 600 was down 2.3%, hitting its lowest in more than two weeks.
20 Dec, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
Goldman Sachs cuts U.S. GDP forecast after Manchin retreats on Biden's billManchin, a moderate Democrat, appeared to deal a fatal blow to Biden's Build Back Better (BBB) policy bill on Sunday, which aims to expand ...
20 Dec, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
US President Joe Biden acknowledges $2T bill stalled, but vows it will passBiden said he and his team will continue to have discussions with Manchin next week. The White House and the congressional leaders plan to ...
17 Dec, 2021, 12.35 PM IST
White House eyes new climate change strategies in Biden billThe emerging proposals would expand grants and loans in the agriculture and industrial sectors to help them shift to clean energy providers...
26 Oct, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
Biden, Democrats back at it, scaling back $3.5 trillion planHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi met privately with the party's lawmakers for a morning session to assess the path forward. She had earlier vowed...
02 Oct, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
Democrats struggle to save Biden $3.5T bill, no deal struckThe political stakes could hardly be higher. Biden and his party are reaching for a giant legislative accomplishment — promising a vast rew...
01 Oct, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
US bill would link 2026 World Cup funds to women's equal payThe United States will co-host the 2026 World Cup tournament along with neighbors Mexico and Canada.
10 Jul, 2019, 10.00 AM IST