U.S government heading for a shutdown beginning at 11:59 p.m. on Friday; here's what you need to know and how it will affect AmericansSenate Democrats are unlikely to support the House Republican-approved government funding bill, risking a potential shutdown at 11:59 p.m. ...
13 Mar, 2025, 07.11 PM IST
Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to 'unleash' US resourcesChris Wright, a fossil fuel executive and CEO of Liberty Energy, has been confirmed as energy secretary by the Senate with a 59-38 vote. Wr...
04 Feb, 2025, 06.35 AM IST
Once defiant, Biden is now 'soul searching' about dropping out of raceU.S. President Joe Biden is seriously contemplating stepping aside as the Democratic presidential candidate, according to sources familiar ...
19 Jul, 2024, 06.25 AM IST
Legislation in US Congress to phase out country quota for green cards; capture unused visas for nurses and doctorsThe Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, a legislation led by Senator Kevin Cramer and Dick Durbin, makes a limited number of green cards a...
04 Nov, 2023, 08.48 AM IST
Senate control hangs in balance with a few races undecidedWith the presidential race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden also undecided, the Senate is in limbo because the vice pr...
06 Nov, 2020, 12.25 AM IST
Democrats falling short in bid for control of U.S. SenateTo win the majority in the Senate, Democrats would need to pick up three Republican seats if Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is e...
05 Nov, 2020, 07.50 AM IST
Democrats' US Senate drive halted by Republicans; key races remain undecided, as yetIn Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins won the hardest-fought race of her career, securing a fifth term by defeating Democrat Sara Gideon....
05 Nov, 2020, 06.38 AM IST
Republican incumbents hold off Democratic challengers for U.S. SenateRepublicans currently hold 53 seats. Democrats need to win four seats to take a majority, or three if Joe Biden wins the White House, which...
04 Nov, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
U.S. Poll results: Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs onWhile Democrats picked up must-win seats in Colorado and Arizona, they suffered a setback in Alabama, and Republicans held their own in one...
04 Nov, 2020, 03.34 PM IST
US election key highlights: Trump or Biden, who is winning? Here is how America's election verdict is unfoldingThe hour of reckoning for America is finally here after a long, bitter electoral battle that left the nation divided like never before. Tre...
04 Nov, 2020, 03.32 PM IST
President Trump wins battle in Florida, locked in other tight races with Joe BidenThe two men were locked in tight races across the country, with Trump also claiming the battlegrounds of Ohio and Iowa while Biden won Minn...
04 Nov, 2020, 11.40 AM IST
Senate Republicans and Democrats trade losses as battle for control over the Senate rages onControl of the Senate may not become clear for some time. Final results from at least five of the contests may not be available for days, a...
04 Nov, 2020, 10.01 AM IST
Republican Mitch McConnell wins re-election, but control of US Senate still at stakePolls closed in key states where some of the nation's most well-known senators were on the ballot. In Kentucky, Senate Majority Leader Mitc...
04 Nov, 2020, 07.54 AM IST
US Elections: Control of the Senate at stake as President Trump's allies face DemocratsFrom New England to the Deep South and the Midwest to the Mountain West, Republicans are defending seats in states once considered long sho...
04 Nov, 2020, 05.31 AM IST
Trump impeachment trial tests incumbents key to Senate controlTrump is all but certain to be acquitted on two articles of impeachment since the Constitution requires 67 votes to convict. But for just o...
30 Dec, 2019, 11.45 PM IST
Kamala Harris, 1st Indian-American in Senate, potential presidential candidate for 2020Harris, 51, is one among the six Democratic leaders, whom The Washington Post said are the top contenders to bag the party's nomination.
28 Nov, 2016, 08.43 PM IST
Barack Obama hopes US would seize on momentum of improved economy"Our economy keeps improving. I hope that we can seize on that momentum to keep improving the circumstances for every one of our citizens,"...
23 Feb, 2015, 10.58 AM IST