Congress sends Biden $2.5 trillion debt limit hike, avoiding defaultCapping a marathon day, the House gave final approval to the legislation early Wednesday morning on a near-party-line 221-209 vote, defusin...
15 Dec, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
Wall Street ends higher on optimism about US debt-ceiling dealThe Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3% to end at 34,416.99 points, while the S&P 500 gained 0.41% to 4,363.55.
07 Oct, 2021, 08.36 AM IST
Analysis: Impeachment proves imperfect amid US polarizationThe results were ultimately unsurprising: a fast impeachment in the Democratic-led House followed by acquittal in the Senate, where 17 Repu...
14 Feb, 2021, 11.36 AM IST
Donald Trump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense billThe president has made numerous threats over Twitter to veto the bill over a requirement that military bases honoring Confederate leaders e...
13 Dec, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
View: Major challenges that await Joe Biden when he officially steps into the White HouseBesides, as a senator from Delaware for 36 successive years from 1973 to 2009, he knows full well the personalities and machinations of the...
08 Dec, 2020, 09.52 AM IST
Transfer of power will be orderly and happen right on time, says Senator Mitch McConnellOf late, several Republican lawmakers have been directly or indirectly acknowledging that Biden has won the elections. During a vote on the...
18 Nov, 2020, 12.02 PM IST
In the event of a Biden win, his presidency could be shaped by twin Senate runoffs in GeorgiaShould Democrats win them, Biden would be dealing with a majority in the Senate, increasing his chances for passing legislation and securin...
06 Nov, 2020, 12.02 PM IST
Stimulus impasse risks dragging to September, imperiling economyThe White House says Democrats must reduce demands for state and local aid and for $600 a week in unemployment relief to restart the talks....
12 Aug, 2020, 07.50 AM IST
GOP civil war has quietly exploded back into the open and it could get nastier than everFor a 56th birthday present to himself, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-North Carolina) took perhaps the most aggressive step yet against the Republic...
03 Aug, 2015, 12.05 PM IST
China has hacked 'every major company' in US: Mike McConnellMcConnell, who served as director of national intelligence under President George W Bush, made the comments during a speech at the Universi...
15 Mar, 2015, 03.34 PM IST
- US intelligence official hints at Lashkar hand
US National Intelligence director Mike McConnell has pointed to involvement of groups operating out of Pakistan in the Mumbai attack.
04 Dec, 2008, 01.06 AM IST
- US National Intelligence blames LeT for Mumbai attacks
US Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell blamed Lashkar-e-Taiba for the deadly attacks attacks in Mumbai. Crores spent to protec...
03 Dec, 2008, 10.21 AM IST
- Top intel chiefs expect to lose jobs under Obama: report
Current chiefs of National Intelligence and the CIA expect to be replaced when Barack Obama takes over as US president on January 20.
13 Nov, 2008, 01.36 AM IST
- US intelligence chief sees growing potential for conflict
The risk of international conflict will increase in the next two decades as China, India and Russia become major powers and competition for...
31 Oct, 2008, 10.29 AM IST
- Intel chief says telecoms refuse to comply with wiretap requests under expired law
Two top Bush administration officials said Friday that some telecommunications companies are resisting wiretap orders for terrorists becaus...
23 Feb, 2008, 05.51 AM IST
- Al Qaeda leaving Iraq to establish cells in other countries: US
The US intelligence chief has said that the al Qaeda is leaving Iraq to establish its cells in other countries.
06 Feb, 2008, 09.47 PM IST
- Laden alive in Pakistan: US spy chief
Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden is alive and sheltering in lawless parts of Pakistan on the border with Afghanistan.
22 Jul, 2007, 09.23 PM IST