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US lawmakers unveil $1.7 trillion funding bill draft to avoid shutdownThe Senate and House Appropriations Committees released the text of the bill, which runs to 4,155 pages and covers spending through the end...- Senator Leahy of Vermont advised hip surgerySenator Leahy has just had a massive fall and doctors recommend hip surgery at the earliest.
- Bipartisan Bill to reform EB-5 visa program introduced in US CongressThe EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021, introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley (Republican) and Patrick Leahy (Democrat), calls for the r...
- Senator Leahy, not chief justice, to preside over Trump's second impeachment trialPatrick Leahy of Vermont is president pro tempore of the Senate, meaning he is empowered to preside over Senate sessions in the absence of ...
- New bill in US Senate for more green cardsDemocratic party senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy introduced on Wednesday the Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Fa...
- Ex-Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin sworn in as US Treasury SecretaryHe was sworn in as the Treasury Secretary by Vice President Mike Pence soon after he was confirmed by the US Senate by a vote of 53 to 48 y...
- Obama administration calls for new law to reform NSA's telephone and Internet spyingThe Obama administration has called on the US Congress to pass a bi-partisan law reforming the NSA's secretive telephone and internet spyin...
- CIA apologises for spying on US Senate computersCIA today apologised for the US spy agency's act " in a manner inconsistent with the common understanding reached" between the parties.
- US condemns military coup in Thailand, warns on relations"I am disappointed by the decision of the Thai military to suspend the constitution and take control of the govt." Secretary of State John ...
- Actions by Chinese ships in South China Sea deeply troubling: US SenatorsA bipartisan group of powerful American Senators has called the recent actions by Chinese ships in the South China Sea "deeply troubling".
- No better way to protect US than surveillance, says NSA chiefThe NSA chief said he knows of no better way his agency can help protect the US from foreign threats than with spy programs.
- Google, Apple, others back bill to clip NSA wingsIn a letter to Senators, these technology giants backed the legislation authored by thee lawmakers to end NSA's bulk collection of phone re...
- Srikanth Srinivasan will serve with distinction: ObamaWith his confirmation, Srinivasan has become the first South Asian to be appointed to the top court, amid speculation that he may one day b...
- Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan will serve with distinction: Barack ObamaDescribing him as a "trailblazer" who personifies the best of America, the US President Barack Obama has said that Indian-American Srikanth...
- US needs a comprehensive immigration reform: White HouseThe US needs a comprehensive reform system functional both for dealing with legal and illegal immigration in the country, the White House h...
- US Senate committee cuts aid to Pakistan over Dr Shakil Afridi convictionThe US has insisted that there is no basis to imprison Dr Shakil Afridi on treason charges, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton denounc...
- US Senate panel slashes aid to Pakistan by more than halfA key Senate panel has voted to slash American assistance to Islamabad by more than half, approving only $ 1 billion in aid for fiscal 2013.
- Google and Apple to testify before Congress on privacy issuesGoogle and Apple have agreed to testify before a Congressional committee next month about consumer privacy issues related to smartphones, t...
- US Senate committee passes online piracy billThe US Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation on Thursday that would give US law enforcement more tools to crack down on websites en...
- Intel chief says telecoms refuse to comply with wiretap requests under expired lawTwo top Bush administration officials said Friday that some telecommunications companies are resisting wiretap orders for terrorists becaus...
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