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Senate Democrats reject government funding bill for tenth time over healthcare subsidiesSenate Democrats blocked a government funding bill for the tenth time Thursday, October 16, demanding guarantees on Affordable Care Act hea...18 Oct, 2025, 12.35 AM IST- Senator Mitch McConnell, 83, 'all good' after falling in senate office buildingSenator Mitch McConnell experienced a fall in the Russell Senate Office Building. He was assisted by an aide and a Capitol Police officer. ...17 Oct, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
- US government shutdown begins as partisan division rules WashingtonThe U.S. government shut down Wednesday amid deep partisan divisions over a funding deal, furloughing 750,000 federal workers and costing $...01 Oct, 2025, 09.43 AM IST
- Democrats use 'magic minute': Hakeem Jeffries speaks for more than eight hours to delay Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill'Hakeem Jeffries, a Democratic leader, gave a long speech against Donald Trump's tax and spending bill. He used a special House rule to spea...04 Jul, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
- Is Hakeem Jeffries still talking? Here's latest from Trump's Big Beautiful BillHakeem Jeffries speech captured national attention as he delivered a record-breaking 8-hour 44-minute address on the House floor, slamming ...03 Jul, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
- Watch: MAGA influencers accuse Cory Booker of Nazi-style salute, call him ‘literally Hitler’Senator Cory Booker’s closing gesture at a Democratic convention has sparked fierce online criticism, drawing comparisons to salutes made b...01 Jun, 2025, 07.44 AM IST
- Democrats are fighting back against President Donald Trump. Are Republicans losing ground?Republicans hung on to two House seats in Florida on the same night, but with leads greatly reduced from Trump's 2024 victory margins -- wo...03 Apr, 2025, 01.16 AM IST
- US Senator Cory Booker sets new Senate record with over 24-hour speech against Donald TrumpUS Senator Cory Booker has made history with the longest Senate floor speech in modern times, speaking for 25 hours and five minutes in a d...02 Apr, 2025, 06.37 AM IST
- If Trump's not careful, he could walk US right into a recession: Elissa SlotkinIn her rebuttal to President Trump's address, Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin criticized the president for increasing everyday costs for Ameri...05 Mar, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
- Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in American history, to step down as Republican leaderMitch McConnell, the powerful US political tactician who has advanced conservative causes for years and been a strong defender of aid to Uk...29 Feb, 2024, 06.24 AM IST
- As investors look to Jackson Hole, options markets see 'a lot of nothing'Investors typically place bets, or hedges, that would protect their portfolios around events that could generate market volatility.18 Aug, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
- 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 ...09 Feb, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
- View: Joe Biden may be winning, but America’s future is notThe state of U.S. politics is dangerous dysfunction. A new nation is struggling to be born. An old nation is doing all it can to make it a ...05 Nov, 2020, 07.12 AM IST
- From 'Panglossian countenance' to 'Floccinaucinihilipilification', RBI reinvents GreenspeakGreenspan was known for his wordy statements, attempting to prevent the markets from overreacting.25 Aug, 2019, 06.06 PM IST
- Barack Obama's 'Happy Warrior' Joseph Biden too gets second termJoseph Biden and Barack Obama faced each other as challengers in the 2008 Democratic primary, but in opting for a staus quo in Washington t...07 Nov, 2012, 10.10 PM IST
- US Election: Obama wins Vermont, McCain gains KentuckyBarack Obama has won Vermont and John McCain has gained Kentucky in the final straight of the race for the White House. Barack Obama I John...05 Nov, 2008, 06.12 AM IST
- Democrats choose Obama as historic nomineeDemocrats formally named Barack Obama their presidential candidate on Wednesday.28 Aug, 2008, 09.10 AM IST
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