Politics
Pelosi On Track To Be Speaker Again, Faces Difficult 2021
Speaker Nancy Pelosi seemed on track Sunday to renew her hold on the House's top job, but ahead of her is the challenge of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic and revive the economy while leading the chamber's narrowest majority in two decades.
Trump Extends Visa Ban, Health Coverage Policy Advances
President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemicrelated bans on green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants through March 31, while a federal appeals court sided with him on a rule that requires new immigrants to have their own health ins...
McConnell Rules Out $2,000 Checks As Republican Tensions With Trump Rise
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday ruled out a vote on a bill to raise coronavirus relief checks to $2,000 from $600, likely killing the effort pushed by President Donald Trump.
Honduras Investigates Murders Of 2 Indigenous Leaders
Honduran authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the murders of two activists and Indigenous leaders killed in separate incidents over the weekend.
Stocks Rise Into Year-end On 2021 Recovery Hopes
Wall Street was set to open higher and world stocks edged towards recent record highs on Wednesday, with investor hopes of a strong economic recovery next year also pushing the safehaven dollar to its lowest since April 2018.
Bollywood Being Deliberately Terrorised Through NCB: Congress
Launching a veiled attack on the Centre and the BJP, the Congress in Maharashtra on Wednesday alleged that Bollywood was being deliberately "terrorised" through the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). In a statement, Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin...
Defying Trump, McConnell Puts Off Vote On $2,000 Checks, Urges Override Of Defense Bill Veto
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday put off a vote on increasing COVID19 relief checks from $600 to $2,000 and urged senators to override President Donald Trump's veto of a defense bill, in a rare challenge to his fellow Republican three wee...
McConnell Puts Off Vote On $2,000 Aid Checks, Urges Senate Override Trump Defense Veto
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday put off a vote on President Donald Trump's call to boost COVID19 relief checks and urged the Senate to override his veto of a defense bill, in a rare challenge to his fellow Republican three weeks bef...
U.S. Senate Wrangles Over $2,000 Stimulus Checks, Defense Veto As Deadline Looms
The U.S. Senate will grapple on Tuesday with whether to increase payments to Americans reeling from the COVID19 pandemic and override President Donald Trump's veto of a $740 billion defense bill, two measures set to lapse if lawmakers fail to act before a...
Battle Over $2,000 COVID-19 Aid Checks Shifts To U.S. Senate
An unusual battle in Congress over President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 coronavirus aid checks for Americans shifts on Tuesday to the Senate, where Republicans opposed to higher spending are under pressure to approve the additional relief.
U.S. Judge Orders Two Georgia Counties To Halt Voter Purge Ahead Of Senate Runoff
A federal judge on Monday ordered two Georgia counties to reverse a decision removing thousands of voters from the rolls ahead of Jan. 5 runoff elections that will determine which political party controls the U.S. Senate.
'Warning from Almighty': Rajinikanth Ends Political Bid, Cancels Party Plans Over Health Scare
Rajinikanth said 'Rajini Makkal Mandram' will continue to work with people and he requested members, public as well as his fans to forgive him.
U.S. House Approves $2,000 Coronavirus Aid Checks Sought By Trump
The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted 275134 to meet President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 COVID19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republicancontrolled Senate.
Business Highlights: Summary Of Top Stories In AP Business
Dropping his objections, President Donald Trump has signed a $2 trillionplus COVID19 and annual federal spending package into law. But Congress returns Monday to confront the White House on remaining priorities in a rare endofsession showdown. The House i...
Will Sanjay Raut’s Wife Answer ED Notice? Uddhav Meets MVA Leadership for ‘Political’ Decision
Sanjay's wife, Varsha Raut, was on Sunday asked to appear before the federal agency in Mumbai on December 29 in the PMC Bank money laundering case.
Priyanka Asks UP Cong Leaders to Spend 20 Days in Their Constituencies as Part of Organisation Building
Addressing the party officials, Priyanka said that the carrying out the process of organisation building is their primary responsibility.