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Trump indicted for bid to overturn 2020 US election: 'Forced Mike Pence, officials for...'
World | Aug 02, 2023, 11:28 AM ISTAccording to the prosecutors, Trump had forced his federal colleagues including Vice President Mike Pence to alter the results.
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US Debt ceiling row: Biden, McCarthy to meet aiming to avert potentially chaotic federal default
World | May 22, 2023, 11:45 PM ISTA budget deal would unlock a separate vote to lift the debt ceiling, now $31 trillion, to allow more borrowing to pay bills already incurred.
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US President Biden signals his aim to seek second term: 'Our intention is to run again'
World | Apr 15, 2023, 09:42 AM IST“I’ve already made that calculus. We’ll announce it relatively soon. But the trip here just reinforced my sense of optimism about what can be done," Biden said.
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Mike Pompeo eases path for his ex-boss, Trump: 'I will not contest for 2024 US Presidential polls'
World | Apr 15, 2023, 07:23 AM ISTPompeo's announcement came nearly six months after his former boss Donald Trump had started a political campaign for the next Presidential election.
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US Elections 2024: 'Low-rated' President Biden is yet to announce any breakthrough decisions
World | Apr 01, 2023, 11:51 PM ISTWorking on his own timeline could counter Biden's low approval ratings and questions about his age — the 80-year-old would turn 86 before the end of a second term.
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Pakistan, in the pocket of China, cut its aid, says Republican Nikki Haley
World | Feb 27, 2023, 06:27 AM ISTIn a statement on Sunday, Nikki Haley said, "Belarus, in the pocket of Russia. Zimbabwe, in the pocket of China. Pakistan, in the pocket of China. Cut all their aid."
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'Normalcy returns': US President Biden announces to end COVID-19 emergency on THIS date
World | Jan 31, 2023, 09:46 PM ISTInitially, the health emergency was invoked by the then-US President Donald Trump and was later extended repeatedly by his successor Biden since he took office in January 2021.
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US: Donald Trump set to kick off his 2024 White House bid today amid series of controversies
Good News | Jan 28, 2023, 06:04 PM ISTTrump and his allies hope the events will offer a show of force behind the former president after a sluggish start to his campaign that left many questioning his commitment to running again.
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'Twitter's top executives collaborated with political parties to oust Trump from platform'
Technology | Dec 10, 2022, 02:44 PM ISTAmid the tussle between Elon Musk and the former top executives of Twitter, a series of documents have now publicised "how the Twitter officials had collaborated with Democrats and federal agencies" that led to the removal of former President Donald Trump from the platform.
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US midterm polls: Republicans win slim House majority, complicating party’s ability to govern
World | Nov 17, 2022, 07:13 AM ISTUS midterm polls: A tenuous majority will provide immediate concerns for GOP leaders and also likely to complicate the party's capability to govern.
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US midterm polls: Democrats set to retain control of Senate as Republican party falters in Nevada
World | Nov 13, 2022, 11:10 AM ISTUS midterm polls: Republicans will hold 49 seats in the 100-member Senate, giving the Democrats 50 seats. Meanwhile, Georgia will undergo a run-off election on December 6 after no candidate was able to secure an outright majority.
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Donald Trump to make 'very big announcement' on November 15
World | Nov 08, 2022, 09:14 AM ISTUS Elections 2024: Reports say that former US president Donald Trump is expected to jump into the 2024 race for the White House.
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US President Joe Biden signs massive climate, health care legislation
World | Aug 17, 2022, 08:40 AM ISTThe legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change- some $375 billion over the decade- and would cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients.
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US Democrats climate, energy, tax bill clears initial Senate hurdle
World | Aug 07, 2022, 02:42 PM IST“This historic bill will reduce inflation, lower costs, fight climate change. It's time to move this nation forward,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for the Democrats.
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Elon Musk says will vote for Republican, calls Democrat 'party of hate': What all is happening
World | May 19, 2022, 04:52 PM ISTElon Musk's sudden move to take over Twitter by bringing issues like -- violation of freedom of speech, asking CEO to publicly declare the percentage of bot accounts, advocating for removing ban on Donald Trump and now publicly declaring support for Republicans, are moves that hint towards a bigger objective.
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US Senate confirms Indian-American Seema Nanda as solicitor for labour dept
World | Jul 16, 2021, 10:04 AM ISTA former CEO of the Democratic National Committee who also served in the Department of Labour during the Obama Administration, Nanda, 48, was confirmed by the Senate with 53-46 votes on Wednesday.
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Donald Trump — an unconventional American President, seeking re-election | A look at Trump 1.0
World | Oct 21, 2020, 11:08 PM ISTIncumbent US President Donald Trump, who has been the head of the state for 4 years now, is seeking to be re-elected as America heads to vote for the Presidential Election 2020 on November 3. Donald Trump is contesting against Democratic rival Joe Biden. Trump has been an unconventional political candidate, an unconventional American president and now is facing an unpredictable future.
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Democrats investigating Trump firing of State Dept. watchdog
World | May 17, 2020, 07:43 AM ISTDemocrats demanded on Saturday that the White House hand over all records related to President Donald Trump’s latest firing of a federal watchdog, this time at the State Department, and they suggested Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was responsible, in what “may be an illegal act of retaliation.”
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McConnell proposes swift impeachment trial with long days
World | Jan 21, 2020, 09:26 AM ISTTrump's legal team, in its first full filing for the impeachment court, argued that Trump did “absolutely nothing wrong” and urged the Senate to swiftly reject the “flawed″ case against him.
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Good day for Trump, bad day for Democrats, says white house after impeachment hearing
World | Dec 05, 2019, 08:37 AM IST"Today was a good day for President Trump, and a bad day for the Democrats,” the White House said on Wednesday at the end of the first day of impeachment hearings against Trump by the committee, which is all set to frame charges against him.