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  US Debt ceiling row: Biden, McCarthy to meet aiming to avert potentially chaotic federal default

  World | May 22, 2023 23:45 IST

  A 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 | April 15, 2023 9:42 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 | April 15, 2023 7:23 IST

  Pompeo'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 | April 01, 2023 23:51 IST

  Working 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 | February 27, 2023 6:27 IST

  In 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 | January 31, 2023 21:46 IST

  Initially, 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 | January 28, 2023 18:04 IST

  Trump 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 | December 10, 2022 14:44 IST

  Amid 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 | November 17, 2022 7:13 IST

  US 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 | November 13, 2022 11:10 IST

  US 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 | November 08, 2022 9:14 IST

  US 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 | August 17, 2022 8:40 IST

  The 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 | August 07, 2022 14:42 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 16:52 IST

  Elon 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 | July 16, 2021 10:04 IST

  A 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 | October 21, 2020 23:08 IST

  Incumbent 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 7:43 IST

  Democrats 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 | January 21, 2020 9:26 IST

  Trump'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 | December 05, 2019 8:37 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.

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  Congressional Committee to review Trump impeachment report today

  World | December 02, 2019 8:01 IST

  Democrats are aiming for a final House vote by Christmas, which would set the stage for a likely Senate trial in January.