Tag: US Congress

• Thursday, July 25th 2024 - 08:41 UTC

  Netanyahu calls for NATO-style alliance against Iran

  

  Wednesday's speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the US Congress seemed to herald the foundations around which Western civilization will revolve soon. As he described the world for when victory over the pro-Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has been achieved, supporters of the other faction in the ongoing Middle East conflict vandalized adjacent areas in Washington DC, particularly Union Station.

• Friday, March 8th 2024 - 11:00 UTC

  Biden gives State of the Union speech in campaign mode

  

  US President Joseph Biden of the Democratic Party Thursday gave the traditional State of the Union speech before Congress which was regarded by many as the kickoff of his reelection bid against his predecessor, the Republican Donald Trump, who won sweeping victories in primaries on Super Tuesday this week.

• Monday, January 8th 2024 - 11:29 UTC

  US Congress reaches deal to avert gov't shutdown

  

  Lawmakers from both major parties have reached a deal to avoid a US government shutdown in 2024, Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Sunday in Washington DC.

• Thursday, December 14th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

  US House to move on with Biden's impeachment process

  

  The United States House of Representatives voted 221-212 strictly along party lines Wednesday to launch a preliminary probe into the possible causes for the impeachment of President Joseph Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson announced in Washington DC.

• Monday, December 19th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  US Congress passes Bolivar Act banning deals with Maduro's gov't

  

  The US Senate has passed the so-called Bolivar Act whereby no business may be conducted with the Venezuelan regime of President Nicolás Maduro.

• Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 20:08 UTC

  Facebook too suspends Republican Congresswoman's account

  

  Just hours after Twitter banned Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene permanently, Facebook gave her a 24-hour suspension for remarks she made on the alleged negative side of covid-19 vaccines.

• Saturday, December 4th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Inflation beats the Fed: the word “transitory” eliminated from forecasts

  

  Federal Reserve policymakers finally acknowledge the increasing risk of more persistent inflation in months ahead and thus the word “transitory” has been eliminated from the inflation forecasts.

• Friday, October 1st 2021 - 08:41 UTC

  United States barely avert gov't shutdown, but only for a few months

  

  US President Joseph Biden Thursday signed into law the government funding bill, hours after Congress agreed on it in a last-minute rush to avoid a shutdown.

• Tuesday, June 22nd 2021 - 08:38 UTC

  Returning US “war powers” from the White House to Congress stalled in Senate

  

  Republican Senators are delaying an upper House committee's vote on the repeal of the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, (AUMF), the so-called wide-ranging war powers that allowed the war in Iraq, and other military actions.

• Tuesday, March 9th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Massive relief package of US$ 1,9 trillion will be addressed Wednesday at US Lower House

  

  REUTERS – The United States House of Representatives will discuss on Wednesday the Senate version of the sweeping US$ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package backed by President Joe Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday.