US House approves spending bill to avoid official shutdown. The 336-95 vote marked a triumph for House Speaker Mike Johnson. The bill secured passage with 209 Democratic and 127 Republican votes. The U.S. House of Representatives successfully passed a short-term spending bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown, garnering widespread support across party lines on … Read more
US House Republicans aim to shutdown-averting measure amid credit alert. House Speaker Mike Johnson has been in talks about various CR options. Hardline conservatives are pushing for a measure with spending cuts. House of Representatives Republicans in the U.S. are planning to unveil a stopgap measure to prevent a partial government shutdown on Saturday. This … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke about the midterm elections on Monday. He said good candidates, track record and awareness that democracy was on the line were key factors. Schumer also said he would try to sit down with Republicans to “get something done” in lame duck session. Three things, according to Senate Majority Leader … Read more
Thousands of activists, many dressed in pink, took to the streets across the United States on Saturday to demand safe and legal abortion access. The protests are in response to a leaked draught judgment indicating that the conservative majority on the United States Supreme Court is considering overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark 1973 decision … Read more
US lawmakers were set to begin debating a nearly $40 billion aid package for Ukraine on Tuesday, as Washington warned Russia was bracing for a protracted conflict with its neighbor. Defense, humanitarian, and economic funding should pass easily, as the two parties have agreed on the details, and it will likely move quickly through Congress. … Read more
Anh-Thu Nguyen and her two roommates mail their landlord rental checks at the beginning of each month. The checks are returned a few days later. The strange routine began soon after Greenbrook Partners, a shady real estate business, bought Nguyen’s Brooklyn building in March 2021 and informed residents they had to depart by June 30. … Read more
A worldwide computer chip shortage has made it more difficult for purchasers to get their hands on vehicles, computer systems and different modern-day-day requirements, so Congress is looking to raise chip manufacturing and studies in the United States with billions of greenbacks from the federal government. Both the House and the Senate have exceeded important … Read more
WASHINGTON: US senators struck a deal on Tuesday to create a one-time law, allowing Democrats to lift the nation’s borrowing authority and avert a catastrophic credit default without requiring votes from the opposition Republicans. The House of Representatives approved the fix in an evening vote and it is expected to be approved by the Senate in … Read more
WASHINGTON: The US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill on Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to keep federal agencies running into 2022 and avert a costly holiday season government shutdown. With the clock ticking down to the 11:59 pm Friday deadline, the Senate voted by 69 to 28 to keep the lights on … Read more
