Twelve senators plan to oppose Biden certification
WASHINGTON: A group of Republican senators led by veteran lawmaker Ted Cruz said Saturday they will challenge Joe Biden's election win -- the latest last-ditch move to support Donald Trump's…
Still no deal in sight as US senators all for new aid package
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers urged their Senate colleagues Monday to pass an aid plan before the end of the year for the pandemic-battered economy, but without appearing to get closer to…
Trump to name Amy Coney Barrett to US Supreme Court: reports
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump intends to name Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, US media reported Friday, who if confirmed would cement a solid conservative majority on the…
China signs UN arms trade treaty
UNITED NATIONS: China signed a global pact Monday to regulate arms sales that has been rejected by the United States, the Asian power's UN ambassador said. The Communist Party leadership's…
Syria says Trump position on Golan ignores international law
Trump rejects UN arms trade treaty
INDIANAPOLIS: President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States would not abide by a UN treaty aimed at regulating the global arms trade, calling it "misguided" and an encroachment…
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Trump picks Canada envoy Kelly Craft as UN ambassador
WASHINGTON :President Donald Trump said Friday he is nominating Kelly Craft, his envoy to Canada, to be the next US ambassador to the United Nations. "Kelly has done an outstanding…
Trump backed measure to end shutdown fails in US Senate
Trump-backed measure to end shutdown fails in US Senate
WASHINGTON: The latest proposal backed by President Donald Trump to end the government shutdown -- which would reopen federal agencies and provide $5.7 billion for a border wall -- failed…
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Criminal justice reform clears Congress, heads to Trump
WASHINGTON: The US House voted overwhelmingly to pass historic criminal justice reform, sending the sweeping package to Donald Trump in a major bipartisan victory for the president. The measure, which…
US Senate unanimously passes anti-lynching measure
WASHINGTON: After a century of failed attempts, the US Senate finally passed legislation Wednesday that makes a federal crime of lynching, the racism-driven extrajudicial killings that came to symbolize America's…
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Entire US Senate to go to White House for North Korea briefing: Spicer
WASHINGTON: White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Tuesday that top Trump administration officials will hold a rare briefing tomorrow (Wednesday) for the entire U.S. Senate on the situation in North Korea. The United…