Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, announced Tuesday that she would run for reelection in this year’s midterm elections. “While we’ve made progress, much more needs to be done to improve people’s lives. Our democracy is at risk because the assault on the truth, …
Read More »U.S. House Jan. 6 panel asks Supreme Court to deny Trump’s bid to shield records
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s bid to block the release of his White House’s records requested in the ongoing probe. Lawyers for the select committee in a brief …
Read More »U.S. judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit seeking to shield tax returns from Congress
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. federal judge ruled Tuesday to dismiss former President Donald Trump’s bid to prevent the Department of the Treasury from turning over his tax returns to Congress. Made by Trump-appointed Judge Trevor McFadden who serves in the federal district court in Washington, D.C., the ruling …
Read More »Biden signs short-term funding bill to avert gov’t shutdown
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed a short-term funding bill that will keep the federal government running through Feb. 18, 2022, avoiding a looming partial shutdown. “Funding the government isn’t a great achievement. It’s a bare minimum of what we need to get done,” Biden …
Read More »U.S. federal judge rejects Trump’s attempt to withhold records from House Jan. 6 panel
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. federal judge ruled Tuesday that the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot can access records related to former President Donald Trump in the lead-up to the insurrection, dealing a blow to Trump’s effort to keep them secret. The ruling was made …
Read More »U.S. House votes to hold Trump’s former adviser in contempt of Congress
Washington, U.S | Xinhua | U.S. House voted Thursday to refer Steve Bannon, the onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump, to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution, accusing him of contempt of Congress over his refusal to cooperate with the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The resolution was …
Read More »U.S. House panel votes to hold Trump’s former adviser in criminal contempt
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A special committee of the U.S. House investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a report which holds a former adviser to former President Donald Trump in criminal contempt of the Congress. Released on Monday night, the report recommended that the House …
Read More »Trump sues to block Congress from obtaining documents related to Capitol riot
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Monday against the National Archives and a House special committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in a bid to block Congress from obtaining certain documents related to the insurrection. “The Committee’s request amounts to nothing less …
Read More »Biden urges Republicans to support legislation to protect voting right
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Republican lawmakers to join Democrats in passing the federal legislation that will protect Americans’ right to vote, given a cascade of restrictive voting laws have been enacted in Republican-controlled states. Delivering an impassioned speech in Philadelphia, the president …
Read More »Biden’s massive spending package tough sell to Republicans
Biden is proposing a massive package of around 4.1 trillion dollars Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden intends to pass two spending plans worth over 4 trillion U.S. dollars, but Republicans are blasting the package as wasteful and overpriced. Biden is proposing a massive package that includes infrastructure and …
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