Washington, US | Xinhua | Republicans of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a procedural vote on a bill that included funding for Ukraine and Israel amid their respective conflicts, citing a lack of policy changes in the measures to improve security on the U.S.-Mexico border. Bernie Sanders, an independent …
Read More »Political theater on U.S. debt ceiling creates huge uncertainty with catastrophic implications
Washington, US | XINHUA | The debate over the debt ceiling in the United States is creating rampant uncertainty and risks an immediate economic recession, financial crisis, and hardships for American families and businesses, according to U.S. experts. Despite reaching the 31.4 trillion U.S. dollar debt limit in January, discussions …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Biden delivers State of the Union address to divided Congress amid sour public mood
Washington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night amid a sour public mood. This is Biden’s second State of the Union speech since he took office in January 2021 and the first of its kind before a …
Read More »U.S. House adjourns with no speaker elected despite longest election in 164 years
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. House of Representatives voted to adjourn until noon on Friday with no speaker elected on Thursday after 11 rounds of voting. U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy from California, the House Republican leader, fell short of the necessary votes to take the gavel in five more …
Read More »Paralyzed U.S. House temporarily adjourns as political deadlock over speakership persists
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Members of a paralyzed U.S. House of Representatives failed to elect a new speaker again on Wednesday afternoon with no end in sight to the political stalemate. The House voted to adjourn until early Wednesday night for closed-door negotiations after U.S. Congressman, Kevin McCarthy, a Republican …
Read More »U.S. House adjourns after failing to elect speaker in historic political stalemate
Kevin McCarthy falls short of majority in now Republican-controlled chamber as he faces opposition from far-right legislators Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned on Tuesday evening after its members failed to elect a speaker for the lower chamber. U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, …
Read More »McConnell re-elected as Republican leader in U.S. Senate
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Mitch McConnell was re-elected as Republican leader in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. A longtime Senate Republican leader from Kentucky, McConnell defeated U.S. Senator Rick Scott of Florida reportedly in a 37 to 10 vote. McConnell, 80, tweeted on Wednesday afternoon that he’s honored to have …
Read More »Trump announces 2024 presidential bid
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he will run for the White House again. “I am tonight announcing my candidacy for President of the United States,” the Republican said from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump, 76, also filed his paperwork …
Read More »Biden admits not enough votes to codify abortion rights in next Congress
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden admitted on Monday that he did not expect Democrats to have enough votes in the next Congress to codify abortion rights. “I don’t think there’s enough votes to codify, unless something happens unusual in the House,” Biden told reporters in Bali, Indonesia. …
Read More »Biden says midterm voters “frustrated” as control of Congress still unclear
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that 2022 midterm voters are “frustrated,” as control of the next Congress is still up in the air. “The voters were also clear that they’re still frustrated,” Biden told reporters at the White House. “I understand it’s been a …
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