Zelensky gives Ukrainian battle flag to US Congress
President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a Ukrainian battle flag to US lawmakers following an address to a joint session of Congress ...
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US Congress passes bill to protect same-sex marriage, Biden to sign
Washington—The US Congress on Thursday passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law, and President Joe Biden has ...
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US Congress urged to pass $52-b chip subsidies
WASHINGTON, United States—President Joe Biden on Monday pushed Congress to pass a bill providing domestic semiconductor manufacturers with $52 billion ...
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PNP to US Congress: Specify human rights raps
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday appealed to American lawmakers to specifically cite accusations of human rights violations hurled ...
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US Congress avoids default with an increase in stop-gap debt limit
WASHINGTRON—US lawmakers rubber-stamped a short-term bill to lift the nation’s borrowing authority Tuesday, averting the threat of a first-ever debt ...
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US government shutdown averted hours before deadline
US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to avert a crippling government ...
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US Democrats unveil massive $3.5-t budget
WASHINGTON—US lawmakers on Monday laid out a $3.5-trillion budget framework, calling it the “most consequential” social spending plan since the ...
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Huge changes for internet and Big Tech loom under five bills
WASHINGTON"•The antitrust overhaul package unveiled in Congress targeting Big Tech, if enacted, could have far-reaching effects on how people use ...
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Delay pullout of US troops vs Taliban – group
A study mandated by the US Congress called Wednesday for a delay in a troop pullout from Afghanistan planned by ...
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Trump to skip Joe Biden’s inauguration
By the time Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US president Wednesday, his scandal-tainted predecessor Donald Trump will ...
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