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GOP's Biden Vote Revolt Is Atypical Challenge For McConnell
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell thinks its dangerous for his party to challenge Presidentelect Joe Bidens election triumph. But some Republicans are charging ahead anyway, and this time McConnell is facing dynamics he cant fully control.
U.S. House Republican Kevin Brady Tests Positive For COVID-19
U.S. Representative Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the House of Representatives taxwriting Ways and Means Committee, said on Tuesday that he had tested positive for coronavirus weeks after receiving a first dose of the Pfizer Inc COVID19 vaccine.
Global Stocks Fall, Bond Yields Rise As Investors Brace For Possible Democrat Triumph In Georgia
Global stock prices slipped and U.S. bond yields rose on Wednesday as investors braced for the prospect that Democrats could win both races in a U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia, handing them control of the crucial chamber.
Delhi BJP Challenges Deputy CM Manish Sisodia for Debate on Education Model of AAP Govt
Delhi BJP spokespersons Harish Khurana and Pooja Suri, in a joint press conference, said Sisodia and his party leaders are challenging Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments for debates on the condition of schools there, while the standard of education...
In Georgia, Final Warnings About High-stakes Senate Runoffs
Democrats and Republicans alike are casting Tuesdays twin Georgia Senate runoffs in the starkest of terms as the state prepares for lastminute visits from President Donald Trump and Presidentelect Joe Biden before elections to decide which party will cont...
Aurangabad Name Change Acceptable to All, Says Maharashtra BJP Chief Chandrakant Patil
The Sena first made the demand to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar over two decades ago, and a proposal was passed in the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in June 1995, which was challenged by a Congress corporator in the high court and later in t...
Narrower Majorities Set Tricky Course For New U.S. Congress
The new U.S. Congress faces many uncertainties as it takes office on Sunday, with Senate control undecided, a narrower Democratic majority in the House of Representatives and Republicans planning an immediate fight over the normally routine election certi...
Senate Race Thrusts 'Black America's Church' Into Spotlight
For decades, the redbricked Gothic Revival church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached has been a monument to the history of Black Americans' fight for civil rights and the legacy of an activist icon.
Every Farmer-labourer Part of Movement a 'Satyagrahi', They Will Take Back Their Rights: Rahul
The Congress has been seeking the repeal of the three new farm laws, alleging that they will ruin farming and the farmers. The Congress is also supporting the farmers' agitation against the legislations.
Outsourcing Cost Mexico 250,000 Jobs In December, President Says
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday that Mexico had lost 277,000 jobs in the month of December, which he attributed to subcontractors cutting employees from the books to avoid paying benefits and yearend bonuses.
Pence Seeks Dismissal Of Suit Aiming To Overturn Election
The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lastgasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that seeks to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally co...
Committed to MSP, Will Quit Politics if Regime Ends: Haryana CM's Vow after Civic Body Poll Defeat
Khattar's comments follow the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) defeat in elections to three of the five municipal corporations of the state. Farmers of Haryana are up in arms against the three contentious agriculture laws passed by the Centre.
EXPLAINER: How Congress Will Count Electoral College Votes
The congressional joint session to count electoral votes is generally a routine, ceremonious affair. But President Donald Trumps repeated, baseless efforts to challenge Democrat Joe Bidens victory will bring more attention than usual to next Wednesday's j...
Shaheen Bagh Shooter Expelled from BJP Hours After Entry; Why is a Terrorist Joining Your Party, Asks AAP
Kapil Gujjar reportedly joined the party at its Ghaziabad office but his membership was revoked amid uproar on social media.
Biden Criticizes Trump Over Slow COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Presidentelect Joe Biden on Tuesday criticized President Donald Trump's promised swift coronavirus vaccine rollout, saying it has fallen behind expectations, and warned it could take years before the bulk of Americans receive the necessary shots.
Fate Of Trump's $2,000 Checks Now Rests With GOP-led Senate
President Donald Trumps push for $2,000 COVID19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president's demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have shown little interest in boosting spending.