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US House votes to force weapons shipments to Israel, rebuking Biden

May 17, 2024 9:45 am

The Israel Security Assistance Support Act was approved 224 to 187, largely along party lines. Sixteen Democrats joined most Republicans in voting yes, and three Republicans joined most Democrats in opposing the measure.

Trump to face charges of trying to overturn 2020 election defeat

August 03, 2023 10:34 pm

In a series of posts on his social media site, Trump framed the indictment as a contrivance to derail his campaign, while his campaign issued a statement comparing the Biden administration to fascist regimes.

Meet Cheryl Johnson, the woman directing US Congress through historic chaos

January 06, 2023 2:57 pm

House Clerk Cheryl Johnson has become an unlikely folk hero in Washington this week, running the lower chamber of Congress with a steady hand as Republicans struggle to elect a speaker amid historic chaos.

Inside the rebellion: Old McCarthy foes and new lawmakers

January 04, 2023 12:47 pm

McCarthy has made a cornucopia of concessions to try to sway his detractors, most notably agreeing to a rule that would allow a snap vote at any time to oust the speaker.

Republicans eye majority, float changes to Social Security and Medicare

November 03, 2022 10:44 am

Democrats have seized on Republican proposals to limit retirement benefits to galvanize voters ahead of the midterm elections.

Over 100 Republicans, including former officials, threaten to split from GOP

May 12, 2021 2:03 pm

The statement is expected to take aim at former President Donald Trump’s stranglehold on Republicans, which signatories to the document have deemed unconscionable.

100 days without Trump on Twitter: A nation scrolls more calmly

April 18, 2021 9:50 am

One hundred days have now elapsed since the start of the ban — a move that raised questions of free speech and censorship in the social media age, upset pro-Trump Republicans and further enraged a now-former president who still refuses to accept the fact that he lost the election.

Pressure mounts on Republicans to buck Trump amid impeachment battle

January 14, 2021 7:34 am

A total of 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump. That sum is at once the largest number ever to cast such a vote against a president of the same party and also less than 5% of the GOP conference.

US Presidential election 2020: Has politics revolutionised fashion for the Black community?

November 03, 2020 12:12 pm

'Some people are comfortable with their bigotry. So, as long as they exist, so will I.'

How fashion, makeup brands are playing their part in the US elections like never before

October 03, 2020 3:19 pm

Having been known to stay politically-aloof, the industry is finally taking the stage, as the world tunes in.

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