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Gun control must include background checks- Democratic leaders warned Trump

Gun control must include background checks, Dems warn Trump

3:06 am September 16, 2019

WASHINGTON: Congressional Democratic leaders warned President Donald Trump on Sunday that any proposal on gun control must include a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases — or else risk no legislation at all. In a joint statement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said they spoke Sunday morning […]

Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

US lawmakers mark 400 years since first slave shipment in Ghana

11:09 pm July 31, 2019

Accra (Ghana): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned the “grave evil” of slavery in a speech to Ghana’s parliament Wednesday marking 400 years since the first shipment of enslaved Africans to America. Pelosi was leading a delegation including members of the Congressional Black Caucus to the West African country, four centuries after the first slave […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump vetoes Congressional attempt to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia

2:15 pm July 25, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has vetoed three Congressional resolutions barring billions of dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, a move criticised by the House Speaker for ignoring the Kingdom’s “horrific abuses” including the gruesome murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. President Trump defended his Wednesday’s decision, saying these resolution S J Res 36, […]

Pelosi: Confederate symbols 'have to go' from Capitol, bases

Facebook isn’t deleting the fake Nancy Pelosi video

1:29 pm May 30, 2019

San Francisco: Facebook has chosen to leave up a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in which she appeared to slur her words. That has outraged people who believe Facebook should do more to clamp down on misinformation. But Facebook has long resisted making judgments about the truthfulness of posts, as doing so could […]

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