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

Pelosi unveils $3T coronavirus aid package for Friday vote

1:43 am May 13, 2020

Washington: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package on Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion in aid for states, cities and local governments, aid to essential workers, and a new round of cash payments to individuals. The House is expected to vote on the package as soon as Friday, but […]

Federal officials reach deal on $2 trillion aid package

3:35 pm March 25, 2020

Washington: The White House and Senate leaders of both parties have struck an agreement on a sweeping USD 2 trillion measure to aid workers, businesses and a health care system strained by the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak. The agreement came on late Tuesday after days of often intense haggling and mounting pressure and still needed […]

President Trump celebrates impeachment acquittal by blasting Opposition Democrats

8:16 pm February 7, 2020

Washington: A combative President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal in the gruelling impeachment trial by launching a tirade against the Democrats, saying, “they want to destroy our country.” A day after he was acquitted by the ruling Republican Party-controlled Senate on the two impeachment charges abuse of power and obstruction to Congress Trump appeared confident, […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

US President Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges by Senate

6:39 pm February 6, 2020

Washington: The Republican-controlled Senate has acquitted Donald Trump in his high-profile impeachment trial, giving the US President a major political victory in an election year but not before bitterly dividing the country and costing millions of dollars to the tax payers. The Senate voted on Wednesday 52-48 to acquit Trump of abuse of power and […]

Crimes? Impeachment prosecutors, defense lay out arguments

1:23 pm January 20, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump’s defense team and the prosecutors of his impeachment are laying out their arguments over whether his conduct toward Ukraine warrants his removal from office. Trump’s lawyers on Sunday previewed their impeachment defense with the questionable assertion that the charges against him are invalid, adopting a position rejected by Democrats as nonsense. […]

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