Tag: Congress
Biden Calls Republicans in Congress ‘Worse’ Than Strom Thurmond
The president also offered a degree of praise for Mr. Thurmond, the longtime segregationist, saying that while “he did terrible things,” he later took [...]
Biden Administration Blames Congress for Fall of Ukrainian City
As a $60.1 billion military aid bill languishes in the House, a spokeswoman pointed to Avdiivka’s fate as “the cost of congressional inaction.”
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Did Elizabeth Warren Just Endorse Bitcoin? Not So Fast
A stunt from Bitcoin supporters led to the appearance that the U.S. senator and staunch cryptocurrency opponent Elizabeth Warren signed an order for a [...]
Lord Cameron urges US Congress to back Ukraine funding package
The UK foreign secretary warns against showing "the weakness displayed against Hitler in the 1930s".
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House Republican Majority Shrinks Again as Congress Faces Critical Issues
The victory of Tom Suozzi, a Democrat, in a special election in New York chipped away at the already thin Republican hold over the House.
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How Congress Could Bypass Republican Opposition to Funding Ukraine
Lawmakers in the House may resort to an arcane procedural move to force action on a foreign aid bill that Speaker Johnson has suggested he would not p [...]
Congress to Examine C.I.A.’s Work on Havana Syndrome
U.S. spy agencies concluded that no hostile power was responsible for the mysterious ailments, a finding some whistle-blowers have challenged.
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Biden Tells Congress to ‘Show Some Spine’ as Border-Ukraine Deal Falters
President Biden blamed Republicans’ fear of their 2024 front-runner, Donald Trump, for thwarting the legislation.
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With Demise of Border Deal, No Clear Path for Ukraine and Israel Aid in Congress
The House was set to consider an Israel-only aid bill that faced bipartisan resistance and a veto threat from President Biden. The Senate’s broader pa [...]
U.S. Lawmakers Seek to Overturn SEC’s Crypto Accounting Policy ‘SAB 121’
"The SEC issued SAB 121 without conferring with prudential regulators despite the accounting standard’s effects on financial institutions’ treatment o [...]
A Backdoor Regulatory Option Haunts U.S. Crypto
The systemic-risk watchdog's most recent mention of virtual assets came in its annual report last month, which again highlighted crypto as a potential [...]
State Dept. Tells Congress It Has Approved Sale of F-16 Jets to Turkey
The department received documents on Friday signed by Turkey’s leader approving Sweden’s long-delayed entry into NATO. The alliance now awaits word fr [...]
After Early Primary Victories, Republicans in Congress Fall in Line Behind Trump
The former president’s win in New Hampshire has melted away much of the remaining opposition to him among Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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Biden Urges Congress to Quickly Approve F-16 Sale to Turkey
The White House sent a letter to four senior lawmakers, one day after Turkey’s Parliament voted to allow Sweden to join NATO.
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Charles O. Jones, Expert on Congress and the Presidency, Dies at 92
As a professor of political science and an author, he displayed a distinctive gift for simplifying the complexities of the American political system.
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