US commerce secretary rejects Epstein links amid bipartisan calls to step down: ‘Met 3 times in 14 years’

[ad_1] US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday strongly denied having any substantive relationship with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during testimony before a Senate committee, even as lawmakers from both parties stepped up calls for his resignation following the release of new justice department files.Appearing before a Senate appropriations panel, […]

‘PM Modi can’t, shouldn’t bend knee to Donald Trump’: US tariffs on India draws rare bipartisan concern in US – watch

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump‘s tariff war against India has drawn rare bipartisan concern in US with American leaders across political spectrums warning against the move.Former US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell warned that that the India-US ties were at risk as he added that “Prime Minister Modi cannot and should not […]

Trump admin kept top Democrats in dark on strikes in Iran? White House clarifies; says it made ‘bipartisan courtesy calls’

[ad_1] File: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has clarified that the Donald Trump administration made “bipartisan courtesy calls” to brief the Congressional leadership well before the US forces conducted air strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran – codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer.Also Read | ‘Grossly unconstitutional’: […]

Bipartisan prayers pour in for Joe Biden after aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis

[ad_1] File photo: Former US President Joe Biden (Picture credit: AP) Leaders from across the political spectrum have come together in support of former US President Joe Biden after his office announced on Sunday that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer. The 82-year-old was diagnosed on Friday following tests that found a prostate […]

Trump withdraws Ed Martin Jr’s nomination for top DC prosecutor after bipartisan backlash

[ad_1] US president Donald Trump on Thursday said he would withdraw Ed Martin Jr’s nomination for leading the US attorney’s office for the district of Columbia, following rising bipartisan opposition and questions around Martin’s qualifications and judgment.The final blow came when Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina and a member of the senate […]