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How rental aid cuts could push over 60,000 Americans out of their homes

Tens of thousands of Americans could soon lose critical rental support under the federal Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) programme, with funding expected to run out by the end of 2025 unless Congress intervenes. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has warned in a letter, obtained by the Associated Press, that no additional […]

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance – finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee. Those walls were possible through a federal program that pays rent for some 60,000 families and […]

Bureaucrat’s Lavish Party Sparks Row

Lunch at Rs 1,000 per plate for IAS officers and their families, for drivers at nearly Rs 600, taxi fare and a total bill of over Rs 1.2 lakh – a Holi party thrown by the Himachal Pradesh chief secretary has sparked a row, more so since the government has been asked to foot the […]

D.C. Mayor Prepares City for Cuts After Congress Goes on Break

The mayor of Washington, D.C., ordered citywide spending and hiring freezes on Tuesday and raised the possibility of furloughs after the U.S. House of Representatives left for recess with the District still facing a potential billion-dollar budget cut. The order does not lay out specific cuts, but it paves the way for possible steep reductions […]

American Airlines Mishap: Two American Airlines planes graze each other at Regan Airport; several Congress reps on board

Rep Grace Meng posted a video informing everyone that there was no injury in the mishap involving two American Airlines planes at Ronald Regan National Airport. In a freak accident that resulted in no injury, two planes grazed each other on the tarmac at Ronald Regan Washington National Airport, which recently witnessed that tragic mid-air […]

‘Who knew what President was going to do?’ Democrat senator Adam Schiff alleges insider trading after Trump’s sudden tariff pause

Adam Schiff raises insider trading concerns after Trump’s tariff pause Following a turbulent day on Wall Street sparked by President Trump’s sudden 90-day tariff pause on most countries—with the exception of China—Democratic Senator Adam Schiff has raised concerns about insider trading within the Trump administration. In a pointed statement on Capitol Hill, Schiff criticized what […]

Amit Shah On Waqf Bill

New Delhi: Asserting that misconceptions are being spread on the Waqf bill by some parties to shore up their vote banks, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that, through the proposed legislation, PM Narendra Modi is fulfilling the wishes of RJD chief Lalu Prasad while the opposition had failed to do so.  Speaking in […]

Who was Mia Love? First Black Republican woman elected to Congress dies from cancer at 49

Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love dies at 49 Mia Love, the former U.S. Representative from Utah and a first Black Republican woman, passed away at 49 years old on Sunday, as confirmed by her family members.A trailblazer in American politics, Love made history as the first black Republican woman to serve in Congress. Her family […]

Congress readies to pivot – India Today

While the world was busy celebrating Christmas on December 25, Congress treasurer Ajay Maken was holding a press conference in New Delhi. A former Union minister known for his proximity to the Gandhi family, Maken launched into a scathing critique of Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal. Calling the former Delhi chief minister “anti-national”, he […]

Sarah McBride: Republican speaker backs proposal to ban transgender women from women’s restrooms in US Congress, Sarah McBride responds | World News

After House Speaker Mike Johnson indicated support for Republic proposal preventing Trans Congresswoman elected from Delaware Sarah McBride from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol , McBride said that she will use the men’s restroom on Capitol Hill. In her statement, she said that she is not here to fight about bathrooms but to fight […]