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‘Genocide in Gaza’: Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes first Republican in Congress to use term; rebukes GOP colleague’s starvation comment

Republican representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (Image: AP) Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a prominent supporter of US President Donald Trump and a vocal figure in the MAGA movement, has become the first member of her party in Congress to describe the situation in the Gaza Strip as a “genocide.” Her comments mark a […]

Epstein files: Ghislaine Maxwell called to testify before US Congress; subpoena issued for August 11

Epstein and Maxwell (File photo-Agencies) Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted in 2021 for helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse underage girls, has been called to testify before the US Congress next month. The house oversight committee has issued a subpoena asking her to sit for a deposition on 11 August at the Tallahassee prison where she is serving a […]

Big federal cuts: Congress passes Trump’s proposal to slash $9B from public broadcasting; awaits presidential assent

US President Donald Trump‘s proposal to cut $9 billion in federal spending targeting public broadcasters was passed by Congress on Friday. The bill now awaits the president’s signature. It includes major broadcasters like Public Broadcasting Services (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR).The House approved the bill by a narrow margin of 216–213, with two Republicans, […]

Federal Reserve System controversy: Jerome Powell denies extravagant spending; refutes claims

Russ Vought (Image: X) and Jerome Powell (AP image) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sent a letter on Thursday to White House Budget Director Russ Vought, responding to allegations that he mismanaged the renovation of the Federal Reserve Board’s Eccles Building and the 1951 Constitution Avenue facility.The letter comes amid growing speculation that the Trump […]

Jeffrey Epstein files: Ghislaine Maxwell is ready to reveal the ‘truth’; offers to testify before Congress

Ghislaine Maxwell with Jeffrey Epstein (File Photo) Jeffery Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell is ready to testify before the US Congress about the Epstein files, UK news outlet Daily Mail reported citing sources.Daily Mail reported that Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking, is “more than happy to sit before Congress […]

Who is Thom Tillis? Republican senator who opposed Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; and then decided to leave Congress

Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, announced on Sunday that he would not seek re-election in 2026, a decision that came shortly after he publicly opposed Donald Trump-backed ‘Big Beautiful Bill’.He warned that the legislation would harm North Carolinians by slashing funding for Medicaid and vital health services. In his statement, Tillis lamented […]

Trump’s ‘Beautiful’ effect? Thom Tillis exits from Congress; what this reveals about fate of GOP moderates

Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Sunday that he would not seek re-election in 2026, a day after voting against the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ backed by US President Donald Trump. The 64-year-old is the latest in a series of Senate moderates to step aside in recent years.“In Washington over the last few years, it’s […]

‘Let’s stand with Zohran’: Bernie Sanders, Muslim members of Congress call out racist attacks against Mamdani

Muslim members of Congress called out the anti-Muslim, racist attacks on Zohran Mamdani. Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and other Muslim American members of Congress extended support for Zohran Mamdani as he came under a vicious attack after emerging as the winner of the Democratic primary of the New York mayor election after Andrew Cuomo conceded […]

Shocking! DC shooting suspect Elias Rodriguez’s father was invited to Trump’s Congress speech

Elias Rodriguez’s father is an Iraq war veteran and was invited to Donald Trump’s Congress speech in March. Eric Rodriguz, the father of Elias Rodriguez, who killed a young Israeli diplomat couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum, was invited to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress in March.The invitation was extended by a Democrat […]

House Republicans launch an all-nighter to try to pass Trump’s big bill | World News

WASHINGTON: Moving into an all-night session early Thursday, House Republicans reconvened to push ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the sceptics within his ranks and working to muscle President Donald Trump‘s priority bill to passage. Johnson and his GOP leadership team appeared confident after a lengthy White House meeting […]