US Congress

4 Bangladeshi origin candidates win at US midterm elections

Four Bangladeshi origin candidates have been elected in the US midterm elections from different states.

Republicans favoured to win US House midterm

Republicans were favoured to wrest control of the US House of Representatives away from President Joe Biden's Democrats based on early returns in Tuesday's midterm elections, though the prospects of a "red wave" appeared to have dimmed.

NY man charged with threatening to kill Muslim US lawmaker Ilhan

A 55-year-old New York man has been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, a Muslim US Congress member from Minnesota, federal prosecutors say.

Address 'threats to democracy' in Bangladesh

A bipartisan group of six influential US Congressmen has voiced concern over the status of democracy in Bangladesh and called upon the Trump administration to address “threats to democracy” in the country.

Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib become first Muslim women in US Congress

A onetime Somali refugee and the daughter of Palestinian immigrants share the historic distinction of becoming the first two Muslim women elected to the US Congress.

Trump says American dream at stake in US midterms after polarising campaign

Donald Trump completes a whirlwind final push to stop Democrats from breaking his Republicans' stranglehold on the US Congress in bitter midterm elections.

Saudi Arabia could sell off billions in American assets: NYT

The Saudi Arabian government threatens to sell off hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of American assets should the US Congress pass a bill that holds the kingdom responsible for any role in the September 11, 2001 attacks, the New York Times reports on Friday.

US politics at a crossroads

The US Congress, made up of the Senate and the House, is where the real power lies. It controls the government's purse-strings and makes the laws.

Iran parliament approves nuclear deal with world powers

Iran's parliament approves a historic nuclear deal with world powers on Tuesday, effectively ending debate among lawmakers over the agreement and paving the way for its formal implementation.

November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022

4 Bangladeshi origin candidates win at US midterm elections

Four Bangladeshi origin candidates have been elected in the US midterm elections from different states.

November 9, 2022
November 9, 2022

Republicans favoured to win US House midterm

Republicans were favoured to wrest control of the US House of Representatives away from President Joe Biden's Democrats based on early returns in Tuesday's midterm elections, though the prospects of a "red wave" appeared to have dimmed.

April 7, 2019
April 7, 2019

NY man charged with threatening to kill Muslim US lawmaker Ilhan

A 55-year-old New York man has been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, a Muslim US Congress member from Minnesota, federal prosecutors say.

February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019

Address 'threats to democracy' in Bangladesh

A bipartisan group of six influential US Congressmen has voiced concern over the status of democracy in Bangladesh and called upon the Trump administration to address “threats to democracy” in the country.

November 7, 2018
November 7, 2018

Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib become first Muslim women in US Congress

A onetime Somali refugee and the daughter of Palestinian immigrants share the historic distinction of becoming the first two Muslim women elected to the US Congress.

November 6, 2018
November 6, 2018

Trump says American dream at stake in US midterms after polarising campaign

Donald Trump completes a whirlwind final push to stop Democrats from breaking his Republicans' stranglehold on the US Congress in bitter midterm elections.

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

Saudi Arabia could sell off billions in American assets: NYT

The Saudi Arabian government threatens to sell off hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of American assets should the US Congress pass a bill that holds the kingdom responsible for any role in the September 11, 2001 attacks, the New York Times reports on Friday.

February 17, 2016
February 17, 2016

US politics at a crossroads

The US Congress, made up of the Senate and the House, is where the real power lies. It controls the government's purse-strings and makes the laws.

October 13, 2015
October 13, 2015

Iran parliament approves nuclear deal with world powers

Iran's parliament approves a historic nuclear deal with world powers on Tuesday, effectively ending debate among lawmakers over the agreement and paving the way for its formal implementation.

September 25, 2015
September 25, 2015

Pope urges 'humane' US migrant response

Pope Francis tells the US Congress that the US must see migrants as "persons" and not as "numbers".

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