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US Supreme Court allows handover of Trump tax returns to Congress

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, without comment, rejected Trump's plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some of his businesses to the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee. It was Trump's second loss at the Supreme Court in as many months, and third this year. In October, the court refused to step into the legal fight surrounding the FBI search of Trump's Florida estate that turned up classified documents. In January, the court refused to stop the National Archives from turning over documents to the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Justice Clarence Thomas was the only vote in Trump's favour. In the dispute over his tax returns, the Treasury Department had refused to provide the records during

Updated On : 23 Nov 2022 | 6:56 AM IST

Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't seek leadership role, plans to stay in Congress

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, a pivotal realignment making way for a new generation of leaders after Democrats lost control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections. Pelosi announced in a spirited speech on the House floor that she will step aside after leading Democrats for nearly 20 years and in the aftermath of the brutal attack on her husband, Paul, last month in their San Francisco home. The California Democrat, who rose to become the nation's first woman to wield the speaker's gavel, said she would remain in Congress as the representative from San Francisco, a position she has held for 35 years, when the new Congress convenes in January. Now we must move boldly into the future, Pelosi said. I will not seek reelection to Democratic leadership in the next Congress, Pelosi said. "For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect. She ..

Updated On : 18 Nov 2022 | 8:18 AM IST

Progressive Democrats retract letter on Ukraine to Biden after uproar

A group of progressive Democrats in Congress has said it had retracted a letter to the White House urging President Joe Biden to engage in direct diplomatic talks with Russia after it triggered an uproar among Democrats and raised questions about the strength of the party's support for Ukraine. In a statement on Tuesday, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Progressive Caucus, said the caucus was withdrawing the letter it sent less than 24 hours prior. It was signed by 30 members of the party's liberal flank. The letter was drafted several months ago, but unfortunately was released by staff without vetting," the Washington Democrat wrote in a statement. As chair of the caucus, Jayapal said she took responsibility for this. The unusual retraction capped a tense 24-hour period for Democrats. Many reacted angrily to the appearance of flagging support for the president's Ukraine strategy, coming just weeks before a midterm election where their majorities in Congress are at risk. The

Updated On : 26 Oct 2022 | 8:50 AM IST

Election of another Indian American candidate to US Congress almost certain

US midterm elections next month will almost certainly add a member to the "samosa caucus", as the Indian Americans in Congress call themselves, with the likely election of Shri Thanedar

Updated On : 25 Oct 2022 | 9:51 AM IST

Donald Trump's ex-adviser Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison

US right-wing figure Steve Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress

Updated On : 22 Oct 2022 | 9:26 AM IST

In a snub to India, US Congress approves of Pakistan's F-16 package

Ignoring India's objections to Pakistans F-16 package, the US Congress cleared a proposed foreign military sale valued at $450 million for maintenance and sustainment services of the fighter jet

Updated On : 19 Oct 2022 | 4:10 PM IST

Bill providing Green Card to 8 million people introduced in US Congress

A group of four top Democratic senators has introduced legislation to provide a much-needed pathway to a Green Card for up to 8 million people, including dreamers, H-1B and long-term visa holders. Under the bill, an immigrant may qualify for lawful permanent resident status if they have lived in the US continuously for at least seven years. The Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act was introduced in the Senate by Senator Alex Padilla and co-sponsored by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Ben Ray Lujan, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin on Wednesday. Our outdated immigration system is hurting countless people and holding back America's economy. My bill would update the Registry cutoff date for the first time in more than 35 years so that more immigrants can apply for legal permanent residence, said Padilla. This could have a profound impact on millions of immigrants, some who have been living, working, and contributing to the United States for decades, by allowing them t

Updated On : 29 Sep 2022 | 9:13 AM IST

Twitter employees concerned China could collect user data: Whistleblower

A former security chief at Twitter told Congress on Tuesday that the social platform is plagued by weak cyber defences, privacy threats and the inability to control millions of fake accounts. Peter Mudge Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to lay out his allegations. Twitter's misleading the public, lawmakers and regulators, Zatko said as he began his sworn testimony. The platform is over a decade behind the industry's best standard, he said. This is a big deal for all of us. It doesn't matter who has keys if there are no locks, Zatko said. Zatko was the head of security for the influential platform until he was fired early this year. He filed a whistleblower complaint in July with Congress, the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among his most serious accusations is that Twitter violated the terms of a 2011 FTC settlement by falsely claiming that it had put stronger mea

Updated On : 13 Sep 2022 | 11:00 PM IST

US Congress members to visit Pak to express solidarity with flood victims

Members of the United States Congress Sheila Jackson and Tom Suozzi have left for a two-day visit to the flood-affected Pakistan on Saturday, in a bid to show solidarity with the victims

Updated On : 03 Sep 2022 | 4:10 PM IST

Biden to ask Congress for approval of $1.1 bn arms sale to Taiwan: Reports

The Biden administration plans to ask Congress to approve a USD 1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan that includes hundreds of missiles for fighter jets and anti-ship systems

Updated On : 30 Aug 2022 | 9:35 AM IST

Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko to testify at US Congess on Sep 13

Twitter whisleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko is set to testify at US Congess on September 13 about allegation he leveled against the Parag Agrawal-led micro-blogging platform

Updated On : 25 Aug 2022 | 7:14 PM IST

J&J Covid vaccine factory forced to trash nearly 135 mn more doses

About 135 million more doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory will have to be destroyed due to quality problems, Congressional panel leaders said Thursday. The announcement follows a report in May that detailed how more than 400 million vaccine doses made at an Emergent BioSolutions plant had to be trashed. The doses more recently slated for destruction were made between August 2021 and February, the House members said. Johnson & Johnson said in a statement Thursday that no doses produced at the site since the factory restarted have reached the market, and it was ending its agreement with Emergent. The doses had been set aside after they were made. The panel said J&J told it that a batch of the shots failed inspection, which rendered all of them unusable. The factory's problems have hurt vaccinations in areas of the world where vaccines are still in short supply, said US Rep. Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat and COVID-19 ...