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"Do You Trust Your Mother...": US Lawmaker To Critic On Yemen War Chat Leak
Tim Burchett delivered a sharp response to a persistent Democratic tracker who confronted him on the Signal chat leak.
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US Democrats Move To Force House Vote On Signal Chat Leak
Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives sought to force the Trump administration to hand over records related to the disclosure of highly sensitive attack plans that were shared over Signal.
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What Is Signal, The Messaging App Trump Aides Used To Share Yemen War Plan
Top Trump administration officials used messaging app Signal to share war plans and mistakenly included a journalist in the encrypted chat, spurring calls by Democratic lawmakers for a congressional investigation into the security breach.
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Japan PM Apologises For Giving Out Gifts, Clouding Budget Prospects
Speaking in parliament, Japanese PM said he used "pocket money" to hand out gift certificates to 15 lawmakers of the Liberal Democratic Party before having dinner with them on March 3 as a "show of appreciation" for their hard work getting elected.
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US Lawmakers Warn China Could Use Elon Musk To Influence Trump
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the US House of Representatives' select committee on China warned that Beijing may try to exert leverage with Elon Musk in a bid to win more favorable US policies, and Washington must counter any such effort.
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US Lawmakers Urge Joe Biden To Extend TikTok January 19 Ban Deadline
Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a U.S. ban.
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South Korean President Withdraws Martial Law After Lawmakers Defy Him
President Yoon Suk Yeol's shock bid to impose South Korea's first martial law in over four decades plunged the country into the deepest turmoil in its modern democratic history.
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Trump Ally Seeks To Block Trans Lawmaker From Women's Restrooms
Democrats and LGBTQ rights advocates expressed outrage after a Republican lawmaker introduced a measure that would ban the first openly transgender person elected to the US Congress from using women's restrooms in the building.
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Senators Demand Investigation Into Elon Musk's Alleged Russian Involvement
The lawmakers want the Pentagon and Justice Department to probe whether Musk's relationships with a US adversary compromise national security, especially given his major government contracts.
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Key Japan Opposition Party's Head Admits To Extra-Marital Affair
Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid report about his extra-marital affair with a model was "basically true".
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Trump Demands Senate Bypass Votes To Appoint Key Officials
US President-elect Donald Trump demanded Sunday that Republican lawmakers allow him to appoint key officials without a Senate confirmation vote, aiming to block the little remaining power Democrats have to stymie his administration.
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Chaos In J&K Assembly's 1st Session In 6 Years Over Article 370
There was ruckus in the newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Monday morning - as it held its first sitting in six years - after People's Democratic Party lawmaker Wahid Parra tabled an impromptu resolution against the scrapping of Article 370.
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Biden Says "Firmly Committed" To Staying In Presidential Race
Joe Biden urged Democratic lawmakers Monday to either back his reelection campaign or challenge him at the party convention next month as the US president's reelection bid entered a critical week.
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5 Democratic Lawmakers Want Biden To Withdraw From US Presidential Race
At least five Democratic lawmakers expressed their view on Sunday that President Joe Biden should step down from the US presidential election scheduled for November 5, according to multiple news reports.
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Biden Had "Slow Start", Admits Vice President On Tense Presidential Debate
Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 race. Below are reactions from lawmakers, political analysts, strategists and leaders of advocacy groups:
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"Do You Trust Your Mother...": US Lawmaker To Critic On Yemen War Chat Leak
Tim Burchett delivered a sharp response to a persistent Democratic tracker who confronted him on the Signal chat leak.
-
US Democrats Move To Force House Vote On Signal Chat Leak
Democratic lawmakers in the US House of Representatives sought to force the Trump administration to hand over records related to the disclosure of highly sensitive attack plans that were shared over Signal.
-
What Is Signal, The Messaging App Trump Aides Used To Share Yemen War Plan
Top Trump administration officials used messaging app Signal to share war plans and mistakenly included a journalist in the encrypted chat, spurring calls by Democratic lawmakers for a congressional investigation into the security breach.
-
Japan PM Apologises For Giving Out Gifts, Clouding Budget Prospects
Speaking in parliament, Japanese PM said he used "pocket money" to hand out gift certificates to 15 lawmakers of the Liberal Democratic Party before having dinner with them on March 3 as a "show of appreciation" for their hard work getting elected.
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US Lawmakers Warn China Could Use Elon Musk To Influence Trump
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the US House of Representatives' select committee on China warned that Beijing may try to exert leverage with Elon Musk in a bid to win more favorable US policies, and Washington must counter any such effort.
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US Lawmakers Urge Joe Biden To Extend TikTok January 19 Ban Deadline
Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a U.S. ban.
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South Korean President Withdraws Martial Law After Lawmakers Defy Him
President Yoon Suk Yeol's shock bid to impose South Korea's first martial law in over four decades plunged the country into the deepest turmoil in its modern democratic history.
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Trump Ally Seeks To Block Trans Lawmaker From Women's Restrooms
Democrats and LGBTQ rights advocates expressed outrage after a Republican lawmaker introduced a measure that would ban the first openly transgender person elected to the US Congress from using women's restrooms in the building.
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Senators Demand Investigation Into Elon Musk's Alleged Russian Involvement
The lawmakers want the Pentagon and Justice Department to probe whether Musk's relationships with a US adversary compromise national security, especially given his major government contracts.
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Key Japan Opposition Party's Head Admits To Extra-Marital Affair
Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the Japanese opposition party that has emerged as kingmaker as lawmakers select the next prime minister on Monday, said a tabloid report about his extra-marital affair with a model was "basically true".
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Trump Demands Senate Bypass Votes To Appoint Key Officials
US President-elect Donald Trump demanded Sunday that Republican lawmakers allow him to appoint key officials without a Senate confirmation vote, aiming to block the little remaining power Democrats have to stymie his administration.
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Chaos In J&K Assembly's 1st Session In 6 Years Over Article 370
There was ruckus in the newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Monday morning - as it held its first sitting in six years - after People's Democratic Party lawmaker Wahid Parra tabled an impromptu resolution against the scrapping of Article 370.
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Biden Says "Firmly Committed" To Staying In Presidential Race
Joe Biden urged Democratic lawmakers Monday to either back his reelection campaign or challenge him at the party convention next month as the US president's reelection bid entered a critical week.
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5 Democratic Lawmakers Want Biden To Withdraw From US Presidential Race
At least five Democratic lawmakers expressed their view on Sunday that President Joe Biden should step down from the US presidential election scheduled for November 5, according to multiple news reports.
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Biden Had "Slow Start", Admits Vice President On Tense Presidential Debate
Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 race. Below are reactions from lawmakers, political analysts, strategists and leaders of advocacy groups:
