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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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Explained: The "Samosa Caucus" In US Congress And Who Belongs To It
Indian-origin Suhas Subramanyam won the Democratic primary in Virginia, United States, likely making him the newest member of the "Samosa Caucus" in US Congress.
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US House Leader Moves Toward Inviting Netanyahu To Address Congress
The Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he was close to inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address lawmakers even if the Senate's Democratic leader did not go along.
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US, UK, New Zealand Accuse China Of Cyber Attacks, Beijing Responds
China said it had issued a "strong" rebuke to the United States on Tuesday after Washington and two key allies accused Beijing of being behind a series of hacks into lawmakers and key democratic institutions.
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OpenAI Bans Developer For Creating Bot That Mimicked US Lawmaker
Microsoft-backed OpenAI has banned the developer of a bot mimicking Democratic presidential hopeful Congressman Dean Phillips.
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US Lawmakers Consider Changes to Bill That Could Give Government New Powers to Ban TikTok
US lawmakers are considering changes to address concerns about a bill that would give the Biden administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Democratic Senator Mark Warner, who has cosponsored the legislation said on Monday.
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US Lawmaker Urges Tech Firms to Label AI-Generated Content, Limit Spread of Misinformation
US Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat who is active in artificial intelligence issues, wrote to leading tech firms on Thursday to urge them to label AI-generated content and limit the spread of material aimed at misleading users.
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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.
-
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.
-
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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Explained: The "Samosa Caucus" In US Congress And Who Belongs To It
Indian-origin Suhas Subramanyam won the Democratic primary in Virginia, United States, likely making him the newest member of the "Samosa Caucus" in US Congress.
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US House Leader Moves Toward Inviting Netanyahu To Address Congress
The Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he was close to inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address lawmakers even if the Senate's Democratic leader did not go along.
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US, UK, New Zealand Accuse China Of Cyber Attacks, Beijing Responds
China said it had issued a "strong" rebuke to the United States on Tuesday after Washington and two key allies accused Beijing of being behind a series of hacks into lawmakers and key democratic institutions.
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OpenAI Bans Developer For Creating Bot That Mimicked US Lawmaker
Microsoft-backed OpenAI has banned the developer of a bot mimicking Democratic presidential hopeful Congressman Dean Phillips.
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US Lawmakers Consider Changes to Bill That Could Give Government New Powers to Ban TikTok
US lawmakers are considering changes to address concerns about a bill that would give the Biden administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned TikTok, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Democratic Senator Mark Warner, who has cosponsored the legislation said on Monday.
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US Lawmaker Urges Tech Firms to Label AI-Generated Content, Limit Spread of Misinformation
US Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat who is active in artificial intelligence issues, wrote to leading tech firms on Thursday to urge them to label AI-generated content and limit the spread of material aimed at misleading users.
