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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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Joe Biden Risking World War III With Missile Decision: Russian Lawmakers
Russian lawmaker Maria Butina said on Monday that the administration of President Joe Biden was risking World War Three if it had allowed Ukraine to use US-made weapons to strike deep into Russia.
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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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US Capitol Celebrates Diwali In First Post-Election Event
More than two dozen lawmakers and eminent Indian Americans celebrated Diwali at the Capitol, the first major event at the US Congress after last week's presidential elections.
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Donald Trump Announces Lawmaker Matt Gaetz As Pick For Attorney General
Donald Trump announced firebrand lawmaker Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general Wednesday, naming a fierce defender who would be well-placed to make good on the president-elect's threats of revenge against political foes.
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Republicans Pick John Thune As Next US Senate Leader
The Republicans in the US Senate picked John Thune as the chamber's new leader Wednesday as lawmakers scrambling to prepare for President-elect Donald Trump's new administration rejected his camp's favored candidate.
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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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Author John Grisham Joins Bid To Save Man On Death Row For Daughter's Death
Lawmakers in Texas, medical experts and the best-selling novelist John Grisham are pushing to save an autistic death row inmate whose daughter died in 2002 in a tragedy blamed on shaken baby syndrome.
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BJP Attacks Rahul Gandhi For Meeting "Anti-India" US Lawmaker Ilhan Omar
BJP leaders have severely criticized Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi following his meeting with US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in the United States.
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"Pure Rubbish": Russian Lawmaker On US Election Meddling Claims
Russian lawmaker Maria Butina said on Wednesday that reported US claims that Russia was trying to influence the 2024 election were nonsense and that Moscow felt that the only winner of the election would be the US military-industrial complex.
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Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Disgraced former Republican lawmaker George Santos, who was expelled from the US Congress for using stolen donor cash to bankroll a lavish lifestyle, pleaded guilty on Monday to wire fraud and identity theft.
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US Lawmakers Call On Mark Zuckerberg, Press Meta Over Illicit Drug Ads
Members of Congress on Thursday called on Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to give them details regarding ads for opiods and other illicit drugs on the tech titan's platform.
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2 Indian-American Lawmakers Urge US To Help End "Coordinated Attacks" On Hindus In Bangladesh
Two prominent Indian-American lawmakers have sought the US' direct intervention to stop the "coordinated attacks" against minority Hindus in Bangladesh.
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"It's Good She's Gone, But...": Indian-American Lawmaker On Sheikh Hasina
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna today said former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster from her country was "good" but the "violence now targeting Hindus was wrong".
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OpenAI Says It's 'Dedicated' to Making Sure Its AI Tools Don’t Cause Harm in Letter to US Lawmakers
OpenAI, responding to questions from US lawmakers, said it’s dedicated to making sure its powerful AI tools don’t cause harm, and that employees have ways to raise concerns about safety practices.
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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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Joe Biden Risking World War III With Missile Decision: Russian Lawmakers
Russian lawmaker Maria Butina said on Monday that the administration of President Joe Biden was risking World War Three if it had allowed Ukraine to use US-made weapons to strike deep into Russia.
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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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US Capitol Celebrates Diwali In First Post-Election Event
More than two dozen lawmakers and eminent Indian Americans celebrated Diwali at the Capitol, the first major event at the US Congress after last week's presidential elections.
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Donald Trump Announces Lawmaker Matt Gaetz As Pick For Attorney General
Donald Trump announced firebrand lawmaker Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general Wednesday, naming a fierce defender who would be well-placed to make good on the president-elect's threats of revenge against political foes.
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Republicans Pick John Thune As Next US Senate Leader
The Republicans in the US Senate picked John Thune as the chamber's new leader Wednesday as lawmakers scrambling to prepare for President-elect Donald Trump's new administration rejected his camp's favored candidate.
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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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Author John Grisham Joins Bid To Save Man On Death Row For Daughter's Death
Lawmakers in Texas, medical experts and the best-selling novelist John Grisham are pushing to save an autistic death row inmate whose daughter died in 2002 in a tragedy blamed on shaken baby syndrome.
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BJP Attacks Rahul Gandhi For Meeting "Anti-India" US Lawmaker Ilhan Omar
BJP leaders have severely criticized Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi following his meeting with US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in the United States.
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"Pure Rubbish": Russian Lawmaker On US Election Meddling Claims
Russian lawmaker Maria Butina said on Wednesday that reported US claims that Russia was trying to influence the 2024 election were nonsense and that Moscow felt that the only winner of the election would be the US military-industrial complex.
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Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty To Fraud
Disgraced former Republican lawmaker George Santos, who was expelled from the US Congress for using stolen donor cash to bankroll a lavish lifestyle, pleaded guilty on Monday to wire fraud and identity theft.
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US Lawmakers Call On Mark Zuckerberg, Press Meta Over Illicit Drug Ads
Members of Congress on Thursday called on Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to give them details regarding ads for opiods and other illicit drugs on the tech titan's platform.
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2 Indian-American Lawmakers Urge US To Help End "Coordinated Attacks" On Hindus In Bangladesh
Two prominent Indian-American lawmakers have sought the US' direct intervention to stop the "coordinated attacks" against minority Hindus in Bangladesh.
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"It's Good She's Gone, But...": Indian-American Lawmaker On Sheikh Hasina
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna today said former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's ouster from her country was "good" but the "violence now targeting Hindus was wrong".
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OpenAI Says It's 'Dedicated' to Making Sure Its AI Tools Don’t Cause Harm in Letter to US Lawmakers
OpenAI, responding to questions from US lawmakers, said it’s dedicated to making sure its powerful AI tools don’t cause harm, and that employees have ways to raise concerns about safety practices.
