Washington, June 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has called for sweeping election reforms, urging Congress to pass the SAVE America Act and require voters to show photo identification and proof of citizenship.Speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference, Trump said the legislation was needed to protect US elections.”And now we have to pass the SAVE America Act to protect our sacred American elections,” Trump said.He said the proposed reforms should include vote…
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Moscow, June 24 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday noted that the US has still not responded to its own proposals for a Ukrainian settlement made in Alaska’s Anchorage, media reports said. In his remarks at the Primakov Readings international scientific and expert forum, Lavrov said Russia was given “absolutely concrete proposals” before the Russia-US Summit in Alaska, which were accepted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian news agency Tass reported.”We thought w…
Washington, June 5 (IANS) The Chinese government’s efforts to silence critics beyond its borders have come under fresh scrutiny in the US Congress, as lawmakers, state officials and democracy activists described what they called an expanding campaign of intimidation, surveillance and coercion targeting people living in America. At a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), held on the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, lawmakers argued that Beijing’s me…
Washington, June 4 (IANS) President Donald Trump is expected to announce what the White House described as “three historic, beautiful, clean coal announcements” focused on preserving existing coal-fired power plants, expanding coal exports and supporting new coal-fired generation projects, according to a White House official. The measures, set to be unveiled in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon (early morning India time), include federal funding to extend the life of ageing coal plants, sup…
Washington, June 3 (IANS) The United States must strengthen its fisheries, maritime infrastructure, shipbuilding capacity and workforce development to remain competitive in the rapidly expanding global blue economy, lawmakers and industry leaders told a Senate hearing.At a Congressional hearing on “The Blue Economy: Advancing American Fisheries, Maritime Industry, and Coastal Economies,” Sen. Dan Sullivan said America’s oceans, coasts and waterways are central to economic growth, food secu…
Washington, May 1 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Friday highlighted strong economic indicators and reiterated his “America first” approach, citing record employment, stock market gains, and domestic investment. “The stock market is hitting record numbers. We have more people working in the USA today than we’ve ever had working,” Trump told reporters at the White House.He said economic growth was being driven by tax cuts and deregulation. “We have the largest tax cuts in the his…
Washington, March 14 (IANS) A US senator has introduced legislation to ease visa costs for public schools in Alaska that rely heavily on international teachers, warning that a new $100,000 fee per H-1B visa could worsen already severe staffing shortages.Senator Lisa Murkowski said her bill would exempt K-12 public schools from the high visa fee imposed last year, allowing districts to continue hiring qualified educators from overseas to keep classrooms staffed.“As soon as this proclamation was…
Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) From Russian and Chinese military activity near Alaska to drone incursions at the US–Mexico border, American senators pressed two Pentagon nominees on how they would defend the homeland while preserving civil liberties during a closely watched confirmation hearing.The Senate Armed Services Committee examined the nominations of Mark Roosevelt Ditlevson to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas Security Affairs, and Brian D. Birdwell to be A…
United Nations, Feb 24 (IANS) The intractable Ukraine War entered its fourth year on Tuesday with no early sign of an end to the conflict that has spread its tentacles across the world, destabilising geopolitics and international trade. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it “a stain on our collective consciousness and remains a threat to regional and international peace and security.”According to the UN, more than 15,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 41,000 injured in the fou…
Kyiv, Feb 15 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Munich, Germany that Ukraine is ready for an agreement that will bring real peace, the Ukrinform news agency reported.”Ukraine is ready for an agreement that will bring real peace to us, to Ukraine, to Europe,” he said during a speech at the Munich Security Conference, adding that the crisis can be ended, first of all, with dignity. “This is the most important thing for us,” Zelensky said.According to him, Europe is practically n…