Washington, July 22 (IANS) The Inspector General of the US Department of Labour on Wednesday told lawmakers that the Biden-Harris administration failed to establish basic safeguards governing the sharing of confidential investigative information with outside lawyers, saying weak oversight created the potential for sensitive government information to be used in private litigation. Appearing before the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Inspector General Anthony D…
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Washington, June 20 (IANS) World leaders, including those from the G7, along with senior US lawmakers, welcomed a memorandum signed between the United States and Iran, with supporters describing it as a breakthrough that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease regional tensions and advance negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme.The White House said President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had secured a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran that would ensure Tehran “will never obt…
Washington, March 29 (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Suhas Subramanyam said on Sunday that the ongoing shutdown crisis is hurting Americans and blamed House Republicans for blocking a bipartisan Senate deal that could have eased airport disruptions. Subramanyam said the Senate proposal had support across party lines and could have passed in the House if brought to a vote.”It was a deal that the Senate Republicans passed unanimously, with House Democrats willing to support it,” he said, adding…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump used a closed-door address to House Republicans in Florida to mix wartime rhetoric with election-year politics, praising US military action against Iran and pressing lawmakers to rally behind what he called the “Save America Act”.Speaking at the Republican Members’ Issues Conference at Doral, on Monday Trump said House Republicans were part of “one of the most consequential Republican majorities in history” and argued that their legis…
Washington, March 3 (IANS) Texas House Republicans have called for an immediate freeze on new H-1B visas and a pause on immigration after what they described as a terrorist attack in Austin that killed two people and injured 14 others.In a March 2 letter to congressional leaders, the State lawmakers said they were writing “in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on the citizens of Austin, Texas.”They said that in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 1, 2026, “a gunman opened…
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to prioritise voter identification laws and advance the SAVE Act, arguing that stricter election rules are essential to restoring public trust in US democracy.Speaking at the House GOP member retreat in the nation’s capital, Trump said voter ID should be a defining issue for Republicans. “You ought to have voter ID, you ought to insist on it,” he said.Trump claimed opposition to voter identification was rooted in politic…
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) US President Donald Trump urged House Republicans to stay united and defy political history as he predicted a sweeping victory for the party in the 2026 midterm elections, using an address at the House GOP member retreat to endorse Speaker Mike Johnson and rally lawmakers behind his agenda.Trump told the gathering that Republicans were positioned for what he called an unprecedented outcome. “Now we’re going to make history and break records with the epic midterm victor…