Washington, May 12 (IANS) A bipartisan group of four US senators has urged President Donald Trump to take a hard line against China’s shipbuilding practices during his upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, arguing that Beijing’s policies have crippled the American maritime industry and weakened US national security.In a letter released Monday, Senators Tammy Baldwin, Mark Kelly, Todd Young and Tim Scott warned Trump against offering concessions to China on shipbuilding and marit…
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Washington, May 1 (IANS) A heated Senate hearing saw sharp clashes between US SEcretary of War Pete Hegseth and lawmakers, as divisions deepened over the Iran war, rising costs and a proposed $1.5 trillion defence budget.At the Senate Armed Services Committee, Democratic and some independent senators challenged the administration’s claims of success in Iran and questioned the scale of military spending.Ranking Member Jack Reed led the criticism, accusing the administration of entering an “un…
Washington, March 12 (IANS) More than a century after federal law recognised that Native American reservations carried reserved rights to water, senators returned to a question that remains unresolved for many tribal families in Arizona: why do thousands of homes still lack running water?At a hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday (local time), lawmakers examined a sweeping settlement intended to resolve decades of disputes over water in north-eastern Arizona involving th…
Washington, March 10 (IANS) Oil prices hovered near $90 a barrel on Tuesday as the war involving Iran sent shockwaves through global energy markets, raising fears of prolonged supply disruptions through the critical Strait of Hormuz and pushing US lawmakers to propose emergency measures to curb rising fuel costs. Brent crude, the global benchmark, traded around $91.94 a barrel, while US crude slipped to about $88.87 after volatile trading earlier in the week, according to CNBC and CNN.Energy mar…
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…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) China-linked scam networks are stealing billions of dollars from hard-working Americans and posing a growing threat to families across the United States, influential senators said, as lawmakers pushed bipartisan legislation to crack down on fraud tied to cryptocurrency, human trafficking, and overseas scam compounds.Calling the issue a national security concern, Senate Aging Committee Chairman Rick Scott told a Senate hearing this week that scams targeting seniors are d…
Los Angeles, Jan 17 (IANS) Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding federal law enforcement operations in the state. The two officials’ rhetoric against the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was approaching a potential federal offense, US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was quoted as saying.”When the governor or the mayor threatens our officers, when the mayor suggests that he’s encouragin…