Washington, June 13 (IANS) Bipartisan lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to restore specialised crisis services for LGBTQ+ youth through the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline after federal health officials acknowledged Congress directed the programme’s return but said they were still determining how to implement it.Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat who authored the bipartisan 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act, said Congress had already settled the issue a…
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Washington, June 5 (IANS) A heated debate over the Trump administration’s war in Iran dominated proceedings on Thursday as the US House Armed Services Committee considered the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), exposing deep divisions over the conflict’s cost, strategy and impact on America’s global priorities. During a Congressional markup, Democratic lawmakers repeatedly challenged the administration’s handling of the war, arguing that Congress and the American public still…
Washington, March 19 (IANS) The United States faces an “unprecedented challenge” of deterring two nuclear peers at the same time, senior defence officials told lawmakers, as military leaders warned of growing threats from China and Russia across nuclear, missile, and space domains. At a House Armed Services strategic forces hearing on Wednesday (local time), Robert Kadlec, assistant secretary of defence for nuclear deterrence and chemical and biological defence, said US strategy had reached …
Washington, March 18 (IANS) US lawmakers have warned that the ongoing Iran conflict is weakening America’s strategic posture, with senior Democrats cautioning that resources are being diverted from countering China and other major threats.Representative Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, said President Donald Trump’s actions risk undermining US deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.”President Trump’s reckless war in Iran puts America’s security and e…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a legislation in the US House of Representatives seeking to nullify President Donald Trump’s proclamation that imposed strict wage requirements and steep fees on employers hiring H-1B visa workers.Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman announced the measure, titled the Welcoming International Success Act, aimed at reversing the September 2025 proclamation that mandated rigid wage levels and imposed a $100,000 fee on employers sponsor…
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump forcefully rejected media reports that his top general opposes military action against Iran, insisting that any such operation would be “easily won” if ordered, even as senior Democratic lawmakers warned against what they described as a rush towards another Middle East war.“Numerous stories from the Fake News Media have been circulating stating that General Daniel Caine, sometimes referred to as Razin, is against us going to War with Iran…