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Senate passes government funding bill, preventing shutdown and clearing nearly $14 billion in Ukraine aid
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2022.Elizabeth Frantz | ReutersThe Senate passed a $1.5 trillion funding bill Thur...
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House to vote on government funding bill that includes nearly $14 billion in Ukraine aid
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), with Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY), holds a news conference for their Protecting Our Democracy Act to attempt to create checks and balances on presidential power, on Cap...
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Senate passes bill to prevent government shutdown, sends it to Biden
A man runs in front of the U.S. Capitol building during morning hours in Washington, U.S., February 10, 2022.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe Senate passed a short-term government funding bill, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk hours before a shutd...
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House passes short-term government funding bill that would prevent shutdown, sends it to Senate
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at the Capitol in Washington, January 6, 2022.Susan Walsh | ReutersThe House on Tuesday passed a funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown later this month, sending the measure to the Senate.Congress f...
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Biden’s social and climate plan is set for a House vote after a CBO analysis said it would slightly boost the deficit
The House moved toward a vote on President Joe Biden's social safety net and climate plan Thursday night after a key analysis said it would slightly add to budget deficits over a decade.Following the release of the Congressional Budget Office estimate,...
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Gustavo Petro: Ex-rebel fighter sworn in as Colombia’s president
Gustavo Petro, a former rebel fighter, has been sworn in as Colombia’s first left-wing president.The former member of the M-19 armed group took his oath of office in Bogota’s Bolivar Plaza on Sunday afternoon, pledging to unite the polarised country in...
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China’s casino hub orders testing days after easing COVID curbs
Macau tells 700,000 residents to undergo testing after man tests positive after travelling to neighbouring city.China’s gambling hub Macau has ordered residents to undergo two days of COVID-19 tests after a person who travelled to the neighbouring city...
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Israel, Palestinian Islamic Jihad declare truce in Gaza
Israel and the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad have declared a truce, raising hopes of an end to three days of fighting in Gaza that has left at least 44 Palestinians dead, including 15 children.The truce began at 11:30pm local time on Sunda...
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Florida prosecutor says he is planning a ‘vigorous defense’ after Gov. DeSantis suspended him
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The Florida prosecutor who was suspended by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis for his refusal to charge doctors or abortion patients for illegally terminating pregnancies is vowing to put up a "vigorous defe...
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Republicans say Democrats will ‘pay the price’ in midterms for passing massive spending bill
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Republicans on Sunday heaped scorn on Democrats for passing a multibillion-dollar economic package, warning that it would come back to haunt them in the November midterms. "Democrats will pay the price...