Capitol Hill

Donald Trump’s sweeping budget bill has passed the Senate and now heads to the House. From permanent tax cuts and stricter Medicaid work rules to a $5 trillion debt ceiling hike, the legislation aims to reshape key federal policies. But deep divisions remain as the July 4 deadline looms.

U.S House scraps Trump-backed spending bill, shutdown approaches | N18G

On December 19, a spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Despite Trump’s efforts to pressure lawmakers to resolve funding issues before his January 20 inauguration, the bill was rejected by 38 Republicans who opposed its increased spending and impact on national debt. The failure to pass the bill leaves the U.S. government facing a shutdown starting at midnight on December 20, which would disrupt services and halt paychecks for over 2 million federal workers, affecting the holiday season. The bill, which resembled a prior bipartisan deal, was criticized by Trump and Elon Musk as a wasteful giveaway to Democrats. Key elements of the bill, including a pay raise for lawmakers, were dropped. At Trump’s urging, the bill also aimed to suspend debt limits for two years to ease the passage of future tax cuts, further increasing the federal government’s $36 trillion debt.

Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress is debating $24 billion in aid for Ukraine

Zelenskyy's trip comes as Congress is debating President Joe Biden's request to provide as much as USD 24 billion in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.

Elon Musk meets with Chuck Schumer on Capitol Hill as senate looks into AI

Just as he did on a previous visit, Musk, the chief executive officer of SpaceX, Tesla Inc. and Twitter Inc., slipped in quietly. On Jan. 27, he stopped at the offices of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and spoke to other top congressional Republicans. He also met with House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Meeting to strengthen US-India relations on April 26 at US Capitol

To be held on April 26 at the US Capitol, the meet has bipartisan support and has gained momentum in the past decade.

What to watch as January 6 panel returns to prime time

Thursday’s hearing is expected to focus on what Trump was doing in the White House as the violence unfolded on Jan. 6, 2021. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an Illinois Republican who is one of two members leading the hearing, said he expects it will “open people’s eyes in a big way.”

January 6 hearing probes Donald Trump actions as Capitol was attacked

The panel is delving into the time that it says Trump did nothing to stop the violence but instead “gleefully” watched on television.

Rabid fox bites Indian-American Congressman, 'humanely euthanised'

A fox in Washington DC has been “humanely euthanised” after biting nine people, including Indian-American congressman Ami Bera.

Donald Trump files lawsuit to block release of January 6 documents

The committee’s request was a “vexatious, illegal fishing expedition” unprecedented in scope, the lawsuit said.

Police probing report of explosive in truck near US Capitol

The law enforcement officials said investigators on the scene were working to determine whether the device was an operable explosive and whether the man in the truck was holding a detonator.

Donald Trump administration officials to testify on January 6 riots

Miller will tell the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that he was concerned before the insurrection that sending troops to the building could fan fears of a military coup and cause a repeat of the deadly Kent State shootings, according to a copy of prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press.

Do we need a United Nations to oversee technology platforms?

The recent ‘armed insurrection’ in Washington DC revealed the best and worst of technology platforms, but the inarguable lesson is to find a way to finally tame these platforms

House introduces impeachment charge against Donald Trump

The dual actions came as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her caucus sought to ratchet up pressure on Pence to intervene and push Trump to resign.

Twitter vs Trump: Has Big Tech gone too far?

The moves have added fuel to the debate on a tech company’s right to censor users who breach their content policies and an individual’s right to freedom of expression

Paul Krugman writes: Appeasement got us where we are

Donald Trump is indeed an authoritarian willing to use violence to achieve his racial nationalist goals. So are many of his supporters. Giving in to fascists doesn’t pacify them, it just encourages them to go further

Capitol Hill Violence | US is a democracy manipulated by lobbies

Donald Trump sees his supporters who invaded Capitol Hill and attempted to stop the final certification of Joe Biden as the next US President merely as one of his lobbies. It is not a coincidence that a succession of Trump’s campaign managers in both elections have been lobbyists, not political strategists

A Mob and the Breach of Democracy: The violent end of the Trump era

“American carnage,” it turned out, was not what Trump would stop, as he promised upon taking office, but what he wound up delivering four years later to the very building where he took the oath

The nightmarish end to Donald Trump’s presidency

The scenes of ransacking the Congress will go down in infamy in American democracy

Donald Trump says US has moved forward at an unimaginable pace

Making a strong pitch for his re-election and confident of his acquittal from impeachment, Trump, in his joint address to the US Congress told Congressmen that the American dream is back - bigger, better, and stronger than ever before.

Washington to pay respects, bid farewell to George HW Bush

An invitation-only funeral service is set for Wednesday at Washington National Cathedral, to be attended by President Donald Trump and other dignitaries.

Big business warns Trump against mass deportation

Still grappling with Donald Trump's surprise election, the nation's business community has begun to pressure the president-elect to abandon campaign-trail pledges of mass deportation and other hard-line immigration policies that some large employers fear would hurt the economy.

Trump,US Cong will agree on some issues,long-term questions loom

A president whose party controls both the Senate and House of Representatives can generally count on getting things done fairly quickly, and Trump likely will not be an exception, despite starting with unusual handicaps.

Here's what Congressmen think of Modi's speech at Capitol Hill

In interview with CNBC-TV18's Malvika Jain, business leaders and Congressmen react to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at Capitol Hill.

Freedom, Opportunities, Million & Billion: Words invoked by PM

In a hour long speech PM Modi touched upon all the areas concerning the India-US relations and reaffirmed India's position on a host of issues that were dear to both the countries.

'PM Modi-Obama relationship an unanticipated surprise'

Obama invited Modi for one of the last big visits by a world leader before his term ends in January. Although the trip won't feature a lavish state dinner, the PM will address both houses of Congress, considered a rare honour.