NALBARI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that if the Congress-AIUDF combine come to power in Assam, they will open “all gates” to welcome infiltrators. Addressing a public rally here, Shah said the Congress rule in the state gave only bloodshed, in which...
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At 78 and the oldest president, Joe Biden takes his seat in the Oval in a changing world
WASHINGTON: When Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president, he became not only the oldest newly inaugurated U.S. chief executive in history but also the oldest sitting president ever. Biden was born Nov. 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was 78...
AOC says she skipped inauguration, in part, because she didn’t ‘feel safe around other members of Congress’
Amid the pomp and circumstance of this week’s inauguration, one prominent Democrat was notably absent. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., first told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that she had foregone her invitation to President Biden’s inauguration to support a union strike in the South Bronx. “I’m thrilled for...
New Elected Congress President In June, Decision After Row At Meeting
Sonia Gandhi took over as interim president in 2019 after her son Rahul Gandhi stepped down. (File) Highlights Top members of Congress held a meeting today At meeting it was decided to hold election of new president in June Sonia Gandhi took over as interim...
Jobless claims show modest decline as Congress works on more stimulus
Americans continued to hit the unemployment line in large numbers as the ongoing surge of Covid cases added to America’s unemployment problem last week. Jobless claims totaled 900,000 for the week ended Jan. 16, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That was slightly less than the...
135 civil rights groups speak out against Congress’ proposed new domestic terror law
135 civil rights organizations signed an open letter to Congress on Tuesday urging them not to expand terrorism-related authority. The letter, signed on behalf of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, says that white nationalism and far-right militia violence must be addressed without...
Leaders of Congress will attend Mass with Joe Biden in show of bipartisan unity
Vice President Mike Pence will skip President Donald Trump’s farewell ceremony on Wednesday, as will top Republican congressional leaders, in order for them to spend inauguration day with incoming President Joe Biden. Pence is attending Biden’s swearing-in ceremony later on Wednesday and aides told The...
Joe Biden to prioritize legal status for millions of immigrants
President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to immediately ask Congress to offer legal status to an estimated 11 million people in the country has surprised advocates given how the issue has long divided Democrats and Republicans, even within their own parties. Biden...
Capitol Police intelligence report warned ‘Congress itself’ could be target of rioters before siege
An internal Capitol Police intelligence report issued three days before the January 6 riot warned that ‘Congress itself’ could be the target of MAGA protesters. The report noted that Trump supporters saw January 6 – the day that Biden’s electoral college win would be certified...
Most Republicans want GOP in Congress to stand up to Biden: poll
When President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on Wednesday, Democrats will control the White House, as well as both houses of Congress. With the GOP losing control of the presidency and in the minority in the House and Senate, a new national survey indicates that a majority of Republicans want their...