America votes: the price of eggs and the fate of a presidency
Donald Trump was not on the ballot in Tuesday’s US congressional midterm elections. But he urged his supporters to vote as though he were. And they did.
Nearly two ...
US House Speaker Johnson will not seek minority leadership post
US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for election as House minority leader, following the loss of his Republican majority in this week’s midterm elections, a ...
Republicans, Democrats make midterm closing arguments
Democrats sought to contain a rift in Michigan’s US Senate race after one of their own crossed party lines to endorse the Republican, while President Donald Trump pressed his ...
US Senate joins House in voting to halt Iran war, rebuking Trump
The U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to halt U.S. military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly ...
Iran launches wave of missiles at Israel; Republicans block measure to halt US air campaign
Israel launched a large wave of strikes on Tehran on Thursday, targeting what it said was infrastructure belonging to the Iranian authorities, after Iranian missiles sent millions of Israelis rushing ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: When everyone is shocked by what everyone expected
THE OUTCRY that followed the acquittal of former president of the House, Demetris Syllouris, and ex-deputy of Akel, Christakis Giovanis, came as a bit of a surprise, as this was ...
US senators praise Christodoulides’ leadership in palace meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides met with a delegation of United States senators on Saturday, where officials highlighted the strength of bilateral relations and praised the president’s role in deepening cooperation.
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Trump withdraws support for longtime ally Marjorie Taylor Greene
President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday, citing her recent criticism of his agenda in a notable rupture between Trump and one of ...
US Senate passes Trump’s sweeping tax-cut, spending bill, sends to House
The Republican-controlled US Senate passed President Donald Trump‘s tax and spending bill on Tuesday, signing off on a massive package that would enshrine many of his top priorities into ...
Trump's megabill
Senate vote-a-rama to pass Trump’s $3.3 trillion bill extends into second day
U.S. Senate Republicans in the early hours of Tuesday morning were still trying to pass President Donald Trump’ssweeping tax-cut and spending bill, despite divisions within the party about ...
Pseka calls on US administration not to sell fighters to Turkey
The International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (Pseka) has called for the rejection of any effort to reinstate Turkey in the programme for US F35 fighter jets or lift the ...
Former senate aide tapped for US Europe position
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has appointed a former member of his Senate staff who primarily has experience as a business consultant as the U.S. State Department’s top ...
Trump FBI pick Patel confirmed amid Justice Department tumult
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate confirmed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, on Thursday, putting a Trump loyalist atop the nation’s most prominent law enforcement ...
US Senate border talks reach ‘critical moment,’ could imperil Ukraine aid
Bipartisan U.S. Senate talks on a border security deal that some have set as a condition of further aid for Ukraine and Israel have hit a critical point, lawmakers ...
US senators to be briefed on Ukraine, Israel aid on Tuesday -Senate aide
A classified briefing for all U.S. senators on Ukraine, Israel and elements of the national security supplemental funding package requested by President Joe Biden will be conducted on Tuesday, ...
US senators examine TikTok hiring of ByteDance executives
Two US senators said they were investigating short video sharing app TikTok’s reported decision recently to hire several high-level executives from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
Senators Richard Blumenthal, ...
Shutdown imminent as House, Senate hold split courses US government funding
The U.S. government looked all but certain to enter a partial shutdown on Sunday as House Republicans and Senate Democrats held to starkly different courses on funding.
The Democratic-majority ...
US Senators say Credit Suisse did not review all records when probing Nazi-linked accounts
Swiss lender Credit Suisse did not review all available records when it conducted an internal probe into the historical servicing of Nazi clients and Nazi-linked accounts, according to an investigation ...
US senators accuse Pentagon of hindering war crimes prosecution of Russia
Lawmakers accused the Pentagon on Thursday of effectively undermining war crimes prosecution of Russia by blocking the sharing of U.S. military intelligence with the International Criminal Court at the ...
US banking system sound but not all deposits guaranteed, Yellen says
The U.S. banking system remains sound and Americans can feel confident that their deposits are safe, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday, but she denied that emergency actions ...
Gay marriage bill hits snag in U.S. Senate, no vote until after elections
U.S. Senate votes on legislation protecting gay marriage on Thursday were put off until after the Nov. 8 congressional elections, as negotiators failed to win enough Republican support to ensure ...
U.S. Senate attempts to complete $1 trillion infrastructure bill
Following months of negotiation and delay, the U.S. Senate was inching closer on Monday to finishing a $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill, with a vote on passage of the bipartisan ...