The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to create a federal holiday commemorating Juneteenth, which until now has been the unofficial fete marking the end of slavery in the United States. The measure cleared the Senate by unanimous consent Tuesday after a Republican in the chamber ended his objection. With the House passing it in […]
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Nicaraguan Congress approves Ortega-backed amnesty law
Nicaragua’s Congress approved a sweeping amnesty law during a Saturday session that will offer protection to police and others who took part in a violent clampdown on anti-government protesters over the past year. Passed by lawmakers allied with President Daniel Ortega who control the chamber just a day after it was introduced, the legislation faced […]
Trump says Congress ‘can’t impeach’ him
US President Donald Trump said Monday that Congress “can’t impeach” him over the findings of the Mueller report into Russian election meddling and his alleged attempts to hamper the investigation. Defiantly insisting that he did nothing wrong, Trump also denied a portrait of dysfunction in the White House where disobedient aides are said to have […]
Man heaves shoe at BJP MP Narasimha Rao at party headquarter
A unidentified man flung a shoe at Bharatya Janata Party’s (BJP) MP GVL Narasimha Rao during a public interview at the party base camp in New Delhi on Thursday. It was not promptly clear why the individual, who later recognized himself as a specialist doctor, tossed a shoe at him. The charged was seized by […]
‘Chowkidar Narendra Modi’ new twitter trend in India
NEW DEHLI: Indian Prime Minister and other leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) added ‘chowkidar’ to their name on Twitter on Sunday. Your Chowkidar is standing firm & serving the nation. But, I am not alone. Everyone who is fighting corruption, dirt, social evils is a Chowkidar. Everyone working hard for the progress of India […]
Trump says US not ‘migrant camp’ amid family separation crisis
President Donald Trump vowed Monday that the United States would not become a “migrant camp,” as he faced soaring pressure to end the separation of immigrant families on America’s southern border. While top administration officials stood by Trump’s policy of “zero tolerance” towards unauthorized border crossers, and insisted children were being held in humane conditions, […]