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Topic: US Congress

Saikat Chakrabarti, the Bengali tech millionaire running for US Congress with a people-first agenda

New Delhi: Saikat Chakrabarti likes his music “open-ended”—hip-hop, rock, and Bengali tracks feature among his many likes. This Thanksgiving, he says, the family got together...

Why the US Congress put its foot down on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files

The US House has effectively drawn a line in the sand and approved the release of the Epstein files despite President Trump's efforts to stop it from happening.

Tax cuts, immigration control to stricter Medicaid, what Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill entails

US Congress passed the controversial tax and spending bill Thursday, due to be signed into law by the US president on 4 July.

Trump celebrates aggressive start to term in speech to Congress, draws catcalls from Democrats

The primetime speech capped a second day of market turmoil after he imposed sweeping new tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China.

Watch CutTheClutter: Trump-Zelenskyy rift & impact of Trump 2.0 on Europe’s security landscape

In Episode 1616, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks back at 6 weeks of tumult in world politics, Trump’s maximalist stance & what India needs to be wary of ahead of Quad summit.

Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, US govt shutdown approaches

The vote has laid bare fault lines in Trump's Republican Party after President-elect pressured lawmakers to tie up loose ends before he assumed office on 20 January.

India slams US govt reports on religious freedom—‘no credibility, peddle motivated narrative’

Govt's response to question in Parliament comes after US Commission for International Religious Freedom alleged religious freedom in India collapsed since BJP came into power.

Grilled by both Republicans and Democrats, US Secret Service director resigns. Here’s what happened

Testifying before the House Oversight Committee Monday, Kimberly Cheatle angered lawmakers, leading to bipartisan calls for her resignation.

US House approves $95 billion aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

The four-bill package also includes a measure that includes a threat to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok and the potential transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine.

US Senate averts imminent shutdown, passes spending bill hours before funding was to expire

The Senate approved a $467.5 billion spending package that will fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, and veterans, among others through the end of the fiscal year.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.