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Topic: US Senate

After public falling-out with Trump, Musk launches ‘America Party’ to challenge two-party system

Though he declared the launch of his new political party, the billionaire gave no details as to how he planned to go about to establish a viable alternative in the two-party system.

Minnesota Police & FBI’s manhunt for suspect in shooting of Democratic state lawmakers on

State politician Melissa Hortman, her husband were shot and killed, while a 2nd lawmaker John Hoffman and his wife were injured.

Antivaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr. confirmed as Health Secy by US Senate

The vote was 52-48, with Senator Mitch McConnell being the only Republican joining all 47 Democrats to oppose Kennedy, despite his pledges to protect vaccination programs.

‘Samosa Caucus’: Indian-Americans up tally in US House as Republicans hold edge in tight race

Democrat & lawyer Suhas Subramanyam becomes 6th Indian-American to be elected to the lower chamber, joining 5 others who were re-elected. Democrats have already lost control of the Senate.

Republicans take control of US Senate with consequences for future policies, judicial appointments

Trump’s judicial appointments to Supreme Court in previous tenure, as confirmed by the Senate, gave it a conservative majority. Overturning of Roe v. Wade was a key election issue this time.

Vegetable or grain? US senators oppose move to reclassify potato, cite nutritional benefits & trade

Fourteen senators have written a letter to Biden administration expressing opposition to reclassifying potato as grain in forthcoming dietary guidelines.

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.

US Senate rejects measure to force state dept to produce report on human rights violations by Israel

Resolution pushed by Bernie Sanders would have frozen security aid to Israel unless report was produced in 30 days. Senate rejected proposal in 72-11 vote.

US govt on brink of shutdown with stopgap funding deal in limbo. What it entails & who’ll be affected

Republican-led House of Representatives tanked key funding bill. All eyes on whether or not Congress will pass funding extension before Sunday 12.01 am Eastern Time.

US Senate confirms Indian American Ravi Chaudhary as Assistant Secretary of Air Force

The Senate on Wednesday voted 65-29 to confirm the former Air Force officer’s nomination with more than a dozen votes being cast by the opposition Republican party.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?