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US: Rubio says Iran nuclear talks ‘highly technical’, may take months US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Tuesday defended Washington’s military posture toward Iran, arguing that Tehran had been attempting to build up conventional weapons capabilities as a “shield” to protect its nuclear programme.Speaking before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio said Iran’s…
Kevin Warsh has been confirmed as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve after the Senate approved President Donald Trump’s nominee in a narrow 54-45 vote. Warsh, 56, will replace Jerome Powell after years of increasingly public clashes between Powell and Trump over interest rates. Trump repeatedly criticised Powell for refusing to aggressively cut…
Philippine troopers exchange fire along a hallway at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines on Wednesday May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Multiple gunshots were heard inside the Philippine Senate on Wednesday, where senator Ronald Dela Rosa, an aide of former President Rodrigo Duterte, had sought refuge amid efforts to arrest him over an International…
Jared Isaacman (Image/AP) Nasa Administrator Jared Isaacman has reiterated his support for restoring Pluto’s status as a planet.Speaking during a US Senate hearing on Tuesday, Isaacman voiced strong support for reconsidering Pluto’s classification.“Senator, I am very much in the camp of ‘make Pluto a planet again,’” Isaacman said while responding to a question from Senator…
Kevin Warsh (Photo credit-AP) Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, moved a step closer to becoming the next US central bank chief after the Senate Banking Committee approved his nomination on Wednesday, AP reported.The committee voted 13-11 along party lines, with all Republican senators backing Warsh and all Democrats opposing…
More than three dozen Democrats supported a resolution introduced in the US Senate by Bernie Sanders to block arms sales to Israel.The move signals growing unease within the party over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the ongoing war with Iran. The Senate voted on two separate resolutions seeking to halt the sale of bulldozers…
The US state of Iowa is reportedly considering a new law that could change how universities hire foreign workers, especially those on H-1B visas. The bill, called House File 2513, has already passed the Iowa House and cleared early stages in the Senate. If approved, it could place new limits on hiring certain foreign nationals…
The government has reportedly informed Parliament that it has taken note of the introduction of a bill related to H-1B and L-1 visa in the US Senate last September. The government said that as per the available information, the Bill remains at the ‘introduced’ stage with no hearings, markup, or further legislative progress. The Ministry…
Staffers in the US Senate have now been officially cleared to use only three AI chatbots for their work. The three chatbots allowed to use in the US Senate are OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. This decision of the US Senate was outlined in a memo sent by the Senate Sergeant at Arms’…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In a move that underscores the MAGA v Moderate Republican politics in the US heartland, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday announced a sweeping investigation into alleged abuse of the federal H-1B visa program, targeting what his office described as fraudulent schemes that disadvantage U.S. workers. Paxton said his office…
