Now the resolution on the refusal to introduce a state of emergency on the border with Mexico has been submitted to the Senate for voting. If he also does not support Trump's idea, the US President will use his veto. He promised to do this in February. The US House of Representatives voted ...
In his second address to the nation in Congress, President Donald Trump called for bipartisan unity in the name of progress. Trump has focused on some of his top priorities: immigration, economy, infrastructure, drug prices, and homeland security. CNN held the fact ...
Washington's major museums and zoo were able to survive until the New Year thanks to their remaining “savings.” The main US museums belonging to the Smithsonian Institution complex, as well as the Washington National Zoo, closed on Wednesday due to lack of funding, writes Today. It has become…
The desire of the US Congress to tighten unilateral sanctions against the Russian energy sector has only intensified after the recent events in the Kerch Strait. This opinion was expressed by US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon, TASS writes. “We are certainly monitoring the level of interest...
Senators said Moscow’s actions would destabilize the region and cause further escalation. The US Senate on Thursday evening passed a resolution condemning Russia's "provocative actions" against Ukraine in connection with the seizure of three Ukrainian ships by the Russian military in the Kerch Strait. Senators unanimously supported ...
If he wins, Alaska resident Dmitry Shein will become the first Russian-born member of the House of Representatives in more than 50 years. At the age of 37, Vladivostok native Dmitry Shein has already achieved the American dream, writes Voice of America. He remembers how...
Some members of the lower house of Congress sleep in their offices on Capitol Hill due to low wages and the hefty cost of living in Washington. Some use clamshells or even manage to hide beds in the office, writes The New York Post. Among them is a member ...
French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the US Congress on April 25. He delivered his speech in English, writes RFI. The French leader expressed his hope that the United States "will eventually join the Paris Agreement" and that "Iran will never be able to acquire nuclear weapons." The politician also supported Donald Trump in the fight ...
US lawmakers have put forward a bill to ban the consumption of dogs and cats, but not because Americans eat their pets. According to supporters of the initiative, the goal of the proposed measure is to support international animal rights activists, writes the Chicago Tribune. If a…
Mark Zuckerberg appeared in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday for the first of two hearings scheduled this week. He was invited to answer questions about the use of data of 87 million Facebook users by Cambridge Analytica. The company will also appear before Congress in subsequent hearings. Below MMR ...