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Bill to ban TikTok in US clears Congress

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2024 (AFP) - The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app…

US Congress reintroduces bipartisan bill to expedite visa issuance for children of Filipino WWII veterans

    by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) Eagle News Service HONOLULU, Hawaii (Eagle News) – Three US senators and two…

Trump told to step down or be impeached

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump was told Friday to…

World leaders condemn ‘assault on democracy’ at US Capitol

  by Agence France Presse World leaders and governments have expressed shock and outrage at the storming of the US…

Democrat Pelosi narrowly re-elected as US House speaker

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Nancy Pelosi, the only woman to serve as US Speaker of the House, was…

US Congress approves $4.6 bn in emergency border funding

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday bowed to pressure from President Donald Trump's…

Reso rebuking some US lawmakers’ calls for release of De Lima filed before PHL Senate

(Eagle News)--A resolution rebuking two US resolutions calling for the release of Senator Leila de Lima has been filed before…

Speaker Pelosi takes the gavel as divided US Congress convenes

  by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Democrats swept back to power Thursday in…

Facebook’s Zuckerberg contrite ahead of grilling in Congress

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg placed the blame for privacy and security lapses at the world's…

Uncertain future for ‘Dreamer’ immigrants as deadline passes

by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - The hopes of hundreds of thousands of "Dreamers" were on hold Monday as lawmakers…

US Congress takes up fate of 1.8 million young immigrants

by Michael Mathes and Paul Handley Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The citizenship hopes of 1.8 million…

Shutdown starts at midnight as US Senate adjourns with no spending bill

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government on Thursday was assured of careening into a shutdown at midnight after…

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