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Liz Cheney's dogged pursuit of Donald Trump over last year's riot at the US Capitol may have ended her career in Congress but the rebel Republican says her work is "far from over" as she breaks ranks with her party in the fight for US democracy.

Republican rebel Liz Cheney lost her seat in Congress Tuesday to an election conspiracy theorist, but vowed to fight on and do "whatever it takes" to ensure that former president Donald Trump is never returned to power.

Republican dissident Liz Cheney looks set to lose her US Congress seat Tuesday to an election-denying conspiracy theorist, in the latest signal of her party's disavowal of traditional conservatism in favor of Donald Trump's hardline "America First" m

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today tweeted to say that he was "utterly horrified and shocked" by the stabbing of Salman Rushdie at an event in the US, as he wished the Indian-origin author a complete recovery from his wounds.

US automakers and dealers are still trying to figure out if the $430 billion (roughly Rs. 34,23,000 crore) climate, health care and tax bill that the US House of Representatives is set to vote on Friday will continue to let them offer $7,500 (roughly Rs. 5,97,000) tax credits to would-be buyers of electric vehicles (EVs).

US senators on Wednesday proposed a bill to authorise the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to be the default regulator for cryptocurrencies. The legislation could allow the CFTC to regulate cryptocurrencies, and is the latest attempt by the US Congress to formulate ideas on how to oversee a multibillion-dollar industry amid the global ...

Taiwan says its position in making semiconductors will not be shaken as the US is working towards the new chips act. Taiwan is a major chip producer in the world. Meanwhile, US Congress passed the new legislation to subsidise the domestic semiconductor industry. China, on the other hand, had lobbied against the US semiconductor bill, calling it rem...

US Congress has passed the ‘Chips and Science’ Act to boost the semiconductor industry in the country amid competition from China. Meanwhile, China had lobbied against the semiconductor bill.

Private spyware victim Carine Kanimba, daughter of 'Hotel Rwanda' real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, has testified that she was spied on using NSO's Pegasus. Kanimba and technology experts urged Congress to oppose the use of commercial spyware in the US. She warned no one is safe against the spyware, not even the US.

As the cash mountain found at the flats of a close aide of Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee grows higher, a Trinamool Congress spokesperson has said the senior leader has brought "shame and disgrace to all of us".

BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty today claimed that 38 Trinamool Congress MLAs have very good relations with his party. Out of the 38, 21 are in direct contact, the actor-turned-politician said in Kolkata.

US President Joe Biden pressed Congress on Monday, asking it to pass a bill to provide US chipmakers with $52 billion (roughly Rs. 4,14,800 crore) in subsidies to reduce foreign sourcing for semiconductors. He cited both the economic and national security "imperative" of securing production of the tiny components needed for everything from smartpho...

A federal jury found Donald Trump's former aide Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress on Friday for defying a subpoena to testify before lawmakers investigating the assault on the US Capitol.

Ukraine's first lady made an emotional pitch Wednesday to US lawmakers for more weapons to fight Russian invaders, saying she spoke for millions of parents fearing for their children.

A US congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech. The senator earlier said she has the 60 votes required to pass the measure.

Liz Cheney's dogged pursuit of Donald Trump over last year's riot at the US Capitol may have ended her career in Congress but the rebel Republican says her work is "far from over" as she breaks ranks with her party in the fight for US democracy.

Republican rebel Liz Cheney lost her seat in Congress Tuesday to an election conspiracy theorist, but vowed to fight on and do "whatever it takes" to ensure that former president Donald Trump is never returned to power.

Republican dissident Liz Cheney looks set to lose her US Congress seat Tuesday to an election-denying conspiracy theorist, in the latest signal of her party's disavowal of traditional conservatism in favor of Donald Trump's hardline "America First" m

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today tweeted to say that he was "utterly horrified and shocked" by the stabbing of Salman Rushdie at an event in the US, as he wished the Indian-origin author a complete recovery from his wounds.

US automakers and dealers are still trying to figure out if the $430 billion (roughly Rs. 34,23,000 crore) climate, health care and tax bill that the US House of Representatives is set to vote on Friday will continue to let them offer $7,500 (roughly Rs. 5,97,000) tax credits to would-be buyers of electric vehicles (EVs).

US senators on Wednesday proposed a bill to authorise the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to be the default regulator for cryptocurrencies. The legislation could allow the CFTC to regulate cryptocurrencies, and is the latest attempt by the US Congress to formulate ideas on how to oversee a multibillion-dollar industry amid the global ...

Taiwan says its position in making semiconductors will not be shaken as the US is working towards the new chips act. Taiwan is a major chip producer in the world. Meanwhile, US Congress passed the new legislation to subsidise the domestic semiconductor industry. China, on the other hand, had lobbied against the US semiconductor bill, calling it rem...

US Congress has passed the ‘Chips and Science’ Act to boost the semiconductor industry in the country amid competition from China. Meanwhile, China had lobbied against the semiconductor bill.

Private spyware victim Carine Kanimba, daughter of 'Hotel Rwanda' real-life hero Paul Rusesabagina, has testified that she was spied on using NSO's Pegasus. Kanimba and technology experts urged Congress to oppose the use of commercial spyware in the US. She warned no one is safe against the spyware, not even the US.

As the cash mountain found at the flats of a close aide of Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee grows higher, a Trinamool Congress spokesperson has said the senior leader has brought "shame and disgrace to all of us".

BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty today claimed that 38 Trinamool Congress MLAs have very good relations with his party. Out of the 38, 21 are in direct contact, the actor-turned-politician said in Kolkata.

US President Joe Biden pressed Congress on Monday, asking it to pass a bill to provide US chipmakers with $52 billion (roughly Rs. 4,14,800 crore) in subsidies to reduce foreign sourcing for semiconductors. He cited both the economic and national security "imperative" of securing production of the tiny components needed for everything from smartpho...

A federal jury found Donald Trump's former aide Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress on Friday for defying a subpoena to testify before lawmakers investigating the assault on the US Capitol.

Ukraine's first lady made an emotional pitch Wednesday to US lawmakers for more weapons to fight Russian invaders, saying she spoke for millions of parents fearing for their children.

A US congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech. The senator earlier said she has the 60 votes required to pass the measure.