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No Action On Terror Will "Increase Hardships Of Pakistanis": US Lawmaker

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 9, 2019

An influential US Congressman has warned that Pakistan will continue to slide into international isolation if it does not take actions against terrorist groups operating from its soil.

US Congressman Mocked Victims Of Sexual Harassment, Radio Recordings Show

World News | John Wagner, The Washington Post | Saturday October 20, 2018

Rep. Jason Lewis, R-Minn., locked in a tight reelection battle, is facing fresh controversy over past comments as a conservative talk-radio host, this time for mocking women who said they were traumatized by unwanted sexual advances.

"He's My Kind Of Guy": Trump Praises Congressman Who Assaulted Reporter

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 19, 2018

US President Donald Trump on Thursday praised a US congressman who assaulted a reporter, making light of the attack. Greg Gianforte was sentenced to six months of deferred jail time, 40 hours of community service, 20 hours of anger management sessions and $385 in fines and court fees for the misdemeanor assault that propelled him and his congressio...

Republican Referring To African-American Opponent, Says Don't "Monkey Up"

World News | Reuters | Thursday August 30, 2018

Republican US Congressman Ron DeSantis came under fire on Wednesday when the President Trump-backed Florida gubernatorial candidate said his state should not "monkey this up" by electing Democratic Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is African-American.

Bill To Enhance Strategic Partnership With India Tabled In US Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 26, 2018

A bill that seeks to further strengthen the US' strategic relationship with India has been introduced in the House of Representatives by several influential American lawmakers.

US Lawmaker Pulls Loaded Gun At Constituent Meeting To Prove A Point

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 7, 2018

A US congressman said he pulled out a loaded Smith & Wesson pistol during a meeting with gun control activists Friday in a bid to prove that firearms are not responsible for violence.

US Congressman Who Lobbied Against Indian IT Companies Set To Retire

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 11, 2018

A powerful Republican lawmaker who gave sleepless nights to Indian IT companies in the US, because of his tough legislative proposals, today announced his retirement as an elected politician.

Another US Lawmaker Accused Of Sexual Harassment

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 22, 2017

Powerful Democratic lawmaker John Conyers, the longest-serving US congressman, settled a wrongful dismissal complaint after a former staffer said she was sacked because she would "not succumb to (his) sexual advances," BuzzFeed News reported.

US Congressman Demands Intense Screening Of People Coming From Pakistan

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 2, 2017

President Donald Trump has also vowed that he will terminate the popular green card lottery after an ISIS-inspired Uzbek man who entered the US under the programme killed eight people in New York in the deadliest terror attack in the country since 9/11.

Anti-Abortion US Lawmaker Resigns After Abortion Scandal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday October 6, 2017

Republican Tim Murphy, the anti-abortion lawmaker who was caught urging his mistress to terminate a pregnancy, said Thursday he is resigning from the US Congress.

Ex US Congressman Anthony Weiner Gets 21 Months Jail For Sexting A Teen

World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 27, 2017

Former US Representative Anthony Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Monday for sending sexually explicit messages to a 15-year-old girl, setting off a scandal that played a role in the 2016 US presidential election.

China Has Taken Provocative Steps In Doklam: US Congressman

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 10, 2017

Expressing concern over the Doklam standoff between India and China, an influential US lawmaker has accused Beijing of taking provocative steps that have resulted in the escalation of tensions between the two Asian giants.

Russia Used Facebook To Try To Spy On Emmanuel Macron Campaign: Sources

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 27, 2017

Russian intelligence agents attempted to spy on President Emmanuel Macron's election campaign earlier this year by creating phony Facebook personas, according to a US congressman and two other people briefed on the effort.

US Lawmaker Apologises For His Video Shot At Nazi Concentration Camp

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 6, 2017

A US congressman apologized Wednesday for recording a video while visiting the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.

US Congressman's Shooter Had List Of 6 Lawmakers: FBI

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday June 21, 2017

The gunman who shot four people including a senior US lawmaker last week near Washington had kept a list of six members of Congress and was stockpiling ammunition, investigators said Wednesday.