US Senate Confirms John Phelan as Navy Secretary
Washington (Agencies): The Senate has confirmed John Phelan as the next secretary of the Navy, making him only the seventh non-veteran to hold the position in the past 70 years.…
US Government Shutdown Averted as Senate Passes Spending Bill
WASHINGTON (Agencies): The United States narrowly avoided a government shutdown after the Senate passed a Republican-led stopgap funding bill late Friday evening. The measure, which keeps the government funded for…
Senate Confirms Kash Patel as Trump’s FBI Director Amid Intense Scrutiny
Washington (Agencies): The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as the new FBI director, placing a staunch ally of President Donald Trump at the helm of the nation’s top…
John Ratcliffe Confirmed as CIA Director by US Senate
Washington (Agencies): The US Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump’s nominee, as the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Ratcliffe, the former Director of National…
Biden signs bill urging China to resume talks over Tibet
WASHINGTON (Agencies): President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law a bill that urges China to resume talks with the Dalai Lama or his representatives to arrive at a “negotiated…
Man Who Attacked Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
WASHINGTON (Agencies): David DePape, aged 44, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for breaking into the home of top US legislator Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with…
US Senate Approves $95 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine and Israel
WASHINGTON (Agencies): The US Senate has given the green light to a substantial foreign aid bill, amounting to $95 billion, aimed at bolstering the war efforts of Ukraine and Israel.…
US Senate Approves $95.34 Billion Aid for Ukraine Amid Opposition
Washington, D.C. (Agencies): The Democratic-led US Senate has passed a $95.34 billion international security assistance package, which includes approximately $60 billion in aid for Ukraine. The bill was approved with…
Congress Launches Investigation into Osprey Safety Following Fatal USAF Crash
WASHINGTON (Agencies): The House Oversight Committee has initiated an investigation into the safety of an Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in the aftermath of a CV-22 crash near Japan last month that…