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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for US House speaker

Republicans picked Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the US House of Representatives, in the next step towards replacing Kevin McCarthy, who was removed last week. Mr Scalise was able to draw the support of many veteran and establishment Republicans. He was competing against Jim Jordan, an outspoken leader of the party's right-wing who had the backing of many at the more conservative end of the spectrum. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Kevin McCarthy removed as US House Speaker in historic vote

Kevin McCarthy was removed from his job as speaker of the US House of Representatives after a mutiny by hard-right members of his own Republican Party. Mr McCarthy's removal came in a 216-210 vote. Democrats voted to remove him as a bloc and they were joined by several Republicans. The procedural "motion to vacate" vote was last brought to the House of Representatives in 1910, but the speaker was not removed at the time. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Biden pushes Congress to advance debt ceiling deal

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy pushed Congress to advance the debt ceiling deal that would avoid a catastrophic default. While Mr. Biden and Republican leaders might have agreed to a deal at the weekend, they now faced the task of convincing hardliners in their party to support the bill. “Look, you know I never say I’m confident what the Congress is going to do. But I feel very good about it,” Mr Biden told reporters. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Biden, McCarthy appear near deal on US debt ceiling

US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy are closing in on a deal that would raise the government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling for two years. The deal, which is not final, would increase funding for discretionary spending on military and veterans while essentially holding non-defense discretionary spending at current year levels, the official said. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

China sends warships and aircraft around Taiwan for second day

China has sent warships and aircraft near Taiwan for a second day, Taipei said, after President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Three Chinese warships sailed in waters surrounding the self-ruled island, while a fighter jet and an anti-submarine helicopter also crossed the island's air defence identification zone, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said on Friday. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

China deploys warships near Taiwan after Tsai-McCarthy meeting in US

China has sent warships through waters around Taiwan on Thursday as it vowed a "resolute response" to the self-ruled island's president meeting US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The move comes amid heightened tensions between China and Taiwan, with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosting Taiwan's top official Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, becoming the most senior US figure to meet a Taiwanese official on US soil in decades. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Taiwan President, US Speaker to meet

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are set for a highly anticipated meeting in California. This move is a show of democratic solidarity in defiance of threats from China. Tsai will gather with McCarthy and a bipartisan group of US lawmakers at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California’s Simi Valley, McCarthy’s office said in a press release earlier this week. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

China warns meeting of Tsai, McCarthy will 'further damage' Sino-US ties

China has warned that an upcoming meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will "further damage" relations between Beijing and Washington. The Wednesday meeting in California will "greatly hurt the national feelings of 1.4 billion Chinese people" and undermine "the political foundation of China-US relations," a Los Angeles consulate spokesperson said in a statement. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

'Playing with fire': China issues warning to Taiwanese leader

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in New York for a visit that has triggered threats of reprisal by China if she meets with House speaker Kevin McCarthy, and US warnings for Beijing not to overreact. "We urge the US side not to repeat playing with fire on the Taiwan question," Xu Xueyuan, the charge d'affaires at the Chinese embassy in Washington told reporters. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Kevin McCarthy elected US House speaker

Washington: Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the US House of Representatives after making extensive concessions to a group of right-wing hardliners. The move raised questions about the party’s ability to govern. The 57-year-old Californian also suffered one final humiliation when Representative Matt Gaetz withheld his vote on the 14th ballot. He won at last on a margin of 216-212. Read More…

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