Zelenskiy urges speedy passage of Ukraine aid in US Senate, transfer of weapons
Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday welcomed the passage of $US60 billion in aid for Ukraine by the US House of Representatives but urged Washington to quickly turn the bill into law and proceed with the actual transfer of weapons, saying long-range arms and air defence systems were top priorities. In an interview with […]
Biden takes on Trump over Russia, democracy in fiery State of the Union address
Updated: 3pm (AEDT) Washington DC, US Reuters President Joe Biden assailed former President Donald Trump for kowtowing to Russia, failing to care about COVID-19 and papering over the 6th January Capitol assault on Thursday in a State of the Union speech making his case for re-election in 2024. Biden, speaking before a joint session of […]
Biden impeachment inquiry authorised by House Republicans, despite lack of evidence
Washington DC, USReuters The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to formally authorize its ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, as Republicans unite behind the effort even though they have yet to find evidence of wrongdoing by the Democrat. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 221-212 along party lines to approve the probe, which is […]
Essay: Kevin McCarthy – why Republicans are preventing their own leader becoming US speaker
RICHARD HARGY, of Queen’s University Belfast, explains in an article first published on The Conversation…
The Interview: Outgoing House chaplain says the job is to “be a counterpoint to the dominant spirit of this place”
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Rev Patrick Conroy about his 10 years as chaplain to the US House of Representatives…
In the US, Congressional Democrats to pursue second impeachment of Trump – sources
Washington DC, USReuters Democrats in the House of Representatives plan to introduce misconduct charges on Monday that could lead to a second impeachment of President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the matter said, after a violent crowd of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in an assault on American democracy. With a majority in […]
US first – Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben named as first woman to serve as House chaplain
RNS A longtime military officer and minister has been named the new chaplain of the US House of Representatives, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday. Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben. PICTURE: United States Navy /Creative Commons Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben will be the first woman to serve as chaplain of either chamber […]
Russia’s human and religious rights record criticised at US House hearing
Washington DC, USRNS Russia’s human rights record, including its history of mistreating religious minorities, is worsening, according to testimony at a hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday. “Unfortunately, the human rights situation in Russia continues to deteriorate, and just when you think things can’t get any worse, they do,” said Representative Jim McGovern, a Democrat from […]
Trump accuses Democrats of “attempted coup” on eve of impeachment vote
Washington DC, USReuters On the eve of his expected impeachment in the US House of Representatives, President Donald Trump accused Democrats of pursuing an “illegal, partisan attempted coup” and declaring “open war” on American democracy as they seek to remove him from office for pressing Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Trump’s remarks came […]
US House backs Paris agreement in first climate bill in a decade
The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed its first climate change bill in a decade, voting 231-190 to require that Trump administration keep the United States as a party to the Paris climate agreement. The Climate Action Now Act would require President Donald Trump to develop a plan for the United States to meet […]