UN Weighs In On India’s ‘Political Unrest’ After Kejriwal Arrest

Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21 in connection with a purported money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi Excise policy “scam” case. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal leaves the Rouse Avenue Court after being produced by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi Excise Policy case, in New Delhi … Read more

IVF access, protocol in Colorado expand despite Alabama embryo ruling

The couple sat on the edge of the bed in their Denver home, tightly holding hands, as the minutes slowly ticked by. A lot was riding on that moment on an early April morning. Kristina Turczyn and her wife, Mindy Taylor, had decided that this would be their last round of in vitro fertilization — … Read more

Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate’s early-morning passage ended shutdown threat – Daily News

By COLLEEN LONG, KEVIN FREKING and MARY CLARE JALONICK WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown. “This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything … Read more

Joe Biden signs US$1.2 trillion spending bill, averting US government shutdown

“And Congress must pass the bipartisan border security agreement, the toughest and fairest reforms in decades, to ensure we have the policies and funding needed to secure the border. It’s time to get this done.” US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate Chambers on Saturday. Photo: AFP The Democratic-majority Senate passed the spending … Read more

Electoral bonds saga: BJP’s Sambit Patra lashes out at Congress on unaccounted transaction funds – The Economic Times Video

Delhi: On Congress’ allegation of freezing of the bank accounts, BJP leader Sambit Patra says, “… All political parties get an exemption in tax… Any party cannot be discriminated against in this… But why were Congress’ accounts ‘freezed’?… The Congress party skipped the tax return deadline and extended deadline in 2017-18… Secondly, any political party … Read more

Rep. Gallagher to leave Congress early, shrinking GOP majority

By Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot | CNN GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin will resign from Congress early, handing another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson and his razor thin Republican majority. In a statement, Gallagher confirmed he will resign effective April 19. Gallagher did not include a reason for stepping down but said he … Read more

House Speaker to invite Israel leader Netanyahu to address Congress

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conducts a news conference with members of the House Republican Conference in the Cannon building on March 6, 2024, the day before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday said he will … Read more

Homeland Security chief Mayorkas says Texas law is unconstitutional

By Sonia Perez D. | Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that a Texas law giving state authorities the power to arrest and deport migrants who have entered the country illegally is unconstitutional. “It is our strongly held view as a matter of law that SB4 (the Texas … Read more

Yellen defends Biden budget against GOP senators’ fears of tax hikes

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the 2025 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday defended President Joe Biden’s 2025 fiscal budget proposal as Republican senators said they feared taxes would rise for the … Read more

5-hour Energy billionaire named in Senate Swiss bank tax probe

WASHINGTON — Billionaire 5-hour Energy entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava maintained allegedly undeclared bank accounts worth hundreds of millions of dollars at the Swiss bank Pictet, according to documents cited by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in a letter sent Wednesday to the bank’s managing partner in Geneva. The letter, which seeks information as part … Read more