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Here’s what happens next as Congress votes to release the Epstein files

Here’s what happens next as Congress votes to release the Epstein files

Congress approved the bill last night US Congress has approved the Epstein Files Transparency Act, leaving many to wonder what will come next. The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass the bill, with only one Republican voting against it. Senate has also fast-tracked the bill, meaning that it will be automatically passed when it arrives […]

4 months ago

US government shuts down after Senate vote fails

US government shuts down after Senate vote fails

Trump has threatened lay-offs The US government has shut down for the first time since 2018 after a Senate vote on a spending bill failed to be passed. This means many federal agency services are set to be affected while thousands could be furloughed or made redundant after Donald Trump threatened to lay off “a […]

6 months ago

Biden confuses Iran and Ukraine in awkward State of the Union blunder

Biden confuses Iran and Ukraine in awkward State of the Union blunder

This was Biden’s first State of the Union speech US President Joe Biden made a slip of up in his annual State of the Union speech to Congress on Wednesday as he appeared to confuse Iran with Ukraine. Addressing the house, America and the world in his first speech of the kind, Biden moved on […]

4 years ago

Biden-approved $735m sale of missiles to Israel draws criticism

Biden-approved $735m sale of missiles to Israel draws criticism

Congress was reportedly made aware of the sale on 5 May, weeks before the conflict in the Middle East began US President Joe Biden has approved the sale of over $700m of precision-guided weapons to Israel, it has been reported, a decision which has dissatisfied some members of the Democratic Party. As reported by the […]

5 years ago