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China 'closing in fast,' Biden warns Congress, asks for $1.8 tn in spending
Biden appeared in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at an event scaled back this year because of the pandemic
 "China 'closing in fast,' Biden warns Congress, asks for $1.8 tn in spending")
Joe Biden declares US 'on the move again' in first speech to Congress
President Joe Biden argued in his first speech to Congress on Wednesday that he had restored Americans' faith in democracy nearly 100 days after he succeeded Donald Trump in office
 "Joe Biden declares US 'on the move again' in first speech to Congress")
Democracies around world, including India, facing threat: US Congressman
The issues that divide the Indian people and its institutions also threaten to hinder needed progress on common challenges, such as vaccinating the global population against the Covid-19 pandemic
 "Democracies around world, including India, facing threat: US Congressman")
Biden proposes $2 trillion 'once-in-a-generation' investment in US economy
"It's a once-in-a-generation investment in America, unlike anything we've seen or done," Biden said in Pittsburgh
US Congress to press Big Tech CEOs over hate speech, misinformation
The CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google face a new grilling by Congress, one focused on their efforts to prevent their platforms from spreading falsehoods and inciting violence
 "US Congress to press Big Tech CEOs over hate speech, misinformation")
After years of failed attempts, US House passes two gun control bills
The legislation may face a tougher battle in the U.S. Senate, where Biden's fellow Democrats hold an even slimmer majority than in the House
 "After years of failed attempts, US House passes two gun control bills")
US Congress OKs $1.9 trillion virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday
US House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
Legislation would require states to offer mail-in and early voting, limit role of big campaign donors
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Bill in Congress to scrap 'one-China' policy, resume relations with Taiwan
Lawmakers introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives calling for the US to resume formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and end the outdated and counter-productive one- China" policy
Joe Biden's choice for budget chief faces new hurdles in Congress
For the third straight day, the White House batted off questions about Tanden's path to confirmation after at least one key Democrat and multiple Republicans came out against her
 "Joe Biden's choice for budget chief faces new hurdles in Congress")
Wall Street opens lower ahead of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech
Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday as investors sold off high-flying growth stocks on valuation concerns ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony before Congress
 "Wall Street opens lower ahead of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech")
Biden remembers late US Congressman John Lewis on his birth anniversary
"Today would have been Congressman John Lewis' 81st birthday. While my dear friend may no longer be with us, his life and legacy provide an eternal moral compass on which direction to march"
 "Biden remembers late US Congressman John Lewis on his birth anniversary")
Zuckerberg, Pichai, Dorsey due back for new grilling in US Congress
House antitrust panel to consider legislation that may curb the companies' dominance; hearings slated for next week
Bills introduced in US Congress to counter growing Chinese influence
The two countries are currently engaged in a bitter confrontation over various issues, including trade
Hedge funds, Robinhood face grilling by US Cong over GameStop Reddit rally
The Reddit rally drove massive volatility in GameStop and other shares, prompting the post-trade "clearing" houses that guarantee trades to call for billions of dollars in extra collateral from Robinh
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Lawmakers in Washington facing off with GameStop saga's key players
The episode has been portrayed as a victory of the little guy over Wall Street titans, but not everyone is buying it
US: Congressmen seek FBI inquiry into vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi statue
A bronze statue of Gandhi in the Central Park of the city of Davis in Northern California was vandalised, broken and ripped from the base by unknown miscreants last week
US economy to hit pre-pandemic size by the middle of this year, says CBO
The new projections from the office, which is nonpartisan and issues regular budgetary and economic forecasts, are an improvement from the office's forecasts last summer
 "US economy to hit pre-pandemic size by the middle of this year, says CBO")
Democrats take narrow control of US Senate as three new members sworn
Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Alex Padilla of California took the oath of office in the Senate chamber hours after President Joe Biden was sworn in.
 "Democrats take narrow control of US Senate as three new members sworn")
US Capitol briefly put under lockdown due to 'external security threat'
In days after that an unprecedented level of security has been placed in entire Washington DC
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