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Vivek Ramaswamy grabs attention with his performance in Republican debate

Vivek Ramaswamy has charged back into Iowa, stoking curiosity and skepticism after his attention-grabbing performance in the first Republican presidential debate. The charismatic 38-year-old businessman was met Friday by hundreds of GOP activists in small central cities near Des Moines, with more events planned in the coming days. He is drawing new interest from Republicans who will participate in the nation's first caucuses next year, but also apprehension from attendees at his events and pointed criticism from a former GOP governor. Much of the negative feedback is about his foreign policy ideas, notably his argument that the U.S. should stop providing arms and funding to Ukraine as it fights Russia's invasion. I like that he's young and energetic, and wants to tear the whole thing down, said Thomas Bean, a 23-year-old who attended a morning event south of Des Moines. He was referring to Ramaswamy's goal of reducing the federal bureaucracy by 75 percent. I like what he's proposin

US Capitol riots: Justice Dept seeks 33 yrs sentence for ex-Proud Boys head

US prosecutors have asked for 33 years of sentencing for former 'Proud Boys' chairman Henry "Enrique" Tarrio and leader Joe Biggs in connection with the January 6 Capitol Riots

India-US relationship will continue to grow: US Democratic leader

The relationship between the US and India will continue to grow in importance because of the shared democratic values and shared strategic interests, particularly in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region, a top Democratic leader in the US Congress has said. India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's rising military manoeuvring in the region. The relationship between the United States and India is an important one now and will continue to grow in importance because of our shared democratic values. India being the largest democracy in the world, our shared democratic values, and our shared strategic interests, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told a gathering of eminent Indian Americans at the US Capitol during the India-US Summit organised on Wednesday by Congressman Ro Khanna in his capacity as Co-Chair of the Congressional India ...

Biden to huddle with donors next week as prez poll 2024 launch nears

President Joe Biden is summoning top Democratic donors to Washington next week as he prepares to launch his 2024 reelection bid, according to two people familiar with the matter. The event, which is being organised by the Democratic National Committee, is not a fundraiser, but is meant to energise the top party donors for Biden's campaign, the people said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the matter publicly. Biden is expected to meet for dinner with the assembled donors, who are also set to hear from some of his top political advisers. Biden has repeatedly said he intends to run for reelection, but aides say he feels little pressure to formally launch a campaign, especially since he's warded off any serious challenge from within his party for the nomination. We are here and ready, said Michael Smith, who along with his partner, James Costos, hosted Biden's first Hollywood fundraiser of the 2020 primary, and will be meeting with ..

VP Kamala Harris rallies as high court eyes abortion pill rules in country

Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday urged Americans to take action during a critical point in our nation's history as thousands of protesters demonstrated across the country against new limits to abortion rights making their way through the courts. Saturday's nationwide rallies were sparked by the U.S. Supreme Court's actions the day before, when the high court intervened to delay rule changes that would have limited the way the abortion drug mifepristone could be used and dispensed. The limits were paused while the court reviews the case more thoroughly. Harris made a surprise stop in Los Angeles at one of the rallies, where she called the latest upheaval over abortion rights a further incursion by conservatives into myriad fundamental rights many Americans thought they had. And so this is a moment that history will show required each of us based on our collective love of our country to stand up, and fight for, and protect our ideals. That's what this moment is, she said ...

President Biden makes progress on 'unity agenda' outlined in 2022

A year ago, President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union address to push top Democratic priorities that were sure to face a battle in the narrowly divided Congress but he also laid out a four-pronged unity agenda that would be an easier sell. Biden's unity goals would be hard for anyone to argue against: improving mental health, supporting veterans, beating the opioid epidemic and fighting cancer. The president is still pushing for some of those big Democratic goals, like an assault weapons ban, but he's fared better on the unity goals. Susan Rice, the president's domestic policy adviser, pointed to very significant progress on all four aspects even as she noted that issues like meeting the demand for mental health services or combating drug abuse won't be solved overnight. "We're happy with the progress that's been made and we're determined to keep pushing forward and make more progress," Rice said in an interview. A look at where things stand: OPIOIDS IN THE SPEECH: Bi

US Prez Biden meets with Democratic leaders as debt showdown looms

President Joe Biden hosted the Democratic congressional leaders Tuesday at the White House as they face a new era of divided government in Washington, staring down a debt ceiling crisis, the Russian war in Ukraine and their own party priorities running up against a new House Republican majority eager for confrontation. The president and top congressional Democrats used the gathering in the Roosevelt Room at the White House to project a unified front against Republicans who are threatening a showdown over raising the nation's borrowing authority. The White House has stressed repeatedly that it wants Congress to lift the debt ceiling without conditions, and Democrats tried shift the onus onto House Republicans to put their cards on the table, rather than enter into any negotiations with a GOP that has yet to spell out how much and what they want to cut. As the meeting began, Biden said Democrats were eager to talk about extreme Republican economic plans. Apparently they're genuinely

Republicans just a seat away from control of House, says report

Democrats have already won control of the Senate, securing 50 seats with a runoff in Georgia next month

Defying history, Democrats keep Senate in win for US President Joe Biden

Democrats are now poised to hold 50 seats in the 100-member Senate, allowing them to control the agenda with the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris

No 'red wave'

Democratic Party does better than expected in midterms

Senior Democrats float 2% US tax on stock buybacks to fund $3.5-trn budget

The plan comes as Democratic lawmakers assemble a raft of tax measures to help pay for a $3.5 trillion budget bill that contains bulk of President Joe Biden's longer-term economic agenda

Democrats propose tax on imports from countries without climate laws

Two influential Democratic lawmakers are proposing to introduce bicameral legislation to impose a tax on imports from countries like China and many others

Fact Check: What the Democrats didn't say, and what Donald Trump did

President Donald Trump flooded the zone with falsehoods, some so apparent that anyone with access to the internet could see the folly at a glance

If Bernie Sanders wins big on Super Tuesday, he'll be hard to stop

Sanders is heavily favored to come out of Super Tuesday with a slew of delegates and perhaps an insurmountable lead

Democrats add last-minute evidence to Trump impeachment case before trial

Senior Democrats said they would include phone records and other documents provided by Florida businessman Lev Parnas when they make their case that Trump

Tech workers backing candidates looking to break up their employers

Elizabeth Warren is outpacing all candidates in contributions from Silicon Valley, according to FEC data