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Cases rise in WH: 2 senators, former Trump aide test positive for Covid

Two US Senators, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, his campaign manager and three White House journalists have tested positive for Covid-19

US Senate committee votes to subpoena Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the committee, initially opposed the subpoena introduced by Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

Google grilled on ad business, misuse of dominance by US Senate panel

Google faced a bipartisan buzzsaw of tough questions about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits

Google faces grilling on ad business before US Senate antitrust panel

Alphabet Inc's Google will be questioned about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus expected on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits

US House panel to start work on resolution holding Mike Pompeo in contempt

Engel said Pompeo is defying two subpoenas authorized by the Foreign Affairs Committee to look into matters related to the Trump impeachment inquiry and Ukraine

No pre-election return of mail boxes, equipment, says US Postmaster

His testimony raised fresh questions about how the Postal Service will ensure timely delivery of ballots for the November election

US Senate condemns China's aggression against India, calls for diplomacy

The resolution commended India for taking steps to secure its telecommunications infrastructure from Chinese security threats

Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on USPS bill

Pelosi, in a Sunday statement, said the "lives, livelihoods and the life of our American Democracy" are under threat from President Donald Trump

Cong leaves Washington with no deal; Trump pushes for more virus relief

Both chambers of Congress have left for their August recesses and are not expected to return until September unless they strike a COVID-19 relief deal

Resolution tabled in US Senate condemning Chinese aggression against India

Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter standoff in several areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh since May 5

United in their ire, US lawmakers lash out at big tech cos leaders

For more than five hours, the 15 members of an antitrust panel in the House lobbed questions and repeatedly interrupted and talked over Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg

China, India got richer but refused to take responsibilities: US Senator

Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, made the comments during a Congressional hearing on WTO

Pelosi orders masks for voting after Gohmert tests Covid-19 positive

Gohmert tested positive just before he was scheduled to travel to his home state with President Donald Trump

US Republicans unveil coronavirus aid plan, face opposition on both sides

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls the proposal a 'tailored and targeted' plan focused on getting children back to school and employees back to work

Americans want more federal relief for businesses impacted by Covid: Poll

The poll, conducted between July 15-21, comes as Congress is working toward another round of relief to support an economy thrown into its deepest recession

Mississippi Speaker tests positive for coronavirus as cases soar in US

Gunn, a Republican, said in a video posted Sunday to Facebook that he got tested because he had been in close proximity to another member of the House who tested positive

US House committee votes to ban Confederate flag at Pentagon properties

The House panel is also expected to consider an amendment later Wednesday that would require the Pentagon to strip Confederate names from bases and other property within a year

US Covid-19 daily cases may double, no guarantee of vaccine, warns Fauci

"Clearly we are not in total control right now," Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a U.S. Senate committee

US senators express solidarity with India over Ladakh standoff with China

"India has made it clear, they will not be bullied by Beijing," the senator from Florida tweeted

US Senate backs bill to impose sanctions on China over new Hong Kong law

The bill targets police units that have cracked down on Hong Kong protesters, as well as Chinese Communist Party officials responsible for imposing a strict national security law on Hong Kong