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US Congress vote on $60bn Ukraine aid package explained
In Washington the House of Representatives votes on a number of foreign aid bills including financial support for Israel and Ukraine in their war with Russia.
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Ukraine gets ‘final’ $250m US aid – Congress urged to approve new deal ‘quickly’
The US State Department has urged Congress to “act quickly” and approve new aid for Ukraine, after handing over 250 million dollars in military support – the last package it can give to Ukraine without further approval.
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Republican George Santos expelled from Congress after bipartisan vote
The US House of Representatives has voted to expel the Republican congressman George Santos – who’s been charged with a series of crimes and ethics violations. One Democrat described him as a “shameless liar and a disgrace to mankind”.
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‘Israel has to paint a future that the people of Gaza can look forward to’: US congressman, Seth Moulton
We spoke to United States congressman Seth Moulton – who’s an Iraq war veteran and began by asking him about President Biden’s wording that last night’s hospital blast was committed by ‘the other team’ – and why he might have said that.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before Congress
The boss of the company behind the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has been testifying in front of the US Congress about the promise and the peril posed by emerging AI-technologies – as well as the opportunities.
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‘Biden’s job is not over,’ says Democrat Congressman
We spoke to the Democrat congressman Hank Johnson and asked him whether President Biden went against political expectations by announcing his re-election bid for 2024.
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Trump would be a ‘political prisoner’ if he ends up behind bars, says Republican Congressman
We spoke to the Florida Republican congressman Byron Donalds, and began by asking whether the Trump re-election bid should be put on hold, until he has cleared his name in court.
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TikTok chief executive questioned by US Congress
British MPs have been told to delete TikTok on their work phones, just days after the government issued the same instruction to ministers over security concerns.
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China not in position to “mediate” Ukraine war, says Democratic US Congressman
Krishnan spoke to the Democratic Party US Congressman Bill Keating – who’s a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Armed Services Committee.
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The curious case of congressman George Santos – and his almost entirely fictional life story
In last November’s US midterm elections, voters sent to Congress a man whose grandparents had fled the holocaust – who’d studied at some of New York’s most prestigious schools – and gone onto a career in banking.
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Brazil’s president condemns ‘terrorist’ rioters who stormed Congress
In Brazil, President Lula has visited the damaged buildings stormed by rioters – and condemned what he called the ‘terrorist acts’ carried out by supporters of his right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy heads home after historic address to US Congress
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading home after his historic address to the United States Congress where he was given a hero’s welcome as he appealed for continued military aid to speed up Ukraine’s victory.
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US midterms: Control of congress and democracy on the line
In the US, control of both the House and Senate are in play.
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US was ‘doing phenomenally’ under Trump’s leadership, Republican congressman says
We spoke to congressman Byron Donalds, the Republican representative for Florida, and asked him what his party will do if they take over the House of Representatives.
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Former Chinese president led out of Party Congress meeting
Video of former President Hu Jintow being unexpectedly escorted out of the ruling Communist Party Congress has drawn global attention – but little explanation.
