The Senate voted 38-29 to give millions of women access to legal terminations under a new law supported by President Alberto Fernández. The margin was expected to be much smaller. …
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate passed a law legalizing abortion early Wednesday after a marathon 12-hour session, a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting for the …
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The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Dharma Swatantrata (Religious Freedom) Ordinance, 2020 to deal with mass religious conversion cases in the state. It has been sent to Governor …
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The Democratic-controlled House has voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill. House members voted 322-87 to override the veto, well above the two-thirds needed to …
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Trump slammed GOP lawmakers on Twitter, charging that “Weak and tired Republican ‘leadership’ will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass.” President Donald Trump lashed out at congressional Republicans on …
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday punted on a House-passed bill to increase coronavirus relief payments to $2,000 despite mounting bipartisan support for the checks, including from President …
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The Madhya Pradesh government is all set to take the ordinance route much like the Uttar Pradesh government to clear its stringent law prohibiting forced religious conversion under its Freedom …
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US House votes to override Donald Trump’s veto of $740 bn defense policy bill – World News , Firstpost
The override vote, which required a two-thirds supermajority, was 322 to 87, with a majority of Republicans joining most Democrats in breaking with the US president File image of Donald …
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The Democratic-controlled House has voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a defence policy bill. House members voted 322-87 to override the veto, well above the two-thirds needed to …
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The House voted on Monday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a sweeping $740 billion defense bill that previously passed in both chambers of Congress with veto-proof majorities. Though …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Monday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a $740 billion defense policy bill, in a rebuke to the president that underscored …
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Millions of Americans are about to see their jobless benefits expire on Saturday as President Donald Trump has so far refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid …
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., September 28, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House voted Monday to increase the second round of federal …
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Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse on Saturday night unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year Covid-19 relief and spending bill …
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a federal government shutdown …
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US President Donald Trump signed a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama and calls for establishing an American consulate in Tibet, …
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The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The House was set to vote Monday on whether …
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Turkey’s parliament approved a law Sunday that would increase government monitoring of civil society groups, which rights groups have warned would violate the freedom of association. Newly introduced articles on …
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Donald Trump signs bill to stop China’s interference in selection of Dalai Lama’s successor – World News , Firstpost
The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020, passed by the US Senate last week, calls for the establishment of a US consulate in Lhasa and reaffirms the absolute right …
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President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Sunday, ending days of drama over his refusal to accept the bipartisan deal that will deliver long-sought cash to businesses …
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Donald Trump signs $900 bn COVID-19 relief Bill; package to avert govt shutdown, extend unemployment benefits – World News , Firstpost
The legislative package will provide billions of dollars for the distribution of a vaccine, funds for schools, small businesses, hospitals and American families US President Donald Trump on Sunday abruptly …
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Trump signs Covid relief and government funding bill days after he suggested he would block it
US President Donald Trump departs the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 12, 2020. Aandrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a massive coronavirus relief …
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After throwing the bill into doubt earlier this week, President Donald Trump caved Sunday night and signed the coronavirus relief and federal spending measure, averting a government shutdown and ensuring …
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Two critical federal unemployment programs expired on Saturday as President Trump resisted signing a sweeping $900 billion aid package into law until lawmakers more than tripled the size of relief …
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday condemned President Donald Trump’s inaction on the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress. “What the president is doing right now is unbelievably …
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Trump has not yet said whether he will veto the $892 billion for COVID-19 relief that is coupled with $1.4 trillion to fund an array of federal agencies through …