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Iranpress: Republicans Take Control of Senate, Lead in House

Republicans Take Control of Senate, Lead in House

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 19:55

IP - Presidential election was held in the United States yesterday, along with the Senate and House elections, for which the vote counting is underway.

Iranpress: Speaker of US House Congratulates Trump on His Victory

Speaker of US House Congratulates Trump on His Victory

Wednesday, 06 November 2024 11:43

Tehran (IP) - The Republican Speaker of the United States House of Representatives congratulated Donald Trump as the President-elect even though Donald Trump's victory has not yet been declared definitively.

Iranpress: Half of Democrats Boycott Netanyahu

Half of Democrats Boycott Netanyahu's Speech in US Congress

Friday, 26 July 2024 08:13

IP - Almost half of the Democratic members of the US House of Representatives and Senate boycotted the speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the US Congress and did not participate in this meeting.

Iranpress: World newspapers: House removes McCarthy as speaker

World newspapers: House removes McCarthy as speaker

Wednesday, 04 October 2023 21:02

The House of Representatives made history on Tuesday by voting to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his post, setting up another grueling speaker election without a clear successor.

Iranpress: World Newspapers: Debt-limit deal heads to US House after clearing key hurdle

World Newspapers: Debt-limit deal heads to US House after clearing key hurdle

Thursday, 01 June 2023 22:16

The debt-limit deal struck by President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy is heading toward a vote in the House of Representatives after clearing a crucial procedural hurdle with just days remaining to avoid a US default. 206

Iranpress: World newspapers: US drama raises fears of future instability

World newspapers: US drama raises fears of future instability

Monday, 09 January 2023 19:26

House chief increases conservative's leverage in quarrels over finances.

Iranpress: World Newspapers: McCarthy’s deal for gavel raises fears on debt limit

World Newspapers: McCarthy’s deal for gavel raises fears on debt limit

Sunday, 08 January 2023 21:15

The US federal government spends far more money each year than it receives in revenues, producing a budget deficit that is projected to average in excess of $1 trillion a year for the next decade. Those deficits will add to a national debt that topped $31 trillion last year. Administration officials have given no indication that they would negotiate with Republicans over a debt-limit increase at all — nor that they were preparing to act unilaterally to bypass the debt ceiling, as some progressives have pushed for, in the event of a House speaker refusing to put a debt-limit increase to a vote without steep spending cuts. 214

Iranpress: American democracy fading

American democracy fading

Sunday, 08 January 2023 19:54

Iran Press (IP) - The election of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives once again called American democracy into question. Holding fifteen rounds of voting to elect a new speaker showed the peak of the political challenge in the country.

Iranpress: Kevin McCarthy loses 10th vote for US House speaker

Kevin McCarthy loses 10th vote for US House speaker

Friday, 06 January 2023 04:06

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., lost four more votes for House speaker on Thursday as the embarrassment for him and the Republican Party continued.

Iranpress: US Republicans

US Republicans' narrow victory over House ends full Democratic control of Congress

Thursday, 17 November 2022 12:06

According to the projections of the American media on Wednesday, Republicans have won back control of the US House with a narrow majority, dealing a blow to President Biden and his agenda — even as Democrats defied predictions of a rout to limit the GOP’s power.

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