US House Votes To Expand North Korea Sanctions

The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly voted in favor of broadening sanctions against North Korea, including efforts to cut the regime’s sources of international financing. Lawmakers voted 419 to 1 for the bill, which now heads to the Senate. Rhetoric between the West and the reclusive regime have spiked in recent weeks, and … Read more

House To Vote Thursday To Repeal and Replace Obamacare

US lawmakers will vote Thursday to repeal and replace Obamacare, Republican House leaders said. The announcement comes after a new health care reform bill gained momentum on Wednesday when two key Republican representatives — Fred Upton of Michigan and Billy Long of Missouri — threw their support behind the measure following the addition of $8 … Read more

Blow For Trump As House Vote Delayed

A vote on President Donald Trump’s new health care bill in the House of Representatives has been delayed. The postponement is a setback for the president who had insisted he would win the numbers to pass it through the lower chamber of Congress on Thursday. The American Healthcare Act is intended to replace parts of … Read more

Republicans Pass Sweeping Bill To Reform ‘abusive’ U.S. Regulation

Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill in the House of Representatives that touched on nearly every step U. S. agencies take in creating and applying new rules, continuing their blitz to radically reform “abusive” federal regulation of areas from the environment to the workplace. In a 238-183 vote, the House passed the “Regulatory Accountability Act,” … Read more

Trump Criticises New Republican Congress Over Ethics Vote

President-elect Donald Trump has criticised Republicans who have voted to gut the independent body that investigates congressional misconduct. Republicans voted in secret to close the Office of Congressional Ethics, against the advice of party leaders. “Focus on tax reform, healthcare and so many other things of far greater importance!” Mr Trump said in a tweet. … Read more

Trump Criticises New Republican Congress Over Ethics Vote

President-elect Donald Trump has criticized Republicans who have voted to gut the independent body that investigates congressional misconduct. Republicans voted in secret to close the Office of Congressional Ethics, against the advice of party leaders. “Focus on tax reform, healthcare and so many other things of far greater importance!” Mr Trump said in a tweet. … Read more