Politics

The United States is negotiating the sale of at least four sophisticated large aerial drones to Morocco, according to three U.S. sources familiar with the negotiations, and is expected to discuss the deal with members of Congress in the coming days.

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote as early as Thursday on a oneweek extension of federal government funding to provide more time for legislators to work out a larger spending package including coronavirus relief, if lawmakers can reach a deal after mont...

Still spinning their wheels on COVID19 relief, lawmakers have grabbed a oneweek government funding extension that buys time for more talks though there is considerable disagreement over who is supposed to be taking the lead from there.

An effort to stop President Donald Trump's hightech weapons deals with the United Arab Emirates fell short on Wednesday in the U.S. Senate as Trump's fellow Republicans opposed resolutions of disapproval seeking to block the sale of drones and advanced F3...

Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden has begun nominating members of his Cabinet and White House team, working to fulfill his promise to build an administration that reflects the United States' diversity.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that lawmakers were still looking for a path toward agreement on COVID19 aid, as the U.S. House of Representatives prepared to vote on a oneweek funding bill to provide more time for a deal.

Presidentelect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for U.S. agriculture secretary, according to two sources familiar with the decision, a choice that will reassure farmers but disappoint climate and nutrition activists.

AAP had on Tuesday alleged the Delhi Police put Kejriwal under house arrest after he met farmers protesting against the Centre's agriculture reform laws at the city's Singhu border.

Presidentelect Joe Biden on Tuesday laid out his plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic during his first 100 days in office, saying his administration would vaccinate 100 million Americans, push to reopen schools and strengthen mask mandates.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the S&P and Nasdaq setting record highs, in part due to a boost from the healthcare sector on positive COVID19 vaccine news, while uncertainty over fresh fiscal stimulus held gains in check.

The S&P 500 and the Dow reversed course to rise on Tuesday, led by drugmaker Johnson & Johnson following encouraging news on its COVID19 vaccine, while the Nasdaq hit a record high.

After Delhi Police denied that the AAP leader was put under house arrest, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia dared the Delhi chief minister to step outside his residence to show if cops try to prevent him from leaving.

The Delhi Police denied the charges, with the DCP saying it was a "general deployment to avoid any clash between AAP and any other parties and Kejriwal was free to step out".

The Nasdaq closed at a record high on Monday after investors moved into megacap growth stocks even as a new round of COVID19 restrictions underscored the continuing economic impact of the pandemic on the United States.

The U.S. Congress will consider a oneweek stopgap funding bill this week to provide time for lawmakers to reach a deal in talks aimed at delivering COVID19 relief and an overarching spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, a top Democrat said on Mond...

Farmers' organisations, staging protests at Delhi's borders, have called a 'Bharat Bandh' on Tuesday to press their demand for repeal of the three farm laws.