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Japanese leader asks US to overcome ‘self-doubt’ about global leadership
Fumio Kishida warns of risks from China in address to Congress and says Japan determined to...
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Schumer faces backlash after calling for new Israeli elections to oust Netanyahu
Senate majority leader says Israeli prime minister has ‘lost his way’ and warns that country risks...
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US government avoids shutdown after Senate approves $460bn in spending
Vote gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations work for the 2024 budget...
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US lawmakers present bill to fund government and avert shutdown
The bill sets a discretionary spending level of $1.66tn for fiscal 2024 and still faces opposition...
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Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
Majority leader Chuck Schumer had hailed bipartisan legislation to stop partial shutdown due to occur this...
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Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican leader in US Senate
Kentucky senator, 82 and the longest-serving Senate leader in history, will step aside as minority leader...
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US Senate moves forward $95bn Ukraine and Israel aid package
Wartime funding bill likely to pass in Senate after procedural hurdle cleared but prospects uncertain in...
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‘Unacceptable’: Biden denounced for bypassing Congress over Yemen strikes
Critics on left and right furious that president failed to seek congressional approval for strikes against...