Republicans nix Pelosi, Trump agreement on increased Covid relief check
US President asks Congress to raise Covid check amount to $2,000, but House Republicans do not arrive at a consensus, effectively rejecting the proposal for…
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US finance corp to invest $54 mn in India’s infra fund
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is in its final round of fundraising for development projects. Our Bureau US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)…
Reddy appointed Biden’s director of speechwriting
Our Bureau WASHINGTON: President-Elect Joe Biden’s tryst with diversity continued on Tuesday as he picked two more people from ethnic minority communities among five people…
Raghavan to be deputy director of the Office of Presidential Personnel
Our Bureau WASHINGTON: Another Obama administration official finds himself in the Biden administration, and this time he’s gay and he’s Indian American. Gautam Raghavan, a…
President signoff awaited after Senate, House pass $900 bn Covid package
After a 91-7 voting in the Senate and a 359-53 approval in the House, the ball is in Trump’s court. The US House of Representatives…