House GOP’s debt-limit plan seeks to repeal major parts of Democrats’ climate law

House GOP’s debt-limit plan seeks to repeal major parts of Democrats’ climate law

[ad_1] McCarthy is eyeing to pass his plan in the House next week, setting up a showdown with Democrats amid worries that the U.S. could default on its debt as early as June. The Republicans’ 300-page-plus bill amounts to a legislative wish list of measures that have no future in the Senate, whose Democratic leaders … Read more

How Iraq war powers repeal turned into an unlikely bipartisan win

How Iraq war powers repeal turned into an unlikely bipartisan win

[ad_1] “My preference when dealing with an issue like this — which doesn’t strike me as particularly ideological — is to address members on a one-on-one basis and figure out what anxieties or concerns they might have,” Young said in a joint interview conducted with Kaine. Airstrikes target Islamic State positions on the edge of … Read more

Hyderabad: OU students angry with 10x Phd fee hike, seek repeal

Hyderabad: OU students angry with 10x Phd fee hike, seek repeal

[ad_1] Hyderabad: Students of Osmania University (OU) are up in arms against the varsity’s administration ever since it increased the fee for PhD courses by ten times on March 16. Many students have been protesting against this move and submitted representations requesting the Dean Faculties to reduce the fee. In a notification issued by the … Read more

Not just Ukraine: GOP splinters on Iraq war repeal

Not just Ukraine: GOP splinters on Iraq war repeal

[ad_1] “Voters are tired of wars that don’t have any justification or basis,” said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who has supported advancing the repeal of 1991 and 2002 authorizations for war in Iraq. “The Iraq thing, that was not justifiable … And that’s hard for my party to admit. Because they pushed it, they carried … Read more

Senate Dems confident they can repeal Iraq war authorizations — despite absences

Senate Dems confident they can repeal Iraq war authorizations — despite absences

[ad_1] Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who sponsored the measure along with Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), was still confident Tuesday that the measure would pass. “We feel like we’re gonna have well north of 60 votes,” he said in a brief interview. On its face, the math looks good for the legislation, with 12 Republicans backing … Read more

Biden won’t veto GOP effort to repeal D.C. crime law

Biden won’t veto GOP effort to repeal D.C. crime law

[ad_1] “I think that’s where most of the caucus is. Most of the caucus sees the mayor in a reasonable position as saying: 95 percent of this is really good, some of this is problematic. And we need to keep working on it,” Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said after the meeting. Biden’s much-anticipated Thursday remarks … Read more