United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is expected to visit India with a high-profile delegation of Senate Democrats for meetings with the Indian leadership. The details of his visit are being worked out, sources familiar with the deliberations said. An official said Democrat Senator Schumer’s office is eyeing his travel to India as early as next week and the top lawmaker will be visiting multiple countries.
Martin Luther King Jr. was only 19 when Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated in 1948. He would later visit India in 1959 and be forever transformed to bend the arc of history with the ensuing Civil Rights movement in the United States. Inspired by Gandhi’s satyagraha- ‘truth force’ doctrine, he preached non-violent resistance that eventually changed laws aimed at ending racial discrimination and restoring human rights. In 1964 at the age of 34, Martin Luther King became the youngest man to ever be conferred the Nobel Peace Prize.
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, who said he is weighing a Senate bid in California, may be looking for a potential presidential run in 2024, according to his Democrat allies.
The US House of Representatives temporarily adjourned after members failed to elect a new Speaker with no end in sight to the political stalemate. The House voted to adjourn until early Wednesday night for closed-door negotiations after US Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, failed to secure enough votes another three times due to intra-party division.
Two consecutive ballots on the floor of the US House of Representatives failed to elect a new speaker. US Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, lost the second ballot for House speaker after 19 Republicans again voted against him.
President Joe Biden has re-nominated Eric Garcetti, the former mayor of Los Angeles, as the next ambassador to India, sending back the nomination to the US Senate whose Foreign Relations Committee, which clears all ambassadorial appointments, had sent it back to the White House a year ago.
A select committee of the US House of Representatives voted on Monday to refer to the Justice Department four criminal charges against former President Donald Trump in relation to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol as lawmakers met to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy met with Indian officials in New Delhi to coordinate attempts to reduce the flow of chemicals illegally sent to Mexico cartels for making meth and fentanyl. During his trip, Dr. Gupta also met with prevention and treatment providers working to address addiction.
The US Senate on Tuesday passed legislation granting federal protections to same-sex and interracial marriages in the United States. The Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act in a vote of 61-36, with 60 votes needed for passage.
US voters have spoken in the midterm polls, but the control of US Congress hung in balance on Wednesday as several key races remained undecided. The Democrats have managed to prevent a rout.
With the predicted Republican Red Wave not really happening in the midterm polls and the Senate and House still up for a toss, former President Donald Trump, who led the charge from the front, is reportedly “livid” and has chosen to blame his candidates absolving himself for the defeat of his candidates in key contests.
Former US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he will be making a “very big announcement” next week on November 15. This comes against the backdrop of Trump’s expected jump into the race for the White House in 2024.
The US Senate did not object to the proposed $450 million deal in connection with Pakistan’s F-16 fighter jet program, the State Department said. It said that the F-16 program was an important part of the broader Washington-Islamabad bilateral relationship.
