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Who is Mike Johnson, new US House Speaker re-elected amid Republican dissent?

Mike Johnson managed to make two Republican opponents switch their votes to support him after more than half an hour of negotiations.

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson holds up the gavel after being re-elected Speaker on the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol Building on January 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images via AFP)
Published on Jan 04, 2025 06:13 AM IST

Morning briefing: New Zealand MP's haka dance disrupts Parliament; and more

A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, right, and her colleagues from Te Pāti Māori, talk to reporters following a protest inside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)(AP)
Published on Nov 15, 2024 09:02 AM IST

Republicans take Senate, House too close to call

Republicans gain control of the Senate, aiding Trump's agenda and nominations, with key wins in West Virginia, Ohio, and Montana. House control still uncertain.

Control over the Senate also allows Trump to nominate new justices to the Supreme Court, a high possibility if he nudges some of the older conservative judges to resign, to make way for younger judges in order to ensure that conservatives control the judiciary for a generation to come. (REUTERS)
Updated on Nov 07, 2024 01:08 AM IST

Boeing CEO confesses firm's culture ‘far from perfect’ ahead of Senate hearing

While Boeing is hit with whistleblower allegations, its CEO David Calhoun intends to apologise for the company's safety lapses in a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

Boeing CEO David Calhoun speaks with reporters after a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 24, 2024. U.S. lawmakers are expected to press Boeing's chief executive on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, about the company's latest plan to fix its manufacturing problems. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)(AP)
Published on Jun 18, 2024 06:06 PM IST
ByShweta Kukreti

US' deadline to China's ByteDance: 'Sell TikTok or face ban’

This came after concerns that China may have access Americans' data or surveil them using TikTok.

A view shows the office of TikTok after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the US assets of the short-video app or face a ban, in Culver City, California.(Reuters)
Published on Apr 24, 2024 08:00 AM IST
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