Booker used the opportunity to criticise former President Donald Trump and his policies. He took advantage of a Senate rule that allows senators to speak as long as they want without any time limit.
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US Senate committee recognises Arunachal Pradesh as integral part of India
Less than a month after the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, a Congressional Senatorial Committee has passed a resolution recognising Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India.
PM Modi in the US: Standing ovation at US Congress, power walk at White House state dinner
Modi was welcomed to the White House by President of the United States of America Joe Biden, First Lady Dr Jill Biden, Vice-President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
PM Modi in US: Visit spurs US Senate bill on stronger defence ties through NATO Plus
India would benefit from being in NATO Plus, because this would give the country access to the best American technology and defence equipment without bureaucratic roadblocks, amid growing challenges from China.
Debt ceiling: Biden, Republicans reach compromise, Bill to be brought before Congress
Facing the prospect of having to default on its debt for the first time in United States’ history, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement yesterday on a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells US lawmakers ‘AI regulation is essential’
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the company responsible for creating Artificial Intelligence chatbot ChatGPT and image generator Dall-E 2, called for “regulation of AI” as he testified in his first appearance in front of the US Congress.
Indian-origin Dr Geeta Rao Gupta confirmed as Global Womens’ Issues office envoy
The United States’ Senate has confirmed Indian-American Dr Geeta Rao Gupta as the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women’s Issues in the State Department.
Doctored video of Indian-American VP Kamala Harris’ speech goes viral
A viral video on social media showing the United States’ first Indian-origin and woman Vice-President Kamala Harris speaking incoherently and stating “yesterday is today” during a speech at a rally for abortion rights was confirmed to be fake by multiple media outlets.
US senators urge Biden to reconsider selling Ukraine ‘lethal’ drones
News: A bipartisan group of 16 United States senators has asked the Biden administration to carefully reconsider Ukraine’s request for lethal Gray Eagle drones to fight Russia.
Ukraine calls for NATO aid in call with US senators
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for eastern Europe to provide Russian-made aircraft to Ukraine during a call with US senators to fight against Russian military war on Kyiv.
