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Women march to urge equal rights, greater political participation
Photo: Screenshot/ABC News Women across the United States held rallies on Saturday, to highlight a wide-ranging agenda including support for women to run for public offices, and demanding equality and elimination of sexual harassment. The rallies...January 21, 2018 1051 0 -
Trump says Democrats chose shutdown politics over budget deal as anniversary gift
President Donald Trump has said Democrats wanted to give him shutdown gift on his first anniversary and have chosen politics over deal-making. In a series of Twitter messages, Trump reacted strongly to the government shutdown after...January 20, 2018 837 0 -
Many Americans don’t want political talk at Thanksgiving dinner table
Photo: Ms Jones from California(Our (Almost Traditional) Thanksgiving Dinner)/Wikimedia Commons A break from the ever-revolving cycle of political wrangling may be an essential part of what a holiday looks like. Sounds natural! But this may be...November 23, 2017 2038 0 -
RNC breaks ties with Roy Moore after sexual misconduct allegations
Photo: Screenshot/NBC News In the wake of several women coming out with sexual harassment claims against Senate candidate Roy Moore, the Republican National Committee has broken fundraising ties with the politician. The Hill reported Tuesday evening...November 15, 2017 1001 0 -
Democratic and Republican choices in the never-ending election season
What makes the process a never-ending election season During his campaign for the White House Donald Trump said many times that he intended to turn the United States around. His predecessors and Washington politicians had allowed...November 12, 2017 1421 0 -
Hillary Clinton says done with being a candidate
Hillary Clinton speaking on Capitol Hill, December 2016, Photo : Screenshot/NBC News Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump, says she will not run for president again although she is “not done...September 11, 2017 1276 0 -
Pakistan averts political instability; remains key to regional security
A day after Nawaz Sharif relinquished prime minister’s office – in line with a Supreme Court verdict in a corruption case– Pakistan seems to have averted political instability. Sharif’s brother Shahbaz Sharif, a longtime chief minister...July 29, 2017 1848 0 -
Panamagate turmoil grows as Nawaz Sharif faces calls to quit after corruption charges
Refusing to accept a string a raft of blistering corruption accusations by a Supreme Court-mandated probe team, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in no mood to listen to the Opposition calls to quit the office. Sharif’s...July 11, 2017 1306 0 -
Hillary Clinton vows to advance progressive vision with new organization Onward Together
Photo by Marc Nozell from Merrimack, New Hampshire/ Wikimedia Commons Hillary Clinton is back in action on the political scene with a new organization Onward Together that seeks to take forward the progressive vision of her...May 15, 2017 1251 0 -
Republican Congressman vows to defend rights of Muslims
Photo: Facebook Page A Republican lawmaker has pledged to uphold the rights of American-Muslims, saying the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion for all citizens. Speaking at a large gathering of Pakistani-Americans at the Pakistan consulate in...April 24, 2017 1082 0