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In addition to the $44 billion Buenos Aires currently owes the IMF, President Javier Milei was authorized by Argentina’s Congress on Wednesday to negotiate a new loan arrangement. On March 11, Milei requested that parliament authorize...

In his first official message to members since taking back office, US Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday asked President Donald Trump to speak to a joint session of Congress on March 4. In a letter to...

Following the millions of views that sexual Photoshopped images of Taylor Swift received online, US lawmakers have advocated for new legislation that would make the creation of deepfake images illegal. The pictures were shared on several...

Congressional leaders in Washington have reached a deal to keep the government funded until early March, a source familiar with the negotiations told AFP on Saturday. Announcement of the proposal comes just before January 19 and...

In order to free up funds for social and infrastructure expenditure, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva successfully lobbied for new fiscal regulations to be ratified by Brazil’s Congress on Tuesday. Lula, a seasoned leftist who...

The administration of President Joe Biden requested more than $13 billion in extra military funding for Ukraine on Thursday, claiming the necessity for ongoing support in the wake of Russia’s “unprovoked” invasion of the nation last...

Officials said a US federal judge on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump’s legal bid to prevent Congress from accessing his tax returns. Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee to the district court in Washington, said...

After a devastating state election defeat blamed on sloth and infighting among the party’s lawmakers, President Joe Biden returned from Europe on Wednesday with a wake-up call for warring Democrats holding up his broad domestic changes...

Former US President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to prevent the Treasury Department from turning over years of his financial papers to a congressional committee, which some say could reveal tax fraud. Trump’s lawyers...

U.S. President Donald Trump said late on Tuesday Congress should quickly extend $25 billion in new payroll assistance to U.S. passenger airlines furloughing thousands of workers as air travel remains down sharply amid the coronavirus pandemic....