Tag: Nancy Pelosi

The latest tensions were triggered last week by a visit to Taipei by Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, who travelled there despite Beijing's fierce opposition.

Washington: Mahatma Gandhi was the spiritual leader of America’s non-violence movement, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has said as she described how the Indian leader influenced American social activist Martin Luther King Jr. A strong proponent of India-US relationship, Pelosi said she believes in Gandhian philosophy and thinking. “Gandhi was the […]

Biarritz (France): The US must lift restrictions on UK businesses if it wants a trade deal with the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. Travelling to the G7 summit here in France, Johnson said there were “very considerable barriers in the US to British businesses”, the BBC reported on Saturday. Johnson said he had […]

Washington: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the initiation of a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump over the latter’s controversial phone call with the Ukrainian president. “Today, I’m announcing the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry,” said the Democratic congresswoman from California in a speech on Tuesday, after […]

Washington: The US House of Representatives will vote this week on a resolution intended to affirm an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump as well as relevant procedures, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said. “This week, we will bring a resolution to the Floor that affirms the ongoing, existing investigation that is currently being conducted by […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump in a scathing letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to halt impeachment proceedings against him by the lower chamber of the Congress, which is all set to start the process with a debate on Wednesday. “This impeachment represents an unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of power by Democrat lawmakers, unequaled […]

Washington: The top Democrat in the US Congress, Nancy Pelosi, has written to President Donald Trump inviting him to give his State of the Union speech on February 4 amid the partisan impeachment battle. The annual speech would come during or soon after his trial in the Senate, where he is likely to be acquitted, […]

Washington: Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has been narrowly reelected as the speaker of the US House of Representatives for the 117th Congress. Pelosi, 80, from the Democratic party, secured 216 votes in a tight contest against Republican Kevin McCarthy, who got support from 209 Congressmen. According to the House Clerk, a total of 427 votes were […]

Washington: Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell got their first dose of vaccine against the novel coronavirus on Friday. “Today, with confidence in science and at the direction of the Office of the Attending Physician, I received the Covid-19 vaccine,” informed Pelosi in a tweet on […]