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Arizona Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari threatens Trump with subpoenas as Democrats sweep midterms

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Yassamin Ansari warns Trump of subpoenas as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress. (Getty Images via AFP)

US Representative Yassamin Ansari has warned President Donald Trump that Democrats will use their incoming congressional majority to issue subpoenas and scrutinize his administration, signaling a tougher oversight approach when the new Congress convenes in January 2027. Yassamin Ansari warns Trump of subpoenas as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress. (Getty Images via AFP) … Read more

Mary Peltola, the former Alaska congresswoman running for the US Senate

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Mary Peltola represented Alaska in the US House of Representatives from 2022 to 2025. (REUTERS/Kerry Tasker)

Mary Sattler Peltola is making headlines as she challenges Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan for Alaska’s US Senate seat. A retired teacher, Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. is also running for the seat as a Republican. A member of the Democratic party, Peltola’s campaign focuses on lowering living costs, protecting fisheries and making housing more affordable. She … Read more

Kevin Reddington vs Nancy Mace: Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer and congresswoman clash over ‘public execution’ comment

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Kevin Reddington, Nancy Mace clash over Lindsay Clancy ‘public execution’ calls (repnancymace/Instagram, REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona, )

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer Kevin Reddington and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) are clashing over the latter’s recent comments on the case. Reddington blasted Mace after she called for Lindsay to be publicly executed. Kevin Reddington, Nancy Mace clash over Lindsay Clancy ‘public execution’ calls (repnancymace/Instagram, REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona, ) The Massachusetts mother faces three counts of … Read more

Japan’s 68 female congressmen have 2 toilets in the parliament. After submitting their application, they have 4

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Japan's 68 female congressmen have 2 toilets in the parliament. After submitting their application, they have 4

Japan’s parliament will add two more women’s toilet cubicles, officials said on Thursday, after 58 female lawmakers signed a petition calling for more facilities to match their increased representation. In Japan, where gender roles are rigid and women are chronically underrepresented in politics, only 68 women were elected out of 465 seats in the last … Read more

Women’s Reservation Bill: 74 women MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; BJP leads in numbers, TMC has highest ratio

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Women's Reservation Bill: 74 women MPs in 18th Lok Sabha; BJP leads in numbers, TMC has highest ratio

New Delhi: Women MPs from the NDA staged a protest after the 2029 constitutional amendment to reserve seats for women in the legislative body and increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha was rejected. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) New Delhi: Women constitute around 14% of the 18th Lok Sabha and 74 women MPs will … Read more

‘We feel uncomfortable’: Kangana Ranaut calls Rahul Gandhi ‘Tapori’

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'We feel uncomfortable': Kangana Ranaut calls Rahul Gandhi 'Tapori'

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut A call was made to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday Rahul Gandhi a “tapori” and claimed the congresswoman felt “uncomfortable” around him.“We women feel very uncomfortable seeing them because they are like street thugs, talking rudely to anyone, saying things … Read more

TMC MP says you turned us into terrorists as opposition slams Birla

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TMC MP says you turned us into terrorists as opposition slams Birla

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party, Congress, TMC, Shiv Sena, JMM, IUML tear apart Speaker About Birlabecause they accused him of bias.SP’s Anand Bhadauria said the ruling BJP has shredded the chairman’s dignity and the removal notice against the speaker was to retain this high position.Congress MP Jyotimani and TMC’s Saoni Ghosh hit out at the Speaker … Read more