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Indian American Senator Vin Gopal introduces Firearms Restrictions Bill Package
Bills concern those convicted of animal cruelty, safe storage of firearms, and seizure of firearms from those considered a threat. TRENTON, NJ (TIP): Senator Vin Gopal introduced, March 7, three pieces of legislation to better […]
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Indian American Aruna Miller wins Maryland 6th district straw poll
MARYLAND (TIP): Maryland Democrat Aruna Miller, who is running for Congress from the state’s open 6th district, won a straw poll held after the “Our Revolution” candidate forum on March 3. Miller, a Maryland statehouse delegate, […]
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Indian American Sri Preston Kulkarni finishes first in Texas 22nd district
HOUSTON , TX (TIP): Indian American Sri Preston Kulkarni finished first in the Democratic primary in Texas’ 22nd congressional district with nearly 32 percent of the vote. He will now have to face fellow Democrat Letitia […]
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Indian American Deep Sran is ending his campaign for the Democratic Party nomination
MARYLAND (TIP): Indian American Deep Sran, who announced his candidature for the Virginia 10th Congressional District last summer, has announced that he is ending the campaign for the Democratic party nomination. In a press release […]
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Indian American Hirsh Singh announces candidacy from New Jersey
NEW JERSEY (TIP): Indian American businessman Hirsh Singh, who ran for the New Jersey governor last year, has announced his candidacy for the state’s open 2nd Congressional District. Singh, a Republican, has pledged to defend […]
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New York banking regulator seeks Kushner Cos loan details
NEW YORK (TIP): New York state has asked three banks to supply information about their relationships with the real estate business of Jared Kushner, a senior White House adviser and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, a […]
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Jared Kushner loses “Top Secret” security clearance: report
The new security clearance level will restrict Kushner’s access to top secret intelligence WASHINGTON (TIP): Jared Kushner, son-in-law to President Donald Trump, is one of the many White House aides to have his security clearance […]
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President’s longest-serving and closest aide Hope Hicks quits as WH communications chief
Hope Hicks’s first association with the Trump family was working with President Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, on her personal apparel and licensing brand about six years ago. Hicks had no political experience when she joined […]
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Indian American Entrepreneur Anita Malik to Run for Congress in Arizona
KANSAS (TIP): Indian American Entrepreneur Anita Malik, a Democrat, announced her candidacy to run against Congressman David Schweikert in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. The daughter of immigrants from India, Anita was born in Kansas City, […]
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Indian American Democrat congressional candidate Aruna Miller endorsed by Emily’s List
MARYLAND (TIP): Aruna Miller, an Indian-American politician and a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 15 in Montgomery County, Maryland, picked up the endorsement of the women’s political group Emily’s List in […]
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Indian American appointed as U.S. Magistrate Judge in New York
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American lawyer Sanket Bulsara, who recently served as acting general counsel to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has been appointed as a magistrate judge in the Eastern District of New […]
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Lies, Plain and Simple : James Comey
“We are under Siege”: President Trump Trump’s personal counsel accuses Comey of leaking “classified information” I.S. Saluja WASHINGTON (TIP): In the Atlantic season of hurricanes, one political hurricane could turn out to be historic- the Comey testimony. In […]
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President Trump to meet Australian PM in New York on May 4
Staff Reporter NEW YORK (TIP): Donald Trump comes to New York as President on May 4. It will be his first visit to New York since moving into the White House. The White House Press […]
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Trump’s first hundred days; Democratic voices have slowed presidential recklessness down
The American presidency remains undoubtedly the most powerful office in the world. The man who sits in the Oval Office can mug anyone of his happiness. The relief, if any, of these first hundred days […]
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Preet Bharara On Why He Was Fired: ‘Beats The Hell Out Of Me.’
New York: In his first public appearance since being fired last month, former U.S. attorney of Manhattan Preet Bharara on Thursday, April 7, offered a brutal and sometimes humorous critique of President Donald Trump‘s administration, […]
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Senate Republicans exercise Nuclear option to confirm Gorsuch
WASHINGTON (TIP): Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., set a new precedent in the Senate that will ease the confirmation for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Friday, after 30 more hours of debate […]
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Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Denounces Trump’s Executive Order Rolling Back American Commitment to Growing Green Technology Sector
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi denounced President Trump’s executive order eliminating President Obama’s climate-change protections as an attack on the growing green economy and as another example of the Trump administration‘s effort to […]
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Ro Khanna’s take on Trump’s Budget Proposal – Its “Dumb” & “Inhumane”
Washington: Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has termed as “dumb” some of the budget proposals of US President Donald Trump and described the move to cut foreign aid as “inhumane”. Khanna, the first-time Democratic lawmaker elected to […]
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FBI Director Comey confirms investigation into Russian ties to Trump campaign
The FBI has information that indicates associates of President Donald Trump communicated with suspected Russian operatives to possibly coordinate the release of information damaging to Hillary Clinton‘s campaign, says a CNN report, claiming US officials […]
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Tulsi Gabbard elected co-chair of Congressional Caucus on India
WASHINGTON (TIP): Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker in the US Congress, has been elected the co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans. She succeeds her Democratic congressional colleague Indian-American Dr Ami Bera. […]