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Richard Cowan

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ARTICLES BY RICHARD COWAN

In this image from video, senators vote on final passage of the Senate version of the COVID-19 relief bill in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP)

Senate passes Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill on party-line vote

2 min read . 06 Mar 2021

A file photo of US President Donald Trump. (AP)

Banished by Twitter, an isolated Trump faces looming impeachment threat

5 min read . 10 Jan 2021

It is unclear if Trump will ultimately sign the $2.3 trillion bill (REUTERS)

Politics overhangs US Christmas as govt shutdown nears, COVID aid uncertain

3 min read . 25 Dec 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Photo: Reuters)

Corona: Fauci warns US Senate that Covid-19 vaccine will take time to develop

3 min read . 12 May 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Photo: AP)

US health official warns lawmakers of wider coronavirus outbreak

2 min read . 28 Feb 2020

US President Donald Trump meets with Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (2nd Left), Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer (2nd right), House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (right) and other congressional leaders in the Oval Office of the White House. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump sides with Democrats on debt limit in rare bipartisan deal

4 min read . 07 Sep 2017

Protesters against the US Senate Republicans’ healthcare bill holding a rally outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump vowed to return with a new proposal to replace Obamacare. Photo: AFP

US Republicans left scrambling after healthcare bill sinks again

2 min read . 18 Jul 2017

Donald Trump, the New York real estate businessman and former reality television celebrity, who will head the world’s most powerful government and largest economy has no governing experience. Photo: AP

Donald Trump, US Congress will agree on some issues, long-term questions loom

4 min read . 10 Nov 2016

Democrats worried that the FBI’s disclosure in late October it was reviewing newly discovered emails to see if they pertained to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state might tip some competitive races toward Republicans. Photo: Bloomberg

Republicans, Democrats vie for control of US Congress on Tuesday

3 min read . 07 Nov 2016

Paul Ryan said that he would spend the remainder of the election campaign making sure that if Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wins in November she does not get a ‘blank check’ in the form of Democrat-controlled Congress. Photo: AFP

Top US Republican Paul Ryan distances himself from Donald Trump

2 min read . 10 Oct 2016

Last week’s massacre, the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, had intensified pressure on law makers, who moved swiftly to take the issue to the Senate floor. Photo: AP

US Senate rejects gun control measures after Orlando shooting

4 min read . 21 Jun 2016

Donald Trump says he would support gun restrictions for someone on a “watch list” who is an enemy of the state. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump floats terrorism ‘watch list’ gun curbs in wake of Orlando shooting

2 min read . 15 Jun 2016

A file photo shows Barack Obama talking with Narendra Modi during a working dinner in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, 31 March, 2016. Photo: AP

Narendra Modi invited to address US Congress joint session

1 min read . 28 Apr 2016

Merrick Garland and Barack Obama in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The Republican-led Senate’s leaders have vowed not to hold confirmation hearings on any Obama nominee. Photo: Reuters

Barack Obama picks centrist high court nominee; Republicans unmoved

5 min read . 17 Mar 2016

Barack Obama is expected to take actions to allow some undocumented people to live here at least temporarily without the threat of deportation and to hold jobs in the US. Photo: AP

Obama likely to ease rules on millions of undocumented immigrants

1 min read . 19 Nov 2014

The documents show the automaker repeatedly elected not to fix or replace the faulty switches, because there was no acceptable “business case”, an indication the solution was deemed too expensive. Photo: Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Documents show GM’s early knowledge of switch defect

6 min read . 14 Apr 2014

The move marked a dramatic shift from the confrontational fiscal tactics House Republicans have used over the past three years, culminating in last October’s 16-day government shutdown. Photo: Bloomberg

US House Republicans capitulate on debt limit, offer ‘clean’ increase

4 min read . 12 Feb 2014

The Senate and House of Representatives each passed the spending measure after Republicans dropped efforts to link the legislation to changes in US President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law. Photo: Bloomberg

US shutdown ends as Obama signs debt Bill

5 min read . 17 Oct 2013

The govt would reopen through 15 January and Treasury would be allowed to increase the nation’s borrowing authority through 7 February. Photo: Reuters

US Senate reaches debt ceiling deal

3 min read . 16 Oct 2013

House speaker John Boehner said they had not reached any decisions on how to proceed, but were determined not to allow a default. Photo: Reuters

Fiscal negotiations stumble in Congress as deadline nears

4 min read . 16 Oct 2013