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Will go on 28-day fast from Aug 15 if govt doesn't initiate talks on our demands: Sonam Wangchuk
Climate activist Soman Wangchuk announced on Sunday that he will launch another 28-day fast on Inde…
PTI
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SC upholds abrogation of Article 370, calls for polls by September next year
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the government's decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowe…
PTI
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Putin warned that Ukraine will be 'blamed' for losing its statehood if its leaders 'continue doing what they are doing'
Putin also blasted the sanctions placed on Russia by Western countries, calling the penalties "akin…
John L. Dorman
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Joe Manchin opposes DC statehood bill, dealing a huge blow to its prospects in the Senate
"If Congress wants to make DC a state, it should propose a constitutional amendment ... and let the…
John L. Dorman
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House votes to make Washington, DC, the US's 51st state
The bill faces serious hurdles in the Senate, where it likely won't receive the 60 votes necessary …
Eliza Relman,Sonam Sheth
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House committee votes to approve DC statehood as Democrats denounce the disenfranchisement of DC's 700,000 residents
The legislation is uniformly opposed by Republicans and is doomed in the Senate as long as the fili…
Eliza Relman
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Calls for DC statehood reignited following Capitol insurrection: The fight for the 51st state explained
The fight for DC statehood faces an uphill battle in the Senate, but activists argue the current po…
Erin Snodgrass
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DC statehood is not a 'power grab.' It's about full representation and respect.
While Republicans argue that Democrats are seeking DC statehood to cement power, the push for full …
John L. Dorman
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GOP Rep. Jody Hice argued against DC statehood by incorrectly citing a lack of car dealerships
Hice made the false statement during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing for H.R. 51, th…
John L. Dorman
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Arizona is using a 121-year-old law — written more than a decade before it achieved statehood — to enforce a near-total abortion ban
The law banning abortion was created years before Arizona became a state in 1912. The 1901 law only…
Isabella Zavarise
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says Capitol invasion is what Trump 'wanted to happen,' and calls for DC to become a state so she could use National Guard
She said the riots in the halls of Congress were "textbook terrorism" and called for more law enfor…
Jacob Shamsian
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The new governor of Puerto Rico expects 'considerable support for a statehood bill' from this Congress
"We need a game-changer in Puerto Rico. And one game-changer would be that we get equal treatment i…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Results on Puerto Rico statehood: Voters say whether the territory should become the 51st state
The future of Puerto Rico is on the ballot in the US territory, where voters will say whether they …
Madison Hall
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Delhi’s voters will have to decide if full statehood is the answer to their problems
Though Delhi has its own ministers and legislature, the central government still controls the la…
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Violence at the Capitol has 'upped the ante' and helped put DC statehood 'in sight,' the District's House member tells Insider
A new Democratic majority coupled with anger over Washington D.C.'s vulnerability after a violent p…
Melody Schreiber
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Republicans blew up after a Democratic congressman accused them of spreading 'racist trash' in a debate over giving Washington, DC, statehood
"With all the racist trash my colleagues have brought to this debate, I can see why they're worried…
Sonam Sheth
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Delhi's Statehood dream will have to wait
"Full statehood was not granted to Delhi even at the time when the BJP was in power in both the Cap…
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Putin Wants 'Statehood' For Southeastern Ukraine
It's unclear what the government would look like, but Putin did address rebels as the militia of "N…
Michael B Kelley,Reuters
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One of Russia's longtime allies says Putin's NATO rival is now a threat to his country
Armenia's prime minister said the CSTO, seen as Putin's NATO, "creates threats" for his country's f…