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'Hellhole' Row: US Lawmakers' Resolution Condemns Trump For 'Racist Rhetoric' Against Indians
Lawmakers led by Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ted Lieu and Pramila Jayapal accuse Trump of amplifying racist rhetoric targeting Indian and Chinese Americans. Read More
US Lawmaker Seeks Ban on Foreign-Born Congressmen, Judges; Faces Push Back
US Congresswoman Nancy Mace proposes a constitutional amendment to bar naturalised citizens from serving in Congress, as federal judges, or in Senate-confirmed posts, sparking fierce backlash from Democrats who denounce the move as racist, xenophobic and an attack on foreign-born lawmakers like Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal and Shri Thanedar. Read More
Mace Wants Natural-Born Requirement for Congress
Ilhan Omar, Shri Thanedar, Pramila Jayapal — all born in foreign countries, none were citizens by birth, Mace said on social media. Read More
Nancy Mace unveils legislation to ban naturalized citizens - like Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal and Shri Thanedar - from serving in Congress
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) unveiled legislation Wednesday aiming to ban foreign-born US citizens from serving in Congress and other high levels of the federal government. Read More
US lawmaker moves amendment to ban foreign-born congressmen, judges
A US lawmaker on Wednesday proposed a constitutional amendment that would require members of Congress, federal judges and Senate-confirmed officers of the US to be natural-born citizens.The joint resolution, moved by Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace from California, could affect more than a dozen members of Congress, including Ilhan Omar, Pramila Jayapal and a few Republicans as well.If you hold power in the American government, you should be a natural-born American citizen, Mace, a representative from South Carolina, said in a statement here.This is not complicated. Read More
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Backs Iran Competing in 2026 FIFA World Cup
Pramila Jayapal says Iran belongs at the World Cup right alongside everybody else ... no matter how heated world politics get. Read More
Rep Pramila Jayapal says she faces death threats over Cuba diplomacy trip
Rep. Pramila Jayapal says she received death threats after her Cuba trip, where she met with foreign ambassadors to discuss U.S. sanctions and the island's humanitarian crisis. Read More
Dem Rep. Pramila Jayapal admits to working with Mexico to sneak oil into Cuba
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., made the remarks during a recent Seattle briefing following a congressional delegation trip to Cuba, where she discussed the island’s worsening fuel shortages and US policy toward the communist regime. Read More
White House slams Rep Jayapal after backlash over Cuba oil talks amid treason claims
Rep. Pramila Jayapal says she spoke with foreign ambassadors about getting oil to Cuba despite U.S. sanctions, drawing criticism from conservative commentators online. Read More
Rep. Jayapal faces backlash over Cuba oil talks amid treason claims
Rep. Pramila Jayapal says she spoke with foreign ambassadors about getting oil to Cuba despite U.S. sanctions, drawing criticism from conservative commentators online. Read More
Rick Scott Rips Dems After Rep. Jayapal Says She Is Trying to Aid Cuba
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) criticized House Democrat leaders after Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said she was trying to help Cuba get oil. Read More
My visa-to-citizenship journey took 17 yrs: US leader on immigration debate
US lawmaker Pramila Jayapal uses her own immigration journey to argue for expanding citizenship pathways and defending TPS holders amid policy shifts Read More
‘Took 17 yrs, different visas to become US citizen’: Indian-origin US politician
Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a strong critic of Trump’s anti-immigration policies, led a hearing on the impact of the administration’s attacks on Temporary Protected Status (TPS). She stressed on the importance of expanding legal pathways to citizenship and shared her own immigration story. Jayapal, the first South Asian woman in Congress, became a US citizen […] | financialexpress.com Read More
‘Took 17 yrs, different visas to become US citizen’: Indian-origin US politician challenges ‘Trump’s immigration assault’
Indian-origin Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal opens up about her own journey to becoming a US citizen while challenging President Trump's 'assault on immigration.' Read More
Iran Was 'Pushed Into' Closing Strait of Hormuz
On Saturday's broadcast of MS NOW's "The Weekend," Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said that Iran was "essentially pushed into saying, we're going to take | Clips Read More
Jayapal: I Would Vote to Expel Swalwell from Congress
Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said she would vote to expel Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) from Congress. | Clips Read More
US Democrats visit Cuba and call on Trump to ease rhetoric as tensions and sanctions intensify
Two Democratic lawmakers from the United States have visited Cuba, urging President Donald Trump to ease tensions and reconsider current policies towards the island. Representatives Pramila Jayapal... Read More
Two US legislators call for end to blockade of Cuba after visit
TWO US legislators have called for a permanent end to their country’s decades-old blockade of Cuba after witnessing the effects of Washington’s energy embargo during an official visit to the socialist island.House of Representatives members Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson, both Democrats, met Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and MPs during a five-day stay that ended on Sunday. Read More
2 US lawmakers visiting Cuba denounce island's 'economic bombing' under energy blockade
Two U.S lawmakers called for a permanent solution to Cuba’s crises after witnessing the effects of a U.S. energy blockade during an official visit to the island. Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Jonathan Jackson of Illinois met with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez and members… Read More