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8:57am, 10th April, 2019

Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to boost electric car tax credits

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers will introduce legislation on Wednesday to expand the electric vehicle tax credit by 400,000 vehicles per manufacturer, a provision that would give a boost to General Motors Co and Tesla Inc before the existing cr...

U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to protect Native American site from drilling

4:11pm, 9th April, 2019

Politics

U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to protect Native American site from drilling

New Mexico lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill to protect federal lands around the Chaco Canyon from drilling and mining, attempting to permanently shield the Native American cultural site from recurring attempts at oil and gas leasing.

U.S. senators introduce bill to stop transfer of F-35 fighters to Turkey

3:58pm, 28th March, 2019

Politics

U.S. senators introduce bill to stop transfer of F-35 fighters to Turkey

Four U.S. senators on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill to prohibit the transfer of F-35 fighter aircraft to Turkey until the U.S. government certifies that Ankara will not take delivery of a Russian S-400 air defense system, a statement on the m...

U.S. Democrats introduce resolution stopping Trump border emergency

11:22am, 22nd February, 2019

Politics

U.S. Democrats introduce resolution stopping Trump border emergency

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a resolution on Friday aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration on border security, taking the first step to assert congressional power over the expenditure of taxpayer f...

U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill on cockpit safety

7:34pm, 8th February, 2019

Politics

U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill on cockpit safety

U.S. lawmakers are pushing for stronger aviation security with a bipartisan bill that would require passenger airlines to install secondary security doors between cabins and the cockpit on current aircraft to prevent another Sept. 11-style attack.

Booming Edinburgh will be first UK city to introduce a tourist tax

10:58am, 7th February, 2019

UK

Booming Edinburgh will be first UK city to introduce a tourist tax

Scotland's capital Edinburgh is to become the first British city to introduce a tourist tax to try to better manage the impact of swelling visitor numbers and booming hotel occupancy, its council said on Thursday.

U.S. senators introduce bill to help Taiwan keep its allies

1:44pm, 5th September, 2018

Politics

U.S. senators introduce bill to help Taiwan keep its allies

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to discourage Taiwan's few remaining allies from switching their allegiance to China, after El Salvador became the third country this year to move toward Beijing.

U.S. senators introduce Russia sanctions 'bill from hell'

12:31am, 3rd August, 2018

Politics

U.S. senators introduce Russia sanctions 'bill from hell'

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation on Thursday to impose stiff new sanctions on Russia and combat cyber crime, the latest effort by lawmakers to punish Moscow over interference in U.S. elections and its activities in Syria...

U.S. senators introduce bill with new Russia sanctions

9:49am, 2nd August, 2018

Politics

U.S. senators introduce bill with new Russia sanctions

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill on Thursday that they said would raise pressure on Russia in response to Moscow's interference in U.S. elections, as well as its activities in Syria and aggression in Crimea.