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Photo: X India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - The acting head of the nation’s cyber defense agency, Madhu Gottumukkala, uploaded sensitive government contracting material into a publicly accessible version of ChatGPT last summer, prompting internal security alerts and a subsequent review by

India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO, CA - In a blistering social media escalation, billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has publicly denounced Elon Musk, accusing the Tesla and SpaceX CEO of shifting his political focus from the "Make America Great Again" (MAGA)

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Leaked audio recordings have exposed internal divisions within the Republican Party and revealed private criticism of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), as uncertainty continues to hang over

India-West News Desk MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Alarm and outrage are spreading across Minnesota after two fatal ICE shootings in Minneapolis sparked massive protests and a wave of sharp condemnation from Indian American leaders and candidates, who say federal immigration enforcement has

Photo: Instagram India-West News Desk MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Indian Americans in Minneapolis are quietly coping with fear, disruption and financial strain as an intensified Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence ripples through immigrant dense neighborhoods, touching cultural spaces and small businesses alike. Ananya Dance

WASHINGTON, DC-Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has condemned the detention of a five-year-old boy along with his father by US immigration authorities, making him the fourth student to be detained in a suburban Minneapolis school district in recent days,

NEW YORK, NY - A federal judge in New York rejected a bipartisan request by two US congressmen, including Ro Khanna, seeking court supervision of the Justice Department’s compliance with a law mandating the release of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. US District Judge Paul

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – With an eye on slipping poll numbers and voter anxiety ahead of the November midterm elections, President Trump on January 20 signed an executive order barring Wall Street investors from purchasing and owning single-family homes. Politics aside, it

WASHINGTON, DC - After months and days of online speculation and media reports about separation and divorce, their religions, their differences, and why she was spotted without her wedding ring, Usha Vance, the wife of US Vice President J.D. Vance, has announced

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - “Why are Americans paying for AI in India? ChatGPT is operating on U.S. soil, using American electricity and servicing large users

Photo: AAPI Equity Alliance India-West Staff Reporter SACRAMENTO, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed civil rights advocate Manjusha P. Kulkarni to the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, his office announced on January 16. The role carries no compensation and does

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - “From taking on greedy corporations and bad landlords, to ensuring that the corruption we’ve seen in city government over the last four years never happens again, the Oversight Committee will be a fighter for

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC —Congressman Shri Thanedar (D-MI), who is seeking reelection, is making news, this time amid a mix of racist backlash and sharp exchanges with conservative media following his push to abolish ICE. Thanedar’s social media profile rose after

Photo:Youtube India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Ajay Banga, the president of the World Bank, has been named to the new governing body envisioned by President Donald Trump to oversee postwar Gaza, as part of a sweeping and complex three tier structure

Photo: Facebook India-West News Desk CHICAGO, IL - Sanjay T. Tailor will break new ground on January 30 when he steps onto the Illinois Supreme Court as the first Indian American justice in the court’s history. His appointment fills the vacancy left

WASHINGTON, DC - Obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Nisha Verma pushed back against political framing on abortion on January 13, urging lawmakers to focus on medical science and patient safety rather than ideological disputes. Testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and

Photo: Thanedar Office India-West Staff Reporter DETROIT, MI - Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) condemned President Donald Trump in a statement this week, accusing him of disrespecting a Michigan auto worker and advancing economic policies that have harmed workers and manufacturers, particularly in

Photo: X India-West Staff Reporter NEW YORK, NY - City Hall has announced that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Lekha Sunder as New York’s Deputy Communications Director, tasking her with shaping messaging and coordinating communications strategy across city government. Sunder joined Mamdani’s primary

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Tulsi Gabbard’s absence from the public and strategic spotlight during one of the most dramatic military operations of the year has ignited open speculation. Reports that the Director of National Intelligence was not present for critical

WASHINGTON, DC -A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in south Minneapolis during a federal immigration operation, an incident that drew sharply conflicting accounts from federal authorities and local officials and ignited a political dispute

WASHINGTON, DC-US Senate and House Democrats marked the fifth anniversary of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, warning that the threat to American democracy remains real and accusing President Donald Trump and his allies of continuing to distort

WASHINGTON, DC - Arjun Mody was sworn in on January 5 as Deputy Commissioner of the US Social Security Administration (SSA), taking on the role of chief operating officer at an agency that delivers benefits to tens of millions of

WASHINGTON, DC- US Vice President JD Vance on January 5 said his family was not at home when an intruder attempted to break into his Ohio residence, thanking the US Secret Service and Cincinnati police for their swift response, as

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the US and the Chinese Communist Party, on January 5 announced that he will step down from his leadership role on

WASHINGTON, DC - Indian American representatives in the US Congress and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have launched a sharp offensive against President Donald Trump’s military operation in Venezuela, labeling the capture of President Nicolás Maduro an unconstitutional "act of

WASHINGTON, DC- Raising concern over what he described as a worsening situation for religious minorities in Bangladesh, Indian American Congressman Suhas Subramanyam said that Hindus and other minority communities are facing targeted violence and that the government in Dhaka has

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Suhas Subramanyam said President Donald Trump has “completely messed up” the India-US relationship, warning that deteriorating ties between the world’s two largest democracies are damaging both countries’ economic and strategic interests. “In the end, the Trump administration has

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - As 2025 draws to a close, it seems that not everyone in President Donald Trump’s inner circle is ending the year on firm footing. FBI Director Kash Patel's, term in office so far has been marked by controversy, questions

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - New York City Mayor elect Zohran Mamdani will mark the start of his term with two distinct inauguration events on New Year’s Day, featuring some of the most prominent figures of the progressive movement,

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump is again publicly lamenting his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, with India featuring in his latest claims of being a peddler of peace. In a video that has gone viral, Trump

India-West News Desk PHILADELPHIA, PA -  Montgomery County, PA, has approved its 2026 budget under the leadership of County Commissioner Neil Makhija, marking it as the first bipartisan county budget in nearly a decade. The $1.2 billion plan includes investments in

WASHINGTON, DC- The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA), has written to members of the United States Congress drawing attention to escalating violence and intimidation targeting Hindus and other religious minorities in Bangladesh under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government. The organization

India-West News Desk SAN JOSE, CA - Rep. Ro Khanna has bluntly stated California will survive just fine without Peter Thiel. The Silicon Valley congressman brushed aside warnings that a temporary billionaire wealth tax would scare off innovators, arguing that a

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)  is moving to put Medicare for All back at the center of the Democratic health care conversation, arguing that the policy carries broader political appeal than many in her party assume. Jayapal,

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) has strongly condemned far-right commentator Nick Fuentes for what he described as “chilling” anti-Indian and anti-Hindu rhetoric targeting Indian American leaders Vivek Ramaswamy and Second Lady Usha Vance. Khanna spoke out after

India-West News Desk MIAMI, FL - Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard delivered a stark warning about global security threats while addressing a conservative audience in Florida on December 20, directly linking Islamist ideology to dangers facing Western societies. “The threats from

Photo (Top): Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Anjani Sinha (Wikipedia) Photo (Bottom): Shantanu Narayen, Sanjay Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - During his political campaigns, President Donald Trump has often been seen on camera describing himself as "very greedy," stating, "My

NEW YORK, NY - Condemning the mob lynching of a young Hindu man in Bangladesh, New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar warned of what she described as a troubling pattern of violence and persecution targeting religious minorities in the country. In

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Vice President JD Vance said that anyone who attacks his wife, second lady Usha Vance, “can eat s…,” finally delivering his bluntest public defense of her after weeks of trolling and racist attacks from within

India-West News Desk PHOENIX, AZ - Prominent Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy and other Indian Americans aligned with the MAGA movement are increasingly facing attacks from within their own political ranks, forcing an uncomfortable reckoning inside the conservative base he continues to

Photo: House Oversight Committee. India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is escalating calls to hold senior Justice Department officials accountable, including through impeachment, after the incomplete release of Jeffrey Epstein files and the brief disappearance of key records

WASHINGTON, DC - A bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation aimed at imposing financial sanctions on foreign entities that continue to purchase Russian oil, seeking to choke off a major source of revenue for Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine. The

Photo: lvk.vote India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Long before she entered politics, Lisa Vedernikova Khanna learned how fragile opportunity can be. Raised by a single mother who fled Soviet Russia and spent years undocumented in the United States, Khanna grew up

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Shri Thanedar accused Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of defying federal courts and misleading the public, prompting a blunt rebuttal from the cabinet secretary, who then escalated the heated exchange. During a Congressional hearing, Thanedar alleged that

India-West Staff Reporter FULLERTON, CA – While dropping nuggets like his wife Ritu and Usha Vance text each other, and that he is no longer on speaking terms with Elon Musk, US Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) used a Southern California appearance on December

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - FBI Director Kash Patel’s past consulting work for Qatar is again in the spotlight after conservative and Trump whisperer, Laura Loomer, launched a series of attacks questioning his ties to Doha and accusing him of siding with

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie are leading a bipartisan push pressing the Justice Department for a briefing by December 5 on any new information that could complicate the release of the long-awaited Epstein files. In

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Provocative right-wing commentator Nick Fuentes wants India added to President Donald Trump’s list of nineteen nations facing a full suspension of United States immigration visas. The extremist has a long history of inflammatory rhetoric directed at

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) is drawing attention as he weighs whether to escalate his long-running clash with the Trump administration by filing articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He told Axios he is

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Dr Vinay Prasad, the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief, ignited a political and scientific firestorm after circulating an internal memo that claimed at least ten children had died “after and because of” receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The