US Senate

The U.S. Senate on Friday overwhelmingly passed a sweeping bill imposing new sanctions on Russia and Iran, advancing a long-delayed measure that could soon face a vote in the House of Representatives. The “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning…
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The US Senate has advanced a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that could expose India and four other countries to tariffs of up to 100% over their continued purchases of Russian energy. The legislation, authored by the late Senator Lindsey…
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The US Senate on Monday approved a bipartisan compromise to end the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that had disrupted food aid for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers…
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The US Senate on Tuesday narrowly passed former President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cuts and spending bill, officially titled the 940-page ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’, in a dramatic late-night vote. The Senate ended in a 50-50 tie, which…
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A sweeping foreign aid package easily passed the US Congress late on Tuesday after months of delay, clearing the way for fresh Ukraine funding amid advances from Russia’s invasion force and Kyiv’s shortages of military supplies. The…
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A potential US government shutdown was narrowly avoided after the Senate passed a short-term funding bill on Thursday afternoon, following a House vote earlier that day. The Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, spoke on the floor before…
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Senators on Sunday released a highly anticipated $118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies, setting off a long-shot effort to push the bill through heavy skepticism…
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Bipartisan negotiators in the US Senate will release as early as Friday a long-sought — and politically charged — agreement to stem the flow of migrants across the US-Mexico border, setting up a vote next week on a bill that would also…
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An overwhelming majority of President Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday backed a statement reiterating US support of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Forty-nine of the 51 members of the Senate…
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The Democratic-led US Senate forged ahead on Thursday with a bipartisan stopgap funding bill aimed at averting a fourth partial government shutdown in a decade, while the House began voting on partisan Republican spending bills with no…
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