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US Senators announce bipartisan social media data transparency bill

A bipartisan group of US Senators has announced a new bill that would require social media companies to share platform data with independent researchers.

US Senate passes, sends Biden bill paving way for debt limit hike

The Democratic-led House of Representatives approved the legislation on Wednesday night by 222-212, with only one Republican backing it

Instagram wasn't designed for kids: CEO Adam Mosseri at Senate hearing

Facing intense scrutiny over harming young kids' mental health, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said Instagram "quite frankly wasn't designed" for people between the ages of 13 and 17

Senate narrowly rejects Biden's bid for vaccine mandate for businesses

The Senate narrowly approved a resolution to nullify the Biden administration's requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be Covid vaccinated

US House passes bill to fast-track passage of debt limit increase

The Senate is expected to take up the measure, which prevents the use of stalling tactics, on Thursday

US House passes $768 bn defence spending bill, sends to Senate for vote

The US House of Representatives passed an updated version of the $768 billion defence spending bill for 2022

US Senate rejects bipartisan bid to stop $650 mn arms sale to Saudi Arabia

The Senate rejected a bid to stop President Joe Biden's administration from selling more than $650 million worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia

US Senate leader, presidential candidate Bob Dole dies at 98

Dole announced in February 2021 that he'd been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer

US Senate passes bill to avert govt shutdown, sends it to President Biden

The Democratic-controlled US Senate passed a bill to fund the government through mid-February

US House passes government funding bill through Feb 18 to avoid shutdown

The US House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government through February 18 and avoid a government shutdown

Senate approves Congressional gold medals for troops killed in Kabul in Aug

The US Senate has unanimously approved to award Congressional Gold medals for troops killed in Kabul airport attack

Democrats' billionaire tax plan puts about 700 people in sights

The levy would apply to taxpayers who for three consecutive years have had assets worth at least $1 billion or have earned at least $100 million three years in a row

TikTok tells US lawmakers it does not give information to China's govt

Senators at the hearing also voiced concerns that TikTok and rivals YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc , and Snapchat have algorithms that can be harmful to young people

Biden backs down on corporate tax hikes, open to altering filibuster

When asked about voting rights, Biden expressed support for changing the Senate filibuster tradition, which requires 60 of 100 US senators to agree on most legislation

Stocks nudge higher after US employment growth slows sharply in September

Stocks looked set to hold most of the previous session's gains as investors welcomed the US Senate's temporary lifting of the debt ceiling

US Senate Democrats, Republicans reach deal on $480-bn debt limit increase

Senate leaders have reached agreement on a deal that staves off any default on federal payments into December

US House delays infra vote as Joe Biden's agenda Bill unsettled

With razor-thin majorities in Congress, Biden's Democrats need almost total unity to pass legislation

Facebook confronts Senators furious about Instagram's risks

"Facebook has shown us once again that it's incapable of holding itself accountable," said Blumenthal, the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee's consumer protection panel.

Republican senators introduce legislation imposing sanctions on Pakistan

Following the move, Pakistan stocks fell nearly 3 per cent on Wednesday while the rupee dropped to a record low.

Debt-limit suspension passes house; faces stand-off in Senate

But Democrats want Republicans to share political responsibility for the debt