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Ketanji Brown Jackson wins GOP vote, nearly assuring Supreme Court seat

Senate Democratic leaders are pushing toward a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination Monday and a final Senate vote to confirm Jackson late next week

US Senate committee begins hearings for Biden's Supreme Court nominee

The US Senate Judiciary Committee has started a series of hearings for the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

Pandemic preparedness bill in US moves ahead; funding still needed

A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation's public health system, applying the lessons of Covid-19 to future outbreaks through a new chain of command

US Senate passes resolution condemning Russia over Ukraine invasion

The US Senate on Tuesday adopted a non-binding resolution condemning Russia's "military operation" in Ukraine

US Senate passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent, starting 2023

The US Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, consequently ending time switches in the springtime and autumn should the House pass their own version

US Senate approves resolution probing Putin and his regime for war crimes

The US Senate unanimously approved a resolution seeking investigations of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime for war crimes over the invasion of Ukraine

US Senate approves $13.6 bn Ukraine aid package, huge budget bill

A 13.6 billion emergency package of military and humanitarian aid for besieged Ukraine.

US Senator Lindsay Graham calls for Putin's assassination amid Ukraine war

Calling for assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin, US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham asked whether there is a Brutus or a more successful Colonel Stauffenberg in the Russian military

US Senators propose bill to sanction Beijing in event of Taiwan invasion

Amid China's growing military aggression towards Taiwan, 3 US senators have proposed a bill that would allow for the imposition of financial sanctions against China in event of an attack on Taiwan

Legislation introduced in US Senate to reform, stop abuse of H-1B visas

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

US Senate confirms Donald Blome as next ambassador to Pakistan

Blome, who is currently the US Ambassador to Tunisia, has served US diplomatic missions in Kabul, Jerusalem, Cairo, Baghdad and Kuwait.

El Salvador tells bitcoin-wary US senators to stay out of internal affairs

Senators asked the State Department to submit a report on the implementation of bitcoin in El Salvador with the purpose of assessing the risks it poses to the US economy

Zuckerberg's plan to overcome Washington's aversion to metaverse

Mark Zuckerberg has a problem money can't fix: convincing Capitol Hill that the metaverse - whatever that is - isn't evil

US Senators near agreement on bill to sanction Russia for Ukraine actions

Russia has been building up its forces on Ukraine's borders for months and has demanded NATO pull troops and weapons from eastern Europe.

US lawmakers approve antitrust reform bill to tame Big Tech

The Senate Judiciary Committee in the US has approved a key antitrust reform that would ban Big Tech from favouring their own services and products over those of their rivals

Panel probing Capitol riots requests interview with Ivanka Trump

The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is asking Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, to voluntarily cooperate with its investigation. The committee sent a letter Thursday requesting a meeting in early February asking to discuss her father's actions, including a telephone call they say she witnessed as he tried to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject the 2020 election results, among other issues. Ivanka Trump was an adviser to her father in the White House. Testimony obtained by the Committee indicates that members of the White House staff requested your assistance on multiple occasions to intervene in an attempt to persuade President Trump to address the ongoing lawlessness and violence on Capitol Hill," wrote the committee chairman, Bennie Thompson. The committee issued subpoenas earlier this week to Rudy Giuliani and other members of Trump's legal team who filed bogus legal challenges to the 2020 election that fuelled the

Voting bill blocked by GOP filibuster, Democrats try rules change

Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argued is vital for protecting democracy was blocked Wednesday by a Republican filibuster, a setback for President Joe Biden and his party

Republican senator supports waiving CAATSA sanctions against India

A top Republican senator supported waiving of CAATSA sanctions against India for purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia.

Senate approves Eric Garcetti's nomination as US Ambassador to India

The Senate Committee has approved LA Mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination as US Ambassador to India

US President Biden asks Senators to declare their stand on Democracy

US President Joe Biden gave a statement on changing the Senate's so-called filibuster rules to push the voting rights legislation