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Harry Reid, ex-Democratic leader and longtime Nevada senator, dies at 82

Harry Reid, the former Senate majority leader and Nevada's longest-serving member of Congress, has died. He was 82. Reid died on Tuesday, peacefully and surrounded by friends following a courageous, four-year battle with pancreatic cancer, Landra Reid said of her husband in a statement. Harry was a devout family man and deeply loyal friend, she said. "We greatly appreciate the outpouring of support from so many over these past few years. We are especially grateful for the doctors and nurses that cared for him. Please know that meant the world to him. Funeral arrangements would be announced in coming days, she said. The combative former boxer-turned-lawyer was widely-acknowledged as one of toughest dealmakers in Congress, a conservative Democrat in an increasingly polarized chamber who vexed lawmakers of both parties with a brusque manner and this motto: I would rather dance than fight, but I know how to fight". Over a 34-year career in Washington, Reid thrived on behind-the-scenes

Democrats 'not giving up' on Biden's $2 trn bill, talks with Manchin

President Biden appears determined to return to the negotiating table with Sen. Joe Manchin, the holdout Democrat who effectively tanked the party's signature $2 trillion domestic policy

Biden vows he, Manchin will 'get something done' on $2 trn social bill

Biden appeared determined to return to the negotiating table with Senator Joe Manchin, the holdout Democrat who effectively tanked the party's signature $2 trillion domestic policy bill

With Biden spending plan blocked, economists lower 2022 growth forecasts

Some economists expect the US economy to grow more slowly next year after a key Democratic lawmaker dealt a seemingly fatal blow to President Joe Biden's $1.75 trillion spending plan

Democratic Senator Manchin says won't vote for Biden's social spending bill

US Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said that he will not vote for President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate bill

Senate not to pass Biden's social spending bill, climate bill this year

US Senate Democrats are abandoning efforts to pass President Joe Biden's roughly $2 trillion social spending and climate bill this year, delivering a political blow to the White House

US Congress passes bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang

US Congress on Thursday passed a bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour of the Uyghur Muslims.This is likely to worsen tensions between Washington and Beijing. The Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act was passed in the Senate on Thursday by unanimous consent after being approved by the House of Representatives earlier this week, Kyodo News reported.It needs to be signed into law by President Joe Biden, which the White House said he will.It requires U.S. customs authorities to presume goods manufactured in Xinjiang are made with forced labour and that they should be banned from import, except for items from importers that can provide clear evidence to the contrary."This Senate will not stay silent in the face of genocide against the Uyghur people," Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted. "America will not stand for it, and the global community shouldn't either."China has been rebuked globally for the crackdown on Uyghur Muslims by sending ..

United Airlines CEO defends Covid vaccine mandate at Senate hearing

United Airlines EO Scott Kirby defended a decision to mandate Covid vaccines for workers amid criticism from some Republican senators

US Congress passes roughly $770 bn defense spending bill for FY2022

The US Senate voted to pass a roughly $770 billion defense spending bill for fiscal year 2022.

Meta-owned Instagram hits 2 bn users but won't disclose it to the world

Meta-owned Instagram has reportedly hit two billion monthly active users, but the photo-sharing platform may not officially disclose these figures.

US Senate approves boosting debt limit to $31.4 trn, sends to House

The US Senate approved raising the federal government's debt limit by $2.5 trillion, to about $31.4 trillion, and sent it to the House of Representatives to pass

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