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Smoke grenades deployed on Senate side of US Capitol to disperse rioters
As supporters of Trump swarmed the US Capitol, smoke grenades were deployed on the Senate side of the building, while police worked to clear the rioters from the area
 "Smoke grenades deployed on Senate side of US Capitol to disperse rioters")
Wall Street opens lower on prospects of Democrat-controlled Senate
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 28.8 points, or 0.09%
 "Wall Street opens lower on prospects of Democrat-controlled Senate")
With Senate and Biden's agenda at stake, Georgians vote in runoff elections
Republican senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler faced Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff, a documentary filmmaker, and the Reverend Raphael Warnock, a pastor at a Black church in Atlanta
 "With Senate and Biden's agenda at stake, Georgians vote in runoff elections")
Newly-elected members of US Senate sworn in to form 117th US Congress
New members of the US Senate, who were elected in the November vote, are being sworn in on Capitol Hill on Sunday noon as lawmakers convened to form the 117th Congress
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Pelosi, McConnell's homes vandalised as $2,000 stimulus remains stalled
McConnell's Louisville house was targeted with graffiti to its front door, with a message that read, "Where's my money" with additional paint sprayed on his window
 "Pelosi, McConnell's homes vandalised as $2,000 stimulus remains stalled")
US election: Joe Biden flexes Georgia muscle alongside GOP in Senate races
The push ahead of Tuesday's election comes with early voting making some Republicans nervous as President Donald Trump continues to assert falsely that the Georgia process was rigged
 "US election: Joe Biden flexes Georgia muscle alongside GOP in Senate races")
Biden sets tone for US-Sino ties, wants coalition to confront China
The Senate is already expected to take up a measure to override Trump's veto of a $740-billion defence policy bill.
 "Biden sets tone for US-Sino ties, wants coalition to confront China")
Gold price gains on softer dollar; US Senate pandemic aid vote eyed
Gold inched higher on Tuesday as a softer dollar underpinned the metal, with market participants looking forward to a US Senate vote on increased pandemic aid
 "Gold price gains on softer dollar; US Senate pandemic aid vote eyed")
Despite smooth presidential election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictions
Republicans in key states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden already are pushing for new restrictions
US election: Democrats face a turnout test in Georgia's Senate runoffs
For Democrats to win control of the Senate, Georgia''s Black communities, as well as the state''s smaller Hispanic and Asian communities, likely need to vote in the January 5 runoff election
Battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers stalls $900 billion aid plan
Lawmakers on both sides said a provision by Sen Pat Toomey, R-Pa, that would curb emergency Federal Reserve powers was the sticking point
 "Battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers stalls $900 billion aid plan")
US Senate passes bill stamping out per-country cap for work-based visas
The legislation will hugely benefit hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals in America who have been waiting for years to get their green cards
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US Senate blocks confirmation of Donald Trump's Federal Reserve nominee
Trump's Republican Party has a 53-47 majority in the current Senate, but several Republicans opposed Shelton's nomination and two were absent due to exposure to Covid-19
 "US Senate blocks confirmation of Donald Trump's Federal Reserve nominee")
Facebook, Twitter CEOs to testify before US Senate over content moderation
The hearing was expected to be highly political, as indicated in Chairman Lindsey Graham's opening remarks
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US House to vote on FAA reform bill after Boeing 737 MAX crashes
It is unclear if the U.S. Senate will take up the measure before the current Congress expires this year
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US: Democrats clinch House control, but majority likely to shrink
The party has now nailed down at least 218 seats, according to The Associated Press, and could win a few others when more votes are counted
 "US: Democrats clinch House control, but majority likely to shrink")
GOP presses ahead after election with FBI's Russia probe investigation
The latest burst of activity came Tuesday when the GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee grilled former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe
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US Senate unveils $1.4 trn spending bill amid post-election turmoil
At issue is the roughly one-third of the federal budget that is written annually by Congress under a time-tested bipartisan process
GOP tries to save its Senate majority, with or without Donald Trump
A final election push against the onslaught of challengers in states once off limits to Democrats but now hotbeds of a potential backlash to President Donald Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill.
 "GOP tries to save its Senate majority, with or without Donald Trump")
US Senate hearing: Tech chiefs vow to defend upcoming election from chaos
At a US Senate hearing, the heads of technology giants Twitter, Facebook and Google vowed to defend their platforms from being used to sow chaos ahead of the election next week
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