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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

'Who the hell are you?', US lawmakers scold Twitter, Facebook, Google CEOs

"Sham!" and "who the hell are you" scoldings dominated a Senate hearing where the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, and Google took heat in a talking match with US lawmakers over the idea of free speech

Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs will defend tech platforms before US panel

Twitter's Dorsey will warn the committee that eroding the foundation of Section 230 could significantly hurt how people communicate online

'Who the hell elected you?': US Senate tech hearing becomes political clash

Senator Ted Cruz went after Twitter's Jack Dorsey after the CEO said Twitter has no influence over elections

Zuckerberg struggles to connect, forcing U.S. Senate hearing to pause

Facebook told the committee that Zuckerberg was alone. He was able to get connected in a couple of minutes.

CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, Google to face grilling from Republican senators

CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to face a grilling by Republican senators who accuse the tech giants of anti-conservative bias

In a first pre-election win for Trump, Senate votes Amy Barrett to SC

The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm the 48-year-old judge - with GOP Senator from Maine, Susan Collins, joining Democrats to vote against the nomination