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EX-CIA chief Mike Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state| The US Senate has confirmed former CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, ending a tough confirmation battle | |
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Facebook's Zuckerberg says his data was harvested Facebook's chief executive has revealed that his data was among that harvested in a privacy scandal
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US budget vote delay as senator foresees 'spending oblivion'
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US shutdown: Trump and Democrats blame each other
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Senator Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct claims
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US senator Rand Paul assaulted at home in Kentucky
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Republican senator quits with attack on Donald Trump
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Russia sanctions: Trump's hand forced by Senate vote
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Obamacare: US senators vote in favour of debating repeal |
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| Jul.24 |
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Trump plea for unity on showdown healthcare vote |
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Trump's son and aides to testify in Senate about Russia
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John McCain has brain cancer, his office says |
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Republicans oppose healthcare to leave party without majority
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| Jun.21 |
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US official: Russia 'hacked' 21 US states in election |
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Jeff Sessions denies secret meeting with Russia envoy US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has denied during a Congress hearing having undisclosed meetings with Russian officials at a Washington ho...
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Comey: Trump White House 'lied' about the FBI 
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Comey to testify Trump told him: 'I expect loyalty'
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Documents sought from ex-Trump advisor over Russia inquiry
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Senate Republicans doubtful of American Health Care Act |
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Senate confirms Trump attorney general pick Jeff Sessions
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| Jan.23 |
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Rex Tillerson: Trump foreign affairs pick narrowly backed The Foreign Relations Senate Committee has narrowly approved Tillerson as secretary of state, despite concerns about his business ties to Russia
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Clinton emails: FBI chief may have broken law| The Democratic leader in the Senate says James Comey may have broken the law by revealing the bureau was investigating emails possibly linked to Hillary | |
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US Senate votes to curtail bulk data collection |
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US surveillance powers expire as Senate deal fails US anti-terror provisions that allow security services to bulk collect phone data have expired after the Senate failed to reach a deal
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US Senate in urgent surveillance debate as deadline looms |
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| Dec.9 |
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CIA lied over 'brutal' interrogations The CIA carried out 'brutal' interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the US, a US Senate report has said
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US leaders pledge to work together |
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Republicans win control of US Senate The Republican Party has won control of the Senate in the mid-term elections, increasing its power in the final two years of Obama's presidency
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Republicans make early Senate gains |
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US senators urge arms for Ukraine |
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Booker wins New Jersey Senate seat |
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Senate passes US budget deal | The US Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risks default | |
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US Congress races to draft debt plan |
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| Oct.15 |
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US debt talks grind on amid disarray |
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US lawmakers inch to fiscal deal |
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| Sep.28 |
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Senate to reject House funding bill |
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| Sep.25 |
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Senator in second day of health law speech |
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| Sep.4 |
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US Senate panel backs force in Syria |
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Talks gather pace as US senators arrive. Cairo
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US Senate passes immigration reform The http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23092179Senate has passed a broad immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for an estimated...
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NSA chief in rare Senate briefing |
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US spy data 'prevented attacks' |
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| Apr.23 |
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FBI faces Boston suspect questions |
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| Apr.9 |
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Senate to vote on gun control bill |
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| Feb.26 |
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Hagel confirmed as defence secretary The Senate has confirmed former Senator Chuck Hagel as the new Pentagon chief, after 4 Republicans joined Democrats to approve his nominatio...
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CIA nominee defends drone strikes |
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| Dec.31 |
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US Senate approves key tax deal The US Senate has approved a deal to avert tax hikes and spending cuts known as the 'fiscal cliff'
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US 'fiscal cliff' talks go to wire |
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| Dec.27 |
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Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear The US appears to be heading over the 'fiscal cliff', with prospects dim for a deal to avoid tax rises and spending cuts, the US Senate leader...
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| Dec.17 |
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School killings spark gun debate
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| May.24 |
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US cuts Pakistan aid over jailing |
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US Senate passes key funding bill
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| Aug.2 |
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US debt-limit bill heads to Senate |
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| Jul.30 |
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US Senate in intense debt debate
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Senate facing crucial debt vote |
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| Jul.12 |
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US senator requests hacking probe |
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| Dec.22 |
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Obama hails nuclear treaty vote Washington: The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia
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| Dec.21 |
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Senator: Bomber's release not justified |
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| Dec.18 |
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US soldier gay ban set for repeal |
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| Nov.2 |
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Republicans win House, Dems keep Senate Washington: US Republicans have ridden a wave of economic discontent to capture the House but President Obama's party has kept the Senate
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Republicans build up Senate seats |
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| Oct.7 |
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Pentagon blasted over contractors |
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| Sep.29 |
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Senators want facts on bomber's release |
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| Sep.21 |
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Bid to repeal US gay ban falters |
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| Jul.19 |
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Cameron agrees Lockerbie meeting |
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| Jul.15 |
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US financial reform passed by Senate
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| Jun.29 |
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Petraeus: Afghan fighting may worsen |
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| May.20 |
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Senate approves reforms of Wall Street
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| May.10 |
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Oil firms 'set for Senate clash' |
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| Apr.28 |
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Republicans allow financial reform debate |
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| Apr.27 |
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Goldman Sachs' under fire at hearing |
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| Jan.19 |
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Republicans win key US Senate election Massachusetts: Republican Scott Brown has won the race for the Senate seat in the state of Massachusetts left vacant by Edward Kennedy's death
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| Dec.24 |
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Senate passes healthcare reform bill The bill aims to cover 31 million uninsured Americans and could lead to the biggest change in US healthcare in decades
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| Nov.21 |
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Healthcare bill passes first Senate hurdle |
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| Oct.17 |
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Senator Kerry warns on Afghan troops |
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| Oct.13 |
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Senate panel passes health bill
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| Aug.25 |
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Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, dies | Massachusetts: The Democratic Massachusetts senator, the brother of ex-President John F Kennedy, has died after battling a brain tumour. Edward Kennedy became a member of the Senate in 1962 to replace his br... | |
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| Jul.13 |
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US top court nominee faces Senate |
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| May.21 |
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US commander in Pakistan warning |
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| May.20 |
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Guantanamo detainee move blocked
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| May.6 |
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Time short to stop Iran, investigator says |
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| Mar.17 |
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Bloody war crossing U.S. border |
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| Feb.12 |
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Another Obama cabinet pick quits. Washington
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| Feb.6 |
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US senators agree economy bill
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| Feb.4 |
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Senate eases 'trade war' bill |
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| Dec.11 |
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US car bail-out fails in Senate
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| Oct.1 |
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Senate backs new bail-out bill |
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Senate urged to back crisis bill |
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| Sep.23 |
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Congress cool after bail-out plea |
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| Jul.26 |
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Senate approves housing bill |
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| Dec.18 |
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Senate passes $70B in war funds |
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| Aug.23 |
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Top Republican urges Iraq pullout |
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| Aug.2 |
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Senate tightens lobbying rules |
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| Jun.28 |
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Vote dashes Bush immigration plan |
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| Apr.26 |
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Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan The Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to start withdrawing by October
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| Mar.27 |
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Senate votes for Iraq deadline The Senate has endorsed a deadline of March 2008 for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
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| Feb.5 |
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Republicans block Iraq war debate |
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| Jan.24 |
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Senate panel rejects Iraq plan |
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| Jan.17 |
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Senators oppose Iraq troop boost |
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| Jan.12 |
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Senators to Bush: Stay out of Iran |
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| Nov.10 |
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Bolton's U.N. nomination opposed again |
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| Nov.9 |
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Democrats secure sweeping win
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| Nov.8 |
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Democrats to control Senate |
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| Sep.28 |
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Senate backs terror trial bill |
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| Sep.21 |
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US deal struck on terror suspects |
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| Sep.14 |
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Senators defy Bush on tribunals
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| Sep.8 |
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Saddam 'had no link to al-Qaeda' |
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| Oct.5 |
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Senate backs detainee rights |
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| Sep.29 |
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Roberts confirmed as chief justice The Senate voted on the appointment of John Roberts as the next US Supreme Court chief justic
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| May.17 |
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Galloway takes on US oil accusers |
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| May.15 |
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Russians cited in oil-for-food probe
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| May.11 |
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Names named in US Iraq oil report A Senate report says 2 politicians from the UK and France were granted lucrative oil allocations by Saddam's Iraq
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| Jan.18 |
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Rice grilled by Senate |
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| Nov.2 |
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Senate chief Daschle loses seat |
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| Oct.7 |
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Iraq war debate fuelled by report |
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| Jul.14 |
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Ban on same-sex marriage failed in Senate |
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| Jul.9 |
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CIA slammed for Iraq intelligence
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| Dec.20 |
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Lott stepping down as majority leader
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| Mar.20 |
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Congress approves campaign cash curbs |
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| 2012 |
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| May.24 |
US cuts Pakistan aid over jailing |
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| 2017 |
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| Jun.21 |
US official: Russia 'hacked' 21 US states in election |
| 2014 |
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| Nov.4 |
Republicans win control of US Senate The Republican Party has won control of the Senate in the mid-term elections, increasing its power in the final two years of Obama's presidency
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| Nov.4 |
Republicans make early Senate gains |
| 2013 |
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| Oct.16 |
Booker wins New Jersey Senate seat |
| 2010 |
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| Nov.2 |
Republicans win House, Dems keep Senate Washington: US Republicans have ridden a wave of economic discontent to capture the House but President Obama's party has kept the Senate
|
| Nov.2 |
Republicans build up Senate seats |
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| Jan.19 |
Republicans win key US Senate election Massachusetts: Republican Scott Brown has won the race for the Senate seat in the state of Massachusetts left vacant by Edward Kennedy's death
| 2006 |
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| Nov.9 |
Democrats secure sweeping win
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| Nov.8 |
Democrats to control Senate |
| 2004 |
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| Nov.2 |
Senate chief Daschle loses seat |
| 2002 |
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| Mar.20 |
Congress approves campaign cash curbs |
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| 2018 |
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| Jan.20 |
US shutdown: Trump and Democrats blame each other
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| 2006 |
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| Sep.28 |
Senate backs terror trial bill |
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| 2011 |
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| Jul.12 |
US senator requests hacking probe |
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| 2010 |
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| Jun.29 |
Petraeus: Afghan fighting may worsen |
| 2009 |
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| Oct.17 |
Senator Kerry warns on Afghan troops |
|
| May.21 |
US commander in Pakistan warning |
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| 2017 |
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| Jun.8 |
Comey: Trump White House 'lied' about the FBI | Ex-FBI chief James Comey told Congress that the Trump administration's comments about him and the FBI were 'lies plain and simple' | |
|
| Jun.7 |
Comey to testify Trump told him: 'I expect loyalty'
| 2016 |
|
| Oct.30 |
Clinton emails: FBI chief may have broken law| The Democratic leader in the Senate says James Comey may have broken the law by revealing the bureau was investigating emails possibly linked to Hillary | |
| 2013 |
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| Apr.23 |
FBI faces Boston suspect questions |
| 2005 |
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| May.11 |
Names named in US Iraq oil report A Senate report says 2 politicians from the UK and France were granted lucrative oil allocations by Saddam's Iraq
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| 2013 |
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| Jun.27 |
US Senate passes immigration reform The http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23092179Senate has passed a broad immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for an estimated...
| 2007 |
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| Jun.28 |
Vote dashes Bush immigration plan |
|
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| 2013 |
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| Oct.16 |
Senate passes US budget deal | The US Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risks default | |
| 2012 |
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| Dec.31 |
US Senate approves key tax deal The US Senate has approved a deal to avert tax hikes and spending cuts known as the 'fiscal cliff'
| 2010 |
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| Dec.22 |
Obama hails nuclear treaty vote Washington: The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia
|
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| 2014 |
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| Dec.9 |
CIA lied over 'brutal' interrogations The CIA carried out 'brutal' interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the US, a US Senate report has said
| 2006 |
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| Sep.21 |
US deal struck on terror suspects |
| 2005 |
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| Oct.5 |
Senate backs detainee rights |
|
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| 2017 |
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| Jul.27 |
Russia sanctions: Trump's hand forced by Senate vote
|
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| 2013 |
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| Oct.15 |
US debt talks grind on amid disarray |
|
| Oct.14 |
US lawmakers inch to fiscal deal |
|
| Aug.5 |
Talks gather pace as US senators arrive. Cairo
| 2012 |
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| Dec.31 |
US 'fiscal cliff' talks go to wire |
| 2010 |
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| Jul.19 |
Cameron agrees Lockerbie meeting |
|
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| 2018 |
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| Apr. 26 |
EX-CIA chief Mike Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state| The US Senate has confirmed former CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, ending a tough confirmation battle | |
| 2017 |
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| Dec.7 |
Senator Al Franken to resign amid sexual misconduct claims
|
| Nov.4 |
US senator Rand Paul assaulted at home in Kentucky
|
| Oct.24 |
Republican senator quits with attack on Donald Trump
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| Jul.19 |
Trump's son and aides to testify in Senate about Russia
|
| Jul.19 |
John McCain has brain cancer, his office says |
|
| Feb.8 |
Senate confirms Trump attorney general pick Jeff Sessions
| 2013 |
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| Feb.26 |
Hagel confirmed as defence secretary The Senate has confirmed former Senator Chuck Hagel as the new Pentagon chief, after 4 Republicans joined Democrats to approve his nominatio...
|
| Feb.7 |
CIA nominee defends drone strikes |
| 2009 |
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| Feb.12 |
Another Obama cabinet pick quits. Washington
| 2005 |
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| Jan.18 |
Rice grilled by Senate |
|
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| 2010 |
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| Jul.15 |
US financial reform passed by Senate
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| 2009 |
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| May.6 |
Time short to stop Iran, investigator says |
|
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| 2010 |
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| Dec.18 |
US soldier gay ban set for repeal |
|
| Sep.21 |
Bid to repeal US gay ban falters |
| 2004 |
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| Jul.14 |
Ban on same-sex marriage failed in Senate |
|
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| 2009 |
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| Aug.25 |
Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, dies | Massachusetts: The Democratic Massachusetts senator, the brother of ex-President John F Kennedy, has died after battling a brain tumour. Edward Kennedy became a member of the Senate in 1962 to replace his br... | |
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| 2018 |
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| Apr. 11 |
Facebook's Zuckerberg says his data was harvested Facebook's chief executive has revealed that his data was among that harvested in a privacy scandal
|
| Feb.8 |
US budget vote delay as senator foresees 'spending oblivion'
| 2017 |
|
| Jul.25 |
Obamacare: US senators vote in favour of debating repeal |
|
| Jul.24 |
Trump plea for unity on showdown healthcare vote |
|
| Jul.17 |
Republicans oppose healthcare to leave party without majority
|
| Jun.13 |
Jeff Sessions denies secret meeting with Russia envoy US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has denied during a Congress hearing having undisclosed meetings with Russian officials at a Washington ho...
|
| May.10 |
Documents sought from ex-Trump advisor over Russia inquiry
|
| May.5 |
Senate Republicans doubtful of American Health Care Act |
|
| Jan.23 |
Rex Tillerson: Trump foreign affairs pick narrowly backed The Foreign Relations Senate Committee has narrowly approved Tillerson as secretary of state, despite concerns about his business ties to Russia
| 2015 |
|
| Jun.2 |
US Senate votes to curtail bulk data collection |
|
| May.31 |
US surveillance powers expire as Senate deal fails US anti-terror provisions that allow security services to bulk collect phone data have expired after the Senate failed to reach a deal
|
| May.31 |
US Senate in urgent surveillance debate as deadline looms |
| 2014 |
|
| Nov.5 |
US leaders pledge to work together |
|
| Aug.31 |
US senators urge arms for Ukraine |
| 2013 |
|
| Oct.16 |
US Congress races to draft debt plan |
|
| Sep.28 |
Senate to reject House funding bill |
|
| Sep.25 |
Senator in second day of health law speech |
|
| Sep.4 |
US Senate panel backs force in Syria |
|
| Jun.13 |
NSA chief in rare Senate briefing |
|
| Apr.9 |
Senate to vote on gun control bill |
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.27 |
Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear The US appears to be heading over the 'fiscal cliff', with prospects dim for a deal to avoid tax rises and spending cuts, the US Senate leader...
|
| Dec.17 |
School killings spark gun debate
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.17 |
US Senate passes key funding bill
|
| Aug.2 |
US debt-limit bill heads to Senate |
|
| Jul.30 |
US Senate in intense debt debate
|
| Jul.30 |
Senate facing crucial debt vote |
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.21 |
Senator: Bomber's release not justified |
|
| Oct.7 |
Pentagon blasted over contractors |
|
| Sep.29 |
Senators want facts on bomber's release |
|
| May.20 |
Senate approves reforms of Wall Street
|
| May.10 |
Oil firms 'set for Senate clash' |
|
| Apr.28 |
Republicans allow financial reform debate |
|
| Apr.27 |
Goldman Sachs' under fire at hearing |
| 2009 |
|
| Dec.24 |
Senate passes healthcare reform bill The bill aims to cover 31 million uninsured Americans and could lead to the biggest change in US healthcare in decades
|
| Nov.21 |
Healthcare bill passes first Senate hurdle |
|
| Oct.13 |
Senate panel passes health bill
|
| Jul.13 |
US top court nominee faces Senate |
|
| May.20 |
Guantanamo detainee move blocked
|
| Mar.17 |
Bloody war crossing U.S. border |
|
| Feb.6 |
US senators agree economy bill
|
| Feb.4 |
Senate eases 'trade war' bill |
| 2008 |
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| Dec.11 |
US car bail-out fails in Senate
|
| Oct.1 |
Senate backs new bail-out bill |
|
| Sep.23 |
Congress cool after bail-out plea |
|
| Jul.26 |
Senate approves housing bill |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.18 |
Senate passes $70B in war funds |
|
| Aug.23 |
Top Republican urges Iraq pullout |
|
| Aug.2 |
Senate tightens lobbying rules |
|
| Apr.26 |
Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan The Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to start withdrawing by October
|
| Mar.27 |
Senate votes for Iraq deadline The Senate has endorsed a deadline of March 2008 for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
|
| Feb.5 |
Republicans block Iraq war debate |
|
| Jan.24 |
Senate panel rejects Iraq plan |
|
| Jan.17 |
Senators oppose Iraq troop boost |
| 2006 |
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| Nov.10 |
Bolton's U.N. nomination opposed again |
|
| Sep.14 |
Senators defy Bush on tribunals
|
| Sep.8 |
Saddam 'had no link to al-Qaeda' |
| 2005 |
|
| Sep.29 |
Roberts confirmed as chief justice The Senate voted on the appointment of John Roberts as the next US Supreme Court chief justic
|
| May.17 |
Galloway takes on US oil accusers |
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.7 |
Iraq war debate fuelled by report |
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.20 |
Lott stepping down as majority leader
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