President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, William Barr, could win confirmation in the U.S. Senate…
13 February 2019, 10:12
21 December 2018, 16:31
Trump Pressures US Senate, Dems to Pass House Spending Bill
Trump has been trying to convince US Senate Democrats to vote for funding the construction…
15 November 2018, 10:30
Bill protecting Mueller from being fired gets blocked in Senate
Republican Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) tried to bring the legislation, which had passed in the…
15 August 2018, 15:20
First Muslim woman joins Australia senate
Mehreen Faruqi has joined Australia’s senate as its first female Muslim member, on a day…
09 February 2018, 12:02
US Senate adjourns until after midnight allowing shutdown to happen
The US government has shut down for a second time in weeks as Congress missed…
01 February 2018, 12:16
The Senate is hurting diplomacy
By Christian Whiton Since Donald Trump was elected president, critical senators have complained that he is…
19 January 2018, 11:07
US facing federal shutdown as House sends bill to Senate
The US House of Representatives passed a stop-gap funding measure late Thursday that would avert…
25 July 2017, 10:50
John McCain will return to Senate Tuesday for health care vote
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announced late Monday that he would be back at work Tuesday…
20 July 2017, 10:54
US Capitol Police Arrest 155 Protesters at Senate Office Buildings
US Capitol Police protecting the parliament had to move in on Wednesday to arrest 155…
02 May 2017, 13:06
US Senate puts Russia sanctions bill on hold
A bipartisan US Senate bill to impose sanctions on Russia over alleged meddling in Ukraine,…
27 April 2017, 00:06
Bernie Sanders calls on Congress to pass $15 minimum wage
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders submitted a $15-an-hour federal minimum wage bill on Wednesday, and…
31 March 2017, 03:16
FBI, NSA heads invited to testify again on Russia-Trump probe
US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has invited the heads of the FBI and…
