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    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      US-China relations
      Senate bill paves way for US TikTok ban

      Restrict Act would give commerce secretary authority to ban foreign technology

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
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      Four US senators question Sullivan & Cromwell’s role in FTX bankruptcy

      Lawmakers cite ‘concerns’ about top Wall Street firm’s past work for Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
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      First-time senators take their seats as Democrats maintain slim majority

      A hoodie-wearing stroke survivor, a Trump-backed author and an ex-mixed martial arts fighter are among the newcomers

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      US politics & policy
      US Senate passes $1.7tn spending bill that includes new aid for Kyiv

      House will now take up legislation that covers another $45bn in assistance for Ukraine a day after Zelenskyy visit

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      US-China relations
      US Senate votes to ban TikTok on government devices

      Lawmakers worry Chinese video app represents security threat

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
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      Live results map: US midterm elections 2022

      Live results of elections that will determine control of the US Senate and House of Representatives during the second half of Joe Biden’s term as president

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
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      US Senate passes bill protecting same-sex marriages

      Legislation which also enshrines recognition for interracial marriages wins support from some Republicans

    • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
      Gay marriage
      US Senate advances protections for same-sex and interracial marriages

      Legislation to codify rights wins bipartisan support in crucial vote

    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
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      Democrats fear loss in Nevada as Hispanic voters turn to Republicans

      Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto faces unexpectedly tight race for pivotal Senate seat

    • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
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      Manchin pulls divisive permitting proposals from US spending bill

      West Virginia senator concedes defeat following concerns measures could risk government shutdown

    • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
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      Inside John Fetterman’s brash social media campaign for the US Senate

      Democrat candidate pours millions of dollars into punchy TikTok and Instagram strategy

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
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      Whistleblower says Twitter put ‘profits over security’ in boost for Musk

      Peiter Zatko’s testimony to Senate committee threatens to complicate legal battle with Tesla CEO

    • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
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      Mitch McConnell-linked super Pac takes control of Republican ad spending

      Shift comes as party’s Senate campaign arm has already disbursed more than it has raised this year

    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      US politics & policy
      US Senate passes Biden’s flagship economic package

      Upper chamber’s approval of tax and spending bill marks major political victory ahead of November midterm elections

    • Saturday, 6 August, 2022
      US politics & policy
      Senate votes to advance Biden’s tax and climate bill

      Legislation includes $369bn in clean energy incentives and higher taxes on corporate America

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      News in-depthUS tax
      US Senate spending bill takes aim at prized tax break of buyout bosses

      Government would raise $14bn by limiting but not scrapping ‘carried interest’ provision

    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
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      Wall Street billionaire’s son Alex Lasry pledges to spend big in Wisconsin Senate race

      Candidate for Democratic nomination says personal wealth means no one can ‘buy me’

    • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
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      Pennsylvania Senate race gets messy for Republicans after photo finish

      Mehmet Oz and David McCormick hire lawyers and former Trump aides in preparation for potential recount

    • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
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      US Senate sends $40bn Ukraine aid package to Joe Biden’s desk

      More than half of funds earmarked for military spending as Russian invasion grinds on

    • Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
      Reproductive rights
      Bill to protect abortion rights fails to advance in US Senate

      Democratic leaders called vote after leaked Supreme Court decision suggested Roe vs Wade in peril

    • Wednesday, 4 May, 2022
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      Trump-backed candidate wins Ohio Republican Senate primary

      JD Vance clinches spot on ballot in November after endorsement from former US president

    • Thursday, 7 April, 2022
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      Joe Biden’s nominee becomes first black woman to join America’s highest court

    • Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
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    • Thursday, 3 February, 2022
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      Biden’s nominee for top Fed watchdog defends views on climate risks

      Sarah Bloom Raskin says it is ‘inappropriate’ to pick winners and losers in the economy as she draws Republican ire

    • Sunday, 30 January, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      US finalises sanctions against Russia over Ukraine aggression

      Senators aim to send package to Congress this week as Pentagon warns that Moscow is adding to border force

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