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Senate Approves $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Bill, Sends Measure to House

The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a bill providing an additional $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement, marking a significant victory for President Donald Trump’s administration. The legislation...

E15 Fuel Expansion Faces Tough Senate Test Amid Refinery Concerns

Supporters of a proposal to expand nationwide sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline are mounting a final push to secure Senate approval, the last major hurdle before the measure can reach U.S. President Donald Trump’s...

Republican Pushback Forces Pause on Trump’s $1.8 Billion Compensation Fund

President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.776 billion compensation fund for individuals claiming to be victims of alleged government “weaponization” has been put on hold following strong opposition from Republican lawmakers in Congress. The fund, which...

Senate Democrats Weigh Options as Government Shutdown Looms

Senate Democrats spent hours on Wednesday deliberating their response to a stopgap funding bill passed by the Republican-controlled House, with just two days remaining before a partial government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer...

U.S. Senate Shows Mixed Reactions to House-Approved TikTok Ban Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” with an overwhelming vote of 352 to 65, targeting the popular app TikTok and its Beijing-based parent company,...

Chairman of US Senate intelligence committee to step down

Richard Burr, the chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee who recently faced a serious allegation over his recent share sales, has decided to step down from his position. It was alleged that he...

US senate acquits Trump

United States President Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate as around 52 Republicans have stood strongly with the president defeating the attempt initiated by the Democrats to impeach the leader of the...

Trump Impeachment: Democrats face serious setback

The US Democrats have suffered a serious setback in their effort to impeach US President Donald Trump, as they have failed to convince their Republican counterparts about the necessity to make former National Security...

US senators show less seriousness to impeachment trial

During the impeachment trial proceedings, certain US senators have been caught behaving as if they were not interested in what was going on in the senate. Notably, those caught red-handed include Democrats too. The...

US House of Representatives sends articles of impeachment to Senate

The United States House of Representatives has sent the articles of impeachment to the Senate. The house has also released the names of democratic lawmakers who will prosecute US President Donald Trump. Recently, the...