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U.S. Senate passes short-term funding Bill to avert federal shutdown before election

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U.S. Senate passes short-term funding Bill to avert federal shutdown before election

Republican-led ​U.S. Senate passed a temporary ‌measure to fund federal agencies ​through December 11. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Republican-led ​U.S. Senate passed a temporary ‌measure to fund federal agencies ​through December 11 on ⁠Saturday (August 8, 2026), in a move intended to avert a crippling federal ‌government shutdown weeks before the November midterm…

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Senate passes $70 billion immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund

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Senate passes billion immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund

The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early on Friday (June 5, 2026) morning, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the Bill. Senators voted 52-47 for the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border…

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Kash Patel to face U.S. Senate amid questions over probe into Charlie Kirk’s killing, internal FBI upheaval

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Kash Patel to face U.S. Senate amid questions over probe into Charlie Kirk’s killing, internal FBI upheaval

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks before U.S. President Donald Trump signs a memorandum in the Oval Office of the White House on September 15, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP Kash Patel will confront sceptical Senate Democrats at a congressional hearing Tuesday (September 16, 2025) likely to be dominated by questions about the investigation…

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Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

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Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act rights a decades-old disparity, though it will also put further strain on Social Security Trust Funds. File | Photo Credit: AP The Senate passed legislation early Saturday (December 21, 2024) to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through…

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US Passes $895 Billion Defence Bill After Fiery Debate On Transgender Clause

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US Passes 5 Billion Defence Bill After Fiery Debate On Transgender Clause

Washington: The US Senate on Monday voted overwhelmingly to advance an $895 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon toward passage as soon as Tuesday, which would send it to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law. The tally was 83 to 12 in favor of advancing the National Defense Authorization…

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US Senate Passes First Major Child Online Safety Bills In Years

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US Senate Passes First Major Child Online Safety Bills In Years

Washington: The US Senate passed a sweeping social media safety package Tuesday that would force tech companies to do more to protect children — the first major legislation targeting Silicon Valley in a generation. Social media giants like Meta and X have been confronting a torrent of political anger for not putting in guardrails to…

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U.S. House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle

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U.S. House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle

The House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion. With an overwhelming vote, the $61 billion in aid for Ukraine passed in a matter…

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U.S. Congress passes first package of spending bills hours before shutdown deadline for key agencies

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U.S. Congress passes first package of spending bills hours before shutdown deadline for key agencies

The Senate on March 8 approved a $460 billion package of spending bills in time to meet a midnight deadline for avoiding a shutdown of many key federal agencies, a vote that gets lawmakers about halfway home in wrapping up their appropriations work for the 2024 budget year. The measure contains six annual spending bills…

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Morning Digest | Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted in a U.S. House vote; Delhi Police arrest NewsClick founder, HR head in alleged terror case and more 

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Morning Digest | Kevin McCarthy becomes the first Speaker ever to be ousted in a U.S. House vote; Delhi Police arrest NewsClick founder, HR head in alleged terror case and more 

Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington on October 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Kevin McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday…

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Kevin McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote

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Kevin McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, forced the vote on the “motion to vacate,” drawing…

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