United States Senate

Upper house of the United States Congress

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The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which, along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—constitutes the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

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Senate Dems Unveil Plan for Extension of Federal Unemployment Benefits The plan was proposed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:34Published 3 days ago

Hickenlooper Wins Colorado Senate Primary John Hickenlooper on the Democratic nomination for US Senate in the June 30 primaries. Hickenlooper defeated Andrew Romanoff, the former speaker of the Colorado House. Hickenlooper defeated Andrew.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:31Published 4 days ago

New COVID-19 cases could hit 100k per day -Fauci Dr. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told a U.S. Senate committee that based on the current surge of COVID-19 cases in some states, the country could.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:35Published 5 days ago

Should be 'no stigma' to wearing masks: McConnell Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday reiterated his call to wear masks, saying there should be 'no stigma' in doing so. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:18Published 6 days ago

Black GOP senator: Trump’s video retweet ‘terrible' U.S. Senator Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, said on Sunday that President Donald Trump's now-deleted retweet of a video containing a "white power" message was offensive. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:26Published 1 week ago

Mississippi Governor Agrees To Sign Bill For New State Flag Mississippi’s House of Representatives and Senate voted to remove the Confederate emblem from the state’s flag. Gov. Tate Reeves promised he would sign a bill to create a new state flag if.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 1 week ago

U.S. Senate backs bill to punish China over HK [NFA] The U.S. Senate passed a bill to punish those who back China's efforts to restrict Hong Kong's autonomy on Thursday. Ryan Brooks reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:57Published 1 week ago

Republican police reform bill 'lacks substance' -Schumer Following a Republican police reform bill failing in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the bill "lacked substance." Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:11Published 2 weeks ago

Biden Campaign Limiting Time With Foreign Powers Business Insider reports that Joe Biden's presidential campaign says it's limiting members' interaction with foreign officials. A campaign official told Politico that President Donald Trump had created.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:28Published 2 weeks ago

Reduced voting sites, heated races in NY and KY New York, Kentucky were among the six states holding primaries Tuesday, with heated, key races and fewer polling sites due to social distancing restrictions. Lisa Bernhard has more. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:20Published 2 weeks ago

Impeaching Barr a 'waste of time' -top Dem U.S. Attorney General William Barr deserves to be impeached over the firing of a federal prosecutor whose office had been investigating President Donald Trump's personal lawyer but the effort would be.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:55Published 2 weeks ago

Trump 'ethically unfit' for presidency: Pelosi U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday revelations in a book by a former top White House aide shows President Donald Trump is unfit and unprepared to be president and Democrats will continue.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:22Published 2 weeks ago

'This is just the beginning' -Schumer celebrates DACA ruling U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday celebrated outside the Supreme Court in Washington D.C. with others following the court's decision to block President Donald Trump's bid to end a.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:46Published 2 weeks ago

Senate GOP unveil police reform bill [NFA] U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:09Published 3 weeks ago

'We hear you' -Sen. Scott unveils police reform bill Senator Tim Scott, the Senate's only black Republican, who crafted a new police reform bill, said the legislation would create greater safety for both suspects and police. "We hear you. We're listening.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:58Published 3 weeks ago

Schumer calls Trump's executive order on policing 'inadequate' During a news conference Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on police reform, calling it 'inadequate." Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:26Published 3 weeks ago

U.S. Senate panel approves subpoena power in Trump-Russia probe A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved sweeping subpoena power on Thursday for a politically charged congressional probe of an FBI investigation into Republican President Donald Trump’s 2016.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:48Published 3 weeks ago

GOP Senate's subpoena power 'unprecedented': Feinstein Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Thursday urged her colleagues on a Senate panel to vote against a resolution granting subpoena.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:06Published 3 weeks ago

George Floyd's brother to Congress: 'Stop the pain' George Floyd's younger brother took his grief to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday with an impassioned plea that lawmakers not let his brother's death be in vain, lamenting that he "didn't deserve to die.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:35Published on June 10, 2020

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U.S. Senate votes to confirm McConnell protege to influential appeals court The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Pelosi urges Senate to take up 'Dreamers' bill after top court ruling U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday urged the Senate to take up legislation previously passed by the Democratic-led House in support of so-called "Dreamers" now that the Supreme Court has.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago

Republican U.S. Senator Scott unveils police reforms, Democrats push for broader changes U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses three.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passes major conservation bill The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a major conservation bill that would permanently direct $900 million a year to a long-standing federal program aimed at acquiring and protecting public lands. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Trump supports Senate Republicans' policing bill: White House U.S. President Donald Trump fully backs Senate Republicans' police reform bill unveiled earlier on Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany told reporters at a briefing. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago

U.S. Republicans unveil police reforms as Democrats advance more aggressive plan U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a law enforcement reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress sought to curb racial discrimination and police abuses three.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
U.S. Senate Republicans launch police reform bill to rival Democrats U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled a new police reform bill on Wednesday as a rival to more sweeping Democratic legislation, as Congress struggled to address racial disparities in law enforcement three.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Transparency needed to restore trust after 737 MAX crashes: FAA chief U.S. FAA chief Steve Dickson will tell a Senate committee at a hearing on Wednesday that transparency is key to restoring public trust in the agency and planemaker Boeing Co in the wake of fatal 737.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
McConnell says Democrats' policing bill 'going nowhere' in Senate U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a police reform bill put forward by House Democrats would not succeed in the Republican-led Senate. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago

Lone black Republican Senator says he is open to 'decertification' of bad police Tim Scott, the only black Republican member of the U.S. Senate, said on Sunday he is open to exploring whether to enact a new law that would decertify bad police officers as part of a larger law.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Congressional Republican U.S. police reform plans delayed The U.S. Senate's only black Republican said on Thursday he plans to introduce the party's police reform bill by the middle of next week - a delay from his previous Friday target - as Republicans.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Defying Trump, Republican-led Senate panel backs stripping Confederate names from military bases The Republican-led U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted to require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate generals, setting up a clash with President Donald.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Senate committee unveils $740 billion defense bill, targets China The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unveiled its version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Defense Department on.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff wins nomination to run for U.S. Senate after chaotic vote Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has clinched his party's nomination for a U.S. Senate seat representing the state, three years after narrowly losing a special House election for a district that had been a.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	U.S. Senate committee backs renaming bases named after Confederates The Republican-led U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted to require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate generals, setting up a clash with President Donald.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
U.S. Senate panel approves subpoena authority in Trump-Russia probe A divided Senate Judiciary Committee approved sweeping subpoena power on Thursday for a politically charged congressional probe of an FBI investigation into Republican President Donald Trump's 2016.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	U.S. Senate panel would bar use of military against peaceful protests The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday it had approved an amendment that would make it illegal to deploy the military against peaceful protesters, amid a national uproar over the.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
U.S. Senate panel authorizes $9.1 billion for 95 F-35 jets made by Lockheed The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday it had authorized $9.1 billion to produce 95 F-35 aircraft in its version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, an annual.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Senate's only black Republican blasts critics of his police reform plan U.S. Senator Tim Scott, the chamber's only black Republican, was thrust into the center of the national debate on policing when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put him in charge Tuesday of the caucus's.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
Tim Scott, the U.S. Senate's only black Republican, leads police reform push South Carolina's U.S. Senator Tim Scott, the chamber's only black Republican, was thrust into the center of the national debate on policing when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put him in charge of the.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020	Senate Republicans plan their own police reform effort U.S. Senate Republicans said on Tuesday they were working on their own legislation to address police reform and racial injustice as the Democratic-led House of Representatives moved toward a vote this.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020
Long lines, blame-trading in Georgia as five U.S. states hold primaries Some voters experienced hours-longs waits to cast ballots in Georgia on Tuesday as Democrats went to polls to pick a nominee in a competitive U.S. Senate race, one of five states choosing candidates.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020	As U.S. struggles with race issues, Senate confirms first black Air Force chief of staff The U.S. Senate confirmed General Charles Brown on Tuesday as the first African-American military service chief, voting unanimously to make him chief of staff of the Air Force as the armed forces - and.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
Georgia officials report problems at some voting sites as five states hold primaries Voters reported long lines and problems with equipment in Georgia on Tuesday as Democrats went to polls to pick a nominee in a competitive U.S. Senate race, one of five states choosing candidates for.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020	Georgia Democrats vote on Senate challenger as five U.S. states hold primaries Georgia Democrats will try to pick their challenger to Republican Senator David Perdue on Tuesday when voters in five U.S. states choose candidates for the White House and Congress as the nation.. Reuters - Published on June 9, 2020
U.S. senators, college leader spar over shielding schools from coronavirus lawsuits A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday debated whether to support a bill that would shield universities from coronavirus-related lawsuits brought by students and workers who get sick when college campuses.. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020	Republican-led Senate confirms divisive Trump broadcasting nominee Pack The U.S. Senate narrowly approved President Donald Trump's nominee to lead government broadcasting on Thursday, confirming conservative filmmaker Michael Pack despite an investigation into whether he.. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020
Senate passes bill lengthening coronavirus small-business loan terms The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday giving small businesses up to 24 weeks to use Paycheck Protection Program loans created during the coronavirus pandemic, up from the.. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020	Senate opens controversial probe of Trump-Russia investigation A top Senate Republican ally of President Donald Trump accused the FBI on Wednesday of conducting a corrupt investigation into Trump's 2016 campaign, during a congressional probe that Democrats view as.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020
Rosenstein testifies in Republican-led Senate Trump-Russia probe Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told a Senate panel on Wednesday that he was unaware of any factual problems with warrant applications he approved for FBI surveillance of President.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020	Republican-led U.S. Senate probe to hear first testimony on Trump-Russia investigation A main figure in an investigation of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign's contacts with Russia is due to testify on Wednesday in a politically charged U.S. Senate probe led by a Republican ally of.. Reuters - Published on June 3, 2020
Senate Republicans block bill condemning Trump over protesters U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Donald Trump for the use of gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters near the White.. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020	Polish Senate passes election bill, setting stage for June vote Poland's upper house of parliament, the Senate, approved legislation late on Monday allowing a presidential election to be held using a mix of postal and traditional voting, potentially paving the way.. Reuters - Published on June 1, 2020

United States Senate

Upper house of the United States Congress

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