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Orlando Attack: Senate Rejects Gun Control Bills

Plans to tighten gun controls in the US, including the restriction of weapons sales to people on terrorism watch lists…

9 years ago

Senate Passes USA Freedom Act Without Amendaments

The Senate passed the USA Freedom Act without any amendments, on a vote of 67-32, and sent the bill to…

10 years ago

New Senate Bill To Create Online Database Of Asbestos Products

Credit The US Senate has announced plans to create an online database of all legal products sold on the market…

10 years ago

Senate approves anti-ISIS spending bill

The Senate has passed a new annual defense bill expanding the military campaign against Islamic State (ISIS). The bill approves…

10 years ago

Keystone XL oil pipeline bill fails to pass Senate

The US Senate has failed to pass a bill approving the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. The Senate voted by…

10 years ago

Mitch McConnell: New US Senate leader makes unity pledge

Mitch McConnell, the presumptive Republican leader of the US Senate, has vowed to "work together" with President Barack Obama on…

10 years ago

Midterm elections 2014: Millions of Americans prepare to vote

Millions of Americans are preparing to vote in midterm elections which will decide who controls the Senate and pave the…

10 years ago

CIA abuse report to be declassified after US Senate Intelligence Committee vote

The US Senate has voted to recommend declassification of part of its report into "brutal" interrogation methods used by the…

11 years ago

CIA abuse revealed by secret US Senate report

According to a long-awaited US Senate report, the CIA repeatedly misled the government over the severity and effectiveness of its…

11 years ago

Dianne Feinstein: CIA searched Senate computers

Head of the US Senate intelligence committee Dianne Feinstein has publicly accused the CIA of improperly accessing computers used by…

11 years ago

US Senate passes immigration reform bill 68-32

The US Senate has passed a broad immigration reform bill that includes a path to citizenship for an estimated 11…

11 years ago

Election Day 2012: US voters head to polls to decide tight race

Tens of millions of Americans head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to re-elect President Barack Obama or…

12 years ago