Kavanaugh accuser willing to testify in U.S. Senate – reports
Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers have told the Senate judiciary committee she cannot appear at its hearing scheduled for Monday, September 24, calling the date Republicans set 'arbitrary'
Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey testify before U.S. Congress
The two executives reassure lawmakers that they're not going to drop the ball again on foreign manipulation on social media but both acknowledge there is still a long way to go
LIVE: U.S. Senate hearing with Facebook, Twitter on foreign influence in social media
Watch the US Senate's hearing with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg live here
Twitter to verify those behind hot-button US issue ads
In response to foreign meddling, Twitter sets new policy prohibiting state-owned media or national authorities from buying political ads on Twitter that will be shown outside their home countries
Democrats want Trump interpreter to testify about Putin summit
'We want the interpreter to come before the committee. We want to see the notes,' says the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. Senate votes to reimpose ban on China's ZTE, shares plunge
A Senate measure proposes an outright ban on the government buying products and services from ZTE and another Chinese telecoms firm, Huawei
U.S. Senate confirms Gina Haspel as new CIA director
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency passes on a vote of 54-45, with half a dozen opposition Democrats bucking their party and supporting the controversial Haspel's nomination
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LIVE: U.S. Senate panel hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on data privacy
Tune in to the joint hearing on April 11, 2:15 am, Manila time
U.S. Senate passes huge spending bill to avert gov't shutdown
Triggering a 3rd government shutdown of the year would have been a deep embarrassment for the Republican-led Congress ahead of mid-term elections in November
U.S. Senate blocks bid to end military involvement in Yemen
Senators vote 55-44 to kill the bid after the Senate's Republican leadership and key figures from both parties on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee came out against it
China lashes out at U.S. over bill promoting Taiwan ties
(UPDATED) The Taiwan Travel Act says it should be US policy for high-level Taiwanese officials to enter the United States, meet with US officials and conduct business in the country
Senators to force vote on U.S. involvement in Yemen war
Senators Bernie Sanders, Mike Lee, and Chris Murphy in a joint statement say that their resolution would force the first-ever vote in the Senate 'to withdraw US armed forces from an unauthorized war'
Bipartisan group in U.S. Senate unveils immigration plan, defying Trump
The potential breakthrough comes as efforts to resolve the fate of 1.8 million immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children entered a crucial period in a week set aside for debate on immigration
U.S. Senate stumbles in seeking elusive immigration fix
This raises prospects of Congress and President Donald Trump falling short in striking a deal on border security and the legalization of young immigrants
U.S. gov't in shutdown as Senate misses midnight funding deadline
(3rd UPDATE) The upper chamber of Congress reopens in the dark of night for a new session at 12:01 am Friday, February 9, launching a new effort to pass a bill to extend federal funding for 6 more weeks
U.S. senator pregnant, set to be first to give birth in office
In the history of the US Congress, 10 members have given birth in office – but they all belonged to the chamber's House of Representatives
U.S. shutdown extended as crunch vote delayed
(UPDATED) The shutdown casts a huge shadow over the first anniversary of Trump's inauguration as president and highlights the deep divisions between Republicans and Democrats
Whistleblower Manning seeks U.S. Senate seat
Chelsea Manning has now gone from prison to US senatorial candidate in less than a year during which she often made headlines
Trump ally Sheriff Joe Arpaio launches U.S. Senate bid
Joe Arpaio seeks to replace outgoing Senator Jeff Flake, a Republican who has voiced strong criticism against Trump and is not running for re-election in November
Mitt Romney set for comeback as Orrin Hatch to retire
Senator Hatch's announcement that he will not run in this year's mid-terms could spell bad news for President Donald Trump
Trump nears tax victory as U.S. Senate passes overhaul
(UPDATED) The Republican legislation passes the Senate along strict party lines, 51 votes to 48, with all Democrats united in opposition
Trump faces consequences of Alabama election upset
Some in Trump's inner circle now wonder whether Alabama shows the limits of his approach: If it does not work in deep red Alabama, where can it work?
Alabama Democrat in shock U.S. Senate win over Trump-backed Republican
(UPDATED) It marks a bitter blow to the president in one of the reddest of deep South states, and hands opposition Democrats a cherished Senate seat
Trump slams harassment accusers, attacks senator in crude tweet
So far, more than 100 members of Congress have called for a probe into allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump
Franken quits U.S. Senate after sexual misconduct claims
'There's been a very different picture of me painted over the last few weeks,' says US Senator Al Franken. 'But I know who I really am.'
U.S. Congress approves funding stopgap averting gov't shutdown
President Donald Trump will need to work with Democrats and his fellow Republicans in the coming weeks to thrash out a budget plan for fiscal year 2018 that earns the support of lawmakers battling over policy and spending priorities
Vote postponed as Trump tax plan hits snag in U.S. Senate
In a dramatic move, 3 Republican senators refuse to vote on a procedural measure until they are assured that more changes could be made to the legislation
Franken 'sorry' as U.S. Congress targets harassment
(UPDATED) The US Congress returns to Washington after the Thanksgiving break determined to tackle sexual harassment within its ranks, following a string of allegations targeting sitting lawmakers
Trump breaks silence on latest scandals, hits Democrat accused of groping
US President Donald Trump tweets to hit out at Senator Al Franken, who was photographed in 2006 groping a broadcaster's breasts while she was asleep
Senate panel debates U.S. president's nuclear authority
The debate comes as tensions rise between an unpredictable Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un
Republican candidate Roy Moore denies sexual misconduct allegations
The issue has reverberated through Washington weeks ahead of a special US Senate election in Alabama
U.S. Senate ends class-action suits against finance firms
The US Senate votes to kill a banking rule that allows class-action suits against banks or credit card companies
Anti-Trump headwinds roil U.S. Congress as Republicans blast president
(UPDATED) One Republican senator announces he is quitting Congress and another attacks the president for debasing the country
In flip-flop, Trump cools to bipartisan health deal
A bipartisan effort to stabilize Obamacare's individual health insurance markets runs into political headwinds when US President Donald Trump warned against the plan
U.S. senators reach bipartisan deal on Obamacare
US senators announce they have reached a bipartisan deal to continue a program that helps low-income Americans purchase health insurance
Google, Facebook, Twitter asked to testify in Russia probe
The 3 internet and online social media giants are expected to appear on November 1 in an open hearing on the rising evidence that they were covertly manipulated in a campaign to help Donald Trump win the presidency
Trump-backed Republican defeated in US Senate runoff
(UPDATED) The result is an embarrassing setback for Trump that highlights the deep divisions within his party and raises questions about its future direction as the GOP heads toward mid-term elections in 2018
U.S. Senate Republicans pull plug on latest Obamacare repeal bid
The collapse, yet again, of an effort to fulfill one of Donald Trump's primary campaign pledges is sure to be an embarrassment to the White House, which has seen several Obamacare repeal and replace bills crash and burn this year
Republican health plan likely dead as key U.S. senator defects
(UPDATED) Senator Susan Collins joins Republican colleagues John McCain and Rand Paul as firm no votes on the legislation
Two more U.S. senators signal opposition to Obamacare overhaul
It could deal a potentially fatal blow to one President Donald Trump's top legislative goals
Defiant Republicans in last-gasp Obamacare repeal bid
(UPDATED) After falling one vote short this summer, Republicans have revived efforts to shred Obamacare. Momentum swelled in the past week
Senior U.S. senators try to protect transgender troops
Senators John McCain, Jack Reed, Kirsten Gillibrand, Susan Collins files a bill attempting to block or limit President Donald Trump's decree to bar transgender personnel from serving in the military
U.S. to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia, says Putin
Putin warns of a prolonged gridlock in its ties after the US Congress backed new sanctions against the Kremlin
U.S. Senate rejects partial Obamacare repeal, bitter blow to Trump
The collapse marks a major setback for Republican leadership and for Trump who had campaigned relentlessly on a pledge to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act
3 U.S. senators balk at health bill, putting reforms in peril
The sudden announcement by Senators Lindsey Graham Ron Johnson and John McCain throws into disarray their party s years long effort to overhaul Barack Obama s health care reforms
U.S. Senate passes Russia sanctions, sends bill to Trump
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says the bill would address the failure so far to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for what he described as a stunning breach of a sovereign nation s elections
Double blow hits Republican bid to ditch Obamacare
UPDATED The washout leaves Republicans struggling to find consensus on how to fulfill US President Donald Trump s pledge to scrap the 2010 Affordable Care Act
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, July 26, 2017
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