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HOAX: 'US Senator' Richard Black calls Duterte a ‘druglord’
(UPDATED) In the embedded interview video, the Virginia State Senator did not mention this term
Races to watch in U.S. midterm elections 2018
Here is a look at some of the most interesting contests
Democrats favored to take House, Republicans to hold Senate
All 435 seats in the House are up for grabs on November 6, while 35 seats in the 100-member Senate are at stake. Americans will choose new governors in 36 states.
Kavanaugh sworn into Supreme Court after divisive fight
Across the United States, protestors rally against the nominee who has been plagued by allegations of sexual misconduct. The confirmation ushers in Republican control of the top court, a major win for Trump
U.S. Senate poised to confirm Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh
If Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed, Trump will have succeeded in having his two picks seated on the court – a major coup for the Republican leader less than halfway through his term
U.S. Senate braces for key vote on embattled Supreme Court nominee
Three key Republican lawmakers still officially undecided on Brett Kavanaugh, who has faced accusations of sexual misconduct
Supreme Court nominee in unusual plea as U.S. Senate nears vote
Furor over Kavanaugh's nomination has overshadowed next month's midterm elections in which control of Congress by Donald Trump's Republican Party could be at stake
Trump orders FBI probe of Kavanaugh as Senate delays final vote
President Donald Trump's probe order comes after key Republican senator Jeff Flake threatened to break ranks with his party over the controversy
Senate panel backs Trump's Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh
The panel splits along strict party lines with the 11 Republican members backing Kavanaugh and all 10 Democrats voting against the president's controversial nominee.
First vote on embattled U.S. court nominee after fraught hearing
(UPDATED) Friday's vote – set for 1:30 pm (1730 GMT; 1:30 am Saturday, Manila time) – will take place under an intense spotlight, following a historic day of testimony that put the toxic partisan feuding in Washington on full display
Trump backs embattled court nominee after fiery hearing
'I categorically and unequivocally deny the allegation by Dr Ford,' says Brett Kavanaugh in his opening statement
Trump defends Supreme Court pick but says he could change mind
Donald Trump says he is skeptical because he personally had been the target of 'false statements' in the past made by various women
Battle lines drawn for U.S. Senate showdown on Trump court nominee
A university professor agrees to give her testimony publicly in the US Senate, accusing Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault
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
The week in photos: April 7-13, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
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
