US Senate

Washington/Paris: The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO, with the resolution gaining the support of 95 senators. The single dissenting vote came from Republican Senator Josh Hawley of…

Washington: Amid raging incidents of gun violence in the US, the Senate has passed a gun control bill for the first time in 28 years, the media reported on Friday. Late Thursday night, 15 Republicans joined Democrats in the upper chamber…

Washington: For the first time in the US Supreme Court's 233-year history, the Senate has confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, an African-American women, to serve as a Justice in the nine-member bench of the apex court. The…

Washington: The US Senate has voted to overturn President Joe Biden's Covid-19 vaccine mandate for businesses. Senators on late Wednesday voted 52-48 on the resolution, which needed a simple majority to be approved, reports Xinhua news…

Washington: The US Senate has voted to clear a key procedural hurdle to advance a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. The Senate on Saturday voted 67-27 to break the filibuster and advance the bill for final passage, with…

Washington: The US Senate has unanimously confirmed President Joe Biden's pick Jen Easterly as Director of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The Senate approval on Monday came…

New York: The US Senate has confirmed Vivek Murthy as the surgeon general, the second time he will be holding the position. On Tuesday, he became the first Indian American nominee of President Joe Biden to receive Senate approval.…

Washington: The US Senate has voted to confirm Merrick Garland as attorney general to lead the Justice Department, a central role to President Joe Biden's domestic policy agenda. Senators on Wednesday voted 70-30 on Garland's nomination,…

Washington:  The Democratic Party has taken control of the US Senate after Vice President Kamala Harris swore in three party Senators as new members of the upper chamber. Stepping onto the Senate floor for the first time as Vice…

Washington:  The US Senate has overwhelmingly passed the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a veto-proof majority, setting up a showdown with President Donald Trump who threatened to veto the bill. In an 84-13…