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  • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
    US government shutdown
    US lawmakers pass short-term deal to avoid government shutdown

    Agreement to maintain funding until mid-November leaves out billions of dollars in Ukraine aid

    Tom Emmer, Kevin McCarthy and Elise Stefanik at the Capitol
  • Saturday, 30 September, 2023
    ObituaryDianne Feinstein
    Dianne Feinstein, US senator, 1933-2023

    A trailblazing Californian politician who drew criticism from her own party towards the end of a 45-year career

  • Friday, 29 September, 2023
    Dianne Feinstein
    US senator Dianne Feinstein dies, aged 90

    Tributes pour in for long-serving California Democrat who was a pioneer for women in American politics

    Dianne Feinstein
  • Tuesday, 11 July, 2023
    Golf
    Saudi Arabia sought central role in professional golf

    PGA Tour officials tell US Senate their planned tie-up with LIV is best chance to preserve sport’s independence

    Richard Blumenthal, the Democratic senator from Connecticut, speaks during a hearing in Washington into last month’s surprise agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi-funded LIV Golf
  • Friday, 2 June, 2023
    US politics & policy
    US Senate passes bill to end debt ceiling stand-off and avoid default

    Legislation heads to Biden for his signature just four days before Treasury deadline

    Chuck Schumer
  • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
    US politics & policy
    US Senate races towards final vote on debt ceiling bill

    Upper chamber of Congress begins considering legislation to avert a default

    Chuck Schumer
  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    The Big Read
    US Congress: how investment funds became the new insider trading risk

    Lawmakers are subject to strict reporting requirements on stocks, but the rules on funds are lighter thanks to a decades-old exception

    Senators Mark Warner, from left, Ron Wyden, Tom Carper, John Hickenlooper and Steve Daines
  • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
    US banks
    Bosses of failed US banks refuse to hand back millions of dollars in pay

    Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank executives grilled during Senate hearing

    Greg Becker, left, SVB’s former chief executive; Signature Bank’s ex-chair Scott Shay, centre; and president Eric Howell were witnesses at the Senate banking committee hearing on Tuesday
  • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
    Artificial intelligence
    OpenAI chief says new rules needed to guard against AI risks

    Sam Altman, co-founder of start-up behind ChatGPT, issues warning in first appearance before US Congress

    Sam Altman speaking to US lawmakers on Tuesday
  • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
    Democratic Party US
    Democrats torn over absence of 89-year-old senator Dianne Feinstein

    Prolonged illness makes it harder for Joe Biden’s party to push through legislation and appointees

    Dianne Feinstein at the Capitol in February
  • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
    Credit Suisse Group AG
    US senators criticise Credit Suisse over Nazi bank account claims

    Budget panel questions Swiss institution’s commitment to independent ombudsman’s inquiry

    Credit Suisse branch in Bern
  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    Starbucks Corp
    Bernie Sanders accuses Starbucks’ Howard Schultz of ‘illegal union-busting’

    Ex-CEO testifies in Senate after being threatened with subpoena by leftwing senator

    Bernie Sanders shakes hands with Howard Schultz
  • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
    Silicon Valley Bank
    Top Republican accuses regulators of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ over SVB

    Tim Scott’s comments came during bruising congressional hearing on failings leading to lender’s collapse

    Tim Scott
  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    US-China relations
    Senate bill paves way for US TikTok ban

    Restrict Act would give commerce secretary authority to ban foreign technology

    A TikTok logo
  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    FTX Trading Ltd
    Four US senators question Sullivan & Cromwell’s role in FTX bankruptcy

    Lawmakers cite ‘concerns’ about top Wall Street firm’s past work for Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange

    Sullivan & Cromwell law firm in New York City
  • Monday, 2 January, 2023
    Explainer
    First-time senators take their seats as Democrats maintain slim majority

    A hoodie-wearing stroke survivor, a Trump-backed author and an ex-mixed martial arts fighter are among the newcomers

    From left, John Fetterman, Peter Welch, JD Vance, Katie Britt
  • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
    US politics & policy
    US Senate passes $1.7tn spending bill that includes new aid for Kyiv

    House will now take up legislation that covers another $45bn in assistance for Ukraine a day after Zelenskyy visit

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, with US president Joe Biden at the White House
  • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
    US-China relations
    US Senate votes to ban TikTok on government devices

    Lawmakers worry Chinese video app represents security threat

    TikTok logo
  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
    US midterm elections
    Live results map: US midterm elections 2022

    Live results of elections that will determine control of the US Senate and House of Representatives during the second half of Joe Biden’s term as president

    Photo montage showing the dome of the White House on top of a cartogram of the US overlaid on a gradient of blue to red
  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
    Gay marriage
    US Senate passes bill protecting same-sex marriages

    Legislation which also enshrines recognition for interracial marriages wins support from some Republicans

    Chuck Schumer
  • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
    Gay marriage
    US Senate advances protections for same-sex and interracial marriages

    Legislation to codify rights wins bipartisan support in crucial vote

    A man raises a fist while marching along the parade route during the San Francisco Pride parade
  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    US midterm elections
    Democrats fear loss in Nevada as Hispanic voters turn to Republicans

    Incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto faces unexpectedly tight race for pivotal Senate seat

    Clark County election department workers carry supplies to an early voting polling site in Las Vegas
  • Wednesday, 28 September, 2022
    US politics & policy
    Manchin pulls divisive permitting proposals from US spending bill

    West Virginia senator concedes defeat following concerns measures could risk government shutdown

    Joe Manchin walks with member of the media
  • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
    US midterm elections
    Inside John Fetterman’s brash social media campaign for the US Senate

    Democrat candidate pours millions of dollars into punchy TikTok and Instagram strategy

    John Fetterman
  • Tuesday, 13 September, 2022
    X Corp
    Whistleblower says Twitter put ‘profits over security’ in boost for Musk

    Peiter Zatko’s testimony to Senate committee threatens to complicate legal battle with Tesla CEO

    Former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko
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