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Italy’s Senate delays rape bill, exposing government rifts

Italy's Senate has postponed debate on a landmark bill that would stipulate for the first time that sex without consent constitutes rape, exposing tensions within Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's coalition.…

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US Senate passes spending bill, averts imminent shutdown

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours…

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Tech CEOs told ‘you have blood on your hands’ at US Senate child safety hearing

By David Shepardson and Makini Brice WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. senators grilled leaders of the biggest social media companies and said Congress must quickly pass legislation, as one lawmaker accused…

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Senators move to require release of US government UFO records

By Josephine Walker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate in the coming days is expected to consider a bipartisan measure that would compel the U.S. government to publicly release records relating…

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Eight U.S. Senate races to watch as Midterms get underway

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Control of the U.S. Senate is at stake in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, as Republicans need to pick up only one seat to win control of…

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Fringe candidates putting Republicans’ U.S. Senate hopes at risk

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Republican voters' embrace of fringe and divisive candidates is jeopardizing the party's goal of taking control of the U.S. Senate in November's midterm elections, as well as…

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U.S. Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, a rare show of unity in the deeply divided Congress. The resolution, introduced by…

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U.S. Senate passes $1.5 trillion gov’t funding bill with Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved legislation providing $1.5 trillion to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 and to allocate $13.6 billion to aid Ukraine. The 2,700-page bill passed in…

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U.S. Senate approves stop-gap funding to keep government running

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to keep the government fully operating at the end of this week when the new fiscal year begins.…

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U.S. Senate in rare Saturday session on $1 trln infrastructure bill

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate in a rare Saturday session worked on a bill that would spend $1 trillion on roads, rail lines and other infrastructure, as…

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Senate reaches deal on Trump call during riot, averting impeachment delay

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate headed off a prolonged impeachment trial for Donald Trump on Saturday with an agreement to enter into evidence details of…

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U.S. Senate kicks off historic second Trump impeachment trial

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday began former President Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, on a charge that he incited the deadly insurrection at the U.S.…

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Senate Republicans unite behind failed effort to challenge Trump impeachment trial

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Forty-five Senate Republicans backed a failed effort on Tuesday to halt former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, in a show of party unity that some cited as…

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US Senate Committee greenlights Blinken as Secretary of State

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday approved the nomination of President Joe Biden's nominee, veteran diplomat Antony Blinken, to serve as secretary of state. The committee voted by 15…

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Trump’s impeachment formal charge submitted to Senate

The House of Representatives formally delivered to the Senate on Monday the impeachment charge accusing Trump of inciting an insurrection, a move that ordinarily would have triggered the beginning of the trial within a day. The charge stems from Trump's incendiary speech to supporters…

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Bolsonaro allies set to win control of Brazil’s Congress

Despite a deep recession and the world's second-deadliest COVID-19 outbreak, candidates backed by Brazil's right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro are expected to win control of Congress next month, politicians and analysts…

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Italy’s Conte struggles to secure support in Senate showdown

ROME, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Efforts by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to build a new majority in parliament after a junior partner quit his coalition floundered at the weekend…

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Republican U.S. senator joins calls for Trump resignation as Democrats prepare to impeach

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A second Republican U.S. senator called for President Donald Trump to resign on Sunday, saying the Republican president could face criminal liability after the deadly…

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Amy Coney Barret approved by U.S. senate

The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime Supreme Court seat despite a Democratic boycott, clearing the way…

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US Senate set to block House of Representatives approved $ 3 billion aid package

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly approved a $3 trillion bill crafted by Democrats to provide more aid for battling the coronavirus and stimulating a faltering economy rocked…

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New Normal – Senate Hearings in USA

Honorable Brian D. Miller waits ahead of a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee nomination hearing to be to be Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, U.S. Department of…

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US Senate tells members not to use video conferencing app Zoom

The US senate has told members not to use video conferencing app Zoom over security concerns, the Financial Times reports. Senators have been asked to find an alternative platform…

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Italian Senate votes down League’s motion for no confidence motion in PM Giuseppe Conte

The Senate on Tuesday voted down a League motion for its no confidence motion in Premier Giuseppe Conte to be voted on Wednesday, with the 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the…

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Italian Senate to vote on Tuesday on Government crisis schedule

The Italian Senate will vote on the scheduling of work related to the government crisis at 18:00 on Tuesday. The crisis was triggered by Deputy Premier and League leader Matteo…

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More funds secured for Trump’s Mexico wall after weeks of stalemate in the Senate

The top members of the Senate Appropriations Committee have struck a deal on President Trump's request for more funding tied to the U.S.-Mexico border after weeks of stalemate, two aides…

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Senate blocks Salvini trial

The Senate on Wednesday voted against granting authorisation to prosecutors in Sicily to proceed with a case of alleged kidnapping against Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. Prosecutors in Sicily wanted…

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Trump’s emergency declaration to be rejected by Senate

Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency on the Mexican border will be rejected by the Senate, the most senior Republican in the US upper chamber has admitted. It will apparently be the…

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Joseph Mifsud willing to testify to US Senate – reports

A lawyer closely associated with Joseph Mifsud claims that the Maltese professor, who allegedly delivered word of Hillary Clinton’s stolen emails to Donald Trump's campaign, is willing to testify to…

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Brett Kavanaugh sworn in after US Senate voted his confirmation

Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in at a private ceremony at the Supreme Court by Chief Justice John Roberts and the man he will replace, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. Outside, a…

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Kavanaugh’s nomination to Supreme Court set to be confirmed – Updated

Update: Susan Collins of Maine said she would give Mr Kavanaugh her vote, becoming the last Republican to declare her intention. Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia then announced his…

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Dignity takes centre-stage in Italy’s political day

Premier Giuseppe Conte said Tuesday that his government is determined to boost measures to stop the exploitation of migrant workers after 16 farm labourers died in two separate road accidents…

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