The U.S. Senate approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid and snarled air traffic.
The U.S. President, member of the Republican Party Donald Trump has asked his fellow party members in the U.S. Senate not to bring to a vote, for the time being, a bill that would tighten sanctions against Russia, including by imposing restrictions on third countries.
The U.S. senators introduced bipartisan legislation that would impose sanctions on Turkey, citing concerns over military action by that country or groups that it backs, in northern Syria. The legislation was introduced in the hope the …
A bipartisan group of U.S. House members is warning that Congress could pass sanctions on Georgia if Tbilisi moves forward with its controversial "foreign agents" bill. The bill, pushed by the governing Georgian …
U.S. Senator Tim Scott is calling on Congress to freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets that were unlocked as part of a U.S. prisoner swap deal in September. The funds currently are being held in South Korea and are due …
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Senator Yuri Kim, has been dismissed. During the meeting, the U.S. Senate …
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed Lynne Tracy’s nomination as U.S. envoy to Russia, according to a C-SPAN TV live broadcast. Voting is ongoing, but Tracy has already received enough votes to receive the post. U.S. …
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations recommended to approve the nomination of Lynne Tracy as the US ambassador to Russia, the committee’s press service told TASS on Wednesday. Now her nomination will be reviewed …
The US Democratic Party retained control of the Senate thanks to the victory of its candidate Catherine Cortez-Mastro in Nevada, CNN reports. After counting 96% of the votes, Cortez-Mastro is ahead of Republican Adam Laxalt by …
U.S. President Joe Biden predicted that the Democratic Party will have majority control of the Senate after Tuesday’s midterm elections. Biden made the prediction while departing for a flight on Marine One with his wife, first …
Two provisions that were set to restrict the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye in the U.S. Senate version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill have been removed, sources said Tuesday. The U.S. Senate …
The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a nonbinding resolution on Wednesday calling for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism for actions in Chechnya, Georgia, Syria and Ukraine. …
The chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Robert Menendez, listed conditions under which he could remove his objections to the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, which include the abandonment by Ankara of Russia's S-400 …
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved nearly $40 billion in new aid for Ukraine on Thursday sending the bill to the White House for U.S. President Joe Biden to sign into law. The Senate voted 86-11 in favor of the emergency package of …
A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill yesterday that could expose the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners to lawsuits for collusion on boosting crude oil prices
The U.S. Senate will vote on Thursday on a bill being pushed by Republican Ted Cruz to slap sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline in Europe, although it is not expected to garner enough support to pass. The bill is …
Kiev is calling on the US Senate to support the Nord Stream 2 sanctions law, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. “Ukraine asks all our friends in the US Senate to support the law to protect the European energy …
U.S. Senators warned NATO ally Turkey that they would trigger new sanctions if it goes ahead with plans to purchase additional Russian missile defense systems. "We were crystal clear when we wrote the CAATSA law: …
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly voted, for the second time in less than a year, to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, sending it to the Senate where it faces stiff Republican opposition. By a vote of …
The Senate of the U.S. Congress voted on Tuesday that the impeachment trial against former president Donald Trump is in line with the country’s constitution. The vote was broadcast live by the Senate’s website. A total of 56 …
