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US Senate

US Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) attends the committee vote on U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to be US attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, August 4, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

US Republicans, Democrats want Trump to reverse course on Russia diesel

They also said the administration had failed to consult Congress or submit an explanation of its decision, as required by law

US President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on 7 March 2025. Photo: Reuters

Trump faces tight timeline to appoint judges as midterms loom

A voting booth is seen at a polling center in Miami, Florida, U.S. March 17, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Florida Democratic socialist Nixon wins Democratic Senate primary

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks as Senate Democratic leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 23, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

US Senate Democrats block $1.15t defence bill over Iran war objections

A woman walks past an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, 2 May 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US Senate joins House in voting to halt Iran war, rebuking Trump

People walk past the US Capitol building in Washington, US, November 15, 2023. File Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

US Senate advances measure curbing Trump's Iran war powers

Visitors to the US Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

US senator cites report claiming 39 aircraft lost in Iran conflict in Senate hearing

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

US Senate committee set to consider long-awaited crypto bill next week

Passengers wait in long TSA lines as a partial government shutdown continues, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, US, March 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Megan Varner

Trump threatens to put ICE agents in airports over funding impasse

A child stands next to a missile that fell near Qamishli International Airport in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) recites the pledge of allegiance during a campaign event for re-election in Schertz, Texas, U.S. March 2, 2026.

Texas Senate showdown kicks off midterms to determine control of US Congress

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters

US Congress ends Syria sanctions

The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2021. File Photo: Reuters

US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel over Gaza