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US Senate

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

Sharaa -- now dressed in a business suit and seeking better relations with the West -- has impressed Trump, including when they first met during the US leader's May trip to Riyadh

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

Senate staffers rest on the US Capitol steps at sunrise as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2025. Photo: Reiters

US Senate passes Trump's sweeping tax-cut, spending bill, sends to House

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks to the Senate floor as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

US Senate push to pass Trump's $3.3 trillion bill extends into second day

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a "One Big Beautiful" event held by US President Donald Trump (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, DC., US, June 26, 2025. Photo: Reuters

US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump's Iran war powers

US Senator Susan Collins speaks with Senator Lisa Murkowski as Lori Chavez-DeRemer, US President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of labor testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2025.

US Senate vote protesting Trump's tariff moves draws some Republican support

US President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Trump's cabinet picks come under US Senate spotlight

The US Capitol dome is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

How Trump may bypass Senate to install his cabinet picks

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4 US lawmakers assure help to Bangladesh for ensuring reforms, accountability

US Capitol Police officers use pepper spray on pro-Palestinian demonstrators, on the day Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, US, July 24, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Protesters hoist Palestinian flags in Washington during Netanyahu speech

People walk past the U.S. Capitol building as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown looms in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/ FILE PHOTO

US Senate passes spending bill, averts imminent shutdown

FILE PHOTO: The US Capitol Building is seen in Washington, US, August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

What's in US Senate's $95 billion aid bill to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan?

A view from the US Senate side shows the US Capitol Dome (L) in Washington, US, October 4, 2013/ Reuters

US Senate passes $95 billion Ukraine aid bill, but path ahead unclear