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US Senate looking for speedy impeachment trial for Trump
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): As a second historic impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump draws near, Senators are looking forward to get it over with quickly, suggesting it could last roughly a week.
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Senate Republicans signal Trump's impeachment trial as unconstitutional
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): The US Senate signalled on Tuesday that there are not nearly enough votes to convict ex-President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial when five Republican senators rejected an effort by Senator Rand Paul to declare the looming trial as unconstitutional.
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Trump impeachment trial underway, arguments to begin on February 9
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate formally opened the second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump on Tuesday with the swearing-in of Senate President Pro-Tempore Patrick Leahy to preside over the process and the swearing-in of the senators to serve as
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VP Harris swears in 3 new senators, Ossoff youngest Democrat to serve Sen
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): US Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday swore-in three senators -- Georgia's Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, as well as her replacement in California, Alex Padilla.
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Amid mayhem and riot at US Capitol, Trump called up Senators to delay Elec
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 9 (ANI): Even as riots unfolded at US Capitol building, President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani made phone calls to Republican Senators to delay the counting of the Electoral College votes last Wednesday (local time), reported CNN.
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New US Senators sworn in to 117th Congress
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI/Sputnik): New members of the US Senate, who were elected in the November vote, are being sworn in on Capitol Hill on Sunday noon as lawmakers convened to form the 117th Congress.
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US Senate Democrats slam Republican Senators for opposing Electoral Colleg
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): US Senate Democrats on Saturday criticised 11 Republican Senators, who announced that they would oppose the Electoral College results of the presidential elections on Wednesday, when the Congress convenes in a joint session to formally count the vote.
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11 US Senators say they'll challenge Electoral college results
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): Eleven Senate Republicans on Saturday announced that they would vote for objections to the Electoral College results come Wednesday when the US Congress convenes in a joint session to formally count the vote.
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Trump campaigns for Republican Senators in Georgia
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday visited the state of Georgia to campaign alongside two Republican Senators running against Democratic challengers in the January runoff election that will decide which party controls the Senate in Joe Biden's presidenti
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US Senators say China poses greatest threat to Washington's National Secur
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 5 (ANI): US Senators Marco Rubio and Mark Warner on Friday reiterated the remarks made by the country's Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe, saying that China is now the greatest national security threat the United States faces.
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US Senators call for relief funds to address aftermath of Karabakh war
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): US Senators Bob Menendez and Rob Portman called for allocating budget funds to address a humanitarian crisis in South Caucasus caused by a military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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India, US are committed to rule of law unlike China, say US Senators
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 19 (ANI): Senator John Cornyn on Wednesday said that the United States and India relationship will grow as both countries, unlike China, are committed to the rule of law which gives confidence to business and investors.
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