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US Senate confirms Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): The US Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Gina Raimondo as new US commerce secretary in President Joe Biden's administration.
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US Senate confirms Blinken to be next Secretary of State
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Senate on Tuesday confirmed that Antony Blinken will be the next Secretary of State.
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US Senate confirms retired general Austin as Pentagon chief
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 23 (ANI): United States Senate on Friday confirmed retired General Lloyd Austin as the new secretary of defence.
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Relief to Indian IT professionals as US Senate passes High-Skilled Immigra
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 4 (ANI): The United States Senate passed the 'Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act' or S.386 bill on Wednesday evening, proving a huge relief to thousands of Indian nationals currently stuck in Green Card limbo.
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US Senate passes bill banning TikTok on government devices
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 7 (ANI): The United States Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on government devices.
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US Senate Committee to vote on bill banning Tik Tok
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [United States], July 16 (ANI): A United States Senate committee is likely to vote on a bill next week from Republican Senator Josh Hawley that would ban federal employees from using the social media app TikTok on government-issued devices.
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US Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): The United States Senate has approved a USD 2 trillion emergency aid package -- the largest in the US history -- to rescue the country's economy reeling under impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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US: Senate passes Syria, anti-BDS bill
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): United States Senate on Tuesday approved legislation which includes a provision warning US President Donald Trump not to precipitously withdraw troops from Afghanistan and Syria until terrorist groups in the regions are destroyed.
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US Senate passes bill to reopen government
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 26 (ANI): The United States Senate has passed the short-term spending bill to fund the government until February 15, inching a step closer to reopening the government which has been partially shut since December last year.
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US government shutdown to continue next week
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 28(AANI): The partial government shutdown is likely to continue for the next week as the United States Senate was adjourned until Monday, while the House of Representatives further added that they were not expecting any vote this week in order to reopen the gove
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US Senate passes resolution to hold Saudi Crown Prince responsible for Kha
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 14 (ANI): The United States Senate has approved a resolution to hold Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) responsible for journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death at the Saudi consular premises in Istanbul on October 2.
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Florida orders recount in Senate, governor races
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): Florida will have a machine recount of votes for state governor and the United States Senate seats amid allegations of fraud from the candidates.
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