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Total investment in Iran having message to US Congress: Expert

EghtesadOnline: An expert on international affairs and a member of the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Reza Nasri said Total investment in Iran in spite of US Senate new sanctions on Iran shows that Iranian market is still worthy of investment.
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Publish Date:21/June/2017 | 24:17

Senators want Congress to OK military action in Syria

EghtesadOnline: U.S. senators called on Congress on Tuesday to take back its authority to determine whether the country goes to war, saying recent U.S. strikes in Syria were not covered by existing authorizations for the use of military force.
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Publish Date:21/June/2017 | 05:58

US Senate committee approves new Iran sanctions bill

EghtesadOnline: The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has passed a bill that would impose new sanctions on Iran over its missile program that Tehran has repeatedly said is solely for defensive purposes.
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Publish Date:27/May/2017 | 24:10

Treasury unit to share records with Senate for Trump-Russia probe: WSJ

EghtesadOnline: A unit of the U.S. Treasury Department that fights money laundering will provide financial records to an investigation by the Senate into possible ties between Russia and President Donald Trump and his associates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 06:44
Paul Ryan’s deeply divided caucus has a governing problem.

Total Control Is Crippling the GOP

EghtesadOnline: Bill Hoagland spent 25 years as a Republican aide in the Senate, a career spanning the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and both George Bushes. He’s old enough to remember when the GOP was capable of tough things, such as comprehensive tax reform. He also remembers when he could count on such creatures as “yellow dog” Democrats, who were conservative enough to be to the right of a handful of liberal Republicans.
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Publish Date:02/April/2017 | 08:28

Supreme Court nominee to face confirmation vote April 7: Senate leader

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate would have a final vote on April 7 on President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch, even as more Democrats opposed his confirmation.
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Publish Date:29/March/2017 | 08:46

Senate panel to question Trump son-in-law on Russians: NYT

EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee plans to question President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, as part of its investigation into ties between Trump associates and Russian officials, the New York Times reported on Monday.
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Publish Date:27/March/2017 | 13:39

Senate confirms Trump nominee to be Israel envoy

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, an outspoken bankruptcy lawyer aligned with the Israeli right.
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Publish Date:24/March/2017 | 24:17

U.S. Senate votes to overturn Obama broadband privacy rules

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted narrowly to repeal regulations requiring internet service providers to do more to protect customers' privacy than websites like Alphabet Inc's Google or Facebook Inc.
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Publish Date:24/March/2017 | 11:11

Top Senate Democrat promises fight to block Trump high court pick

EghtesadOnline: The top U.S. Senate Democrat on Thursday pledged to pursue a procedural hurdle to try to block the confirmation of Republican President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, a move that could provoke a nasty partisan fight and change the way the Senate does business.
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Publish Date:24/March/2017 | 10:23

U.S. senators ask government for proof Obama wiretapped Trump

EghtesadOnline: Two senior senators asked the FBI and Justice Department on Wednesday for any information they have on President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim that his predecessor Barack Obama wiretapped him during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:09/March/2017 | 07:55

Trump Seen Having Support If He Dubs China Yuan Manipulator

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump would have the support of Congress if he declared China a currency manipulator, as he pledged during the election campaign, according to two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Publish Date:20/February/2017 | 05:12

Trump nominee for Israel ambassador heckled, questioned at Senate

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel faced repeated heckling at a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday before he apologized for his stinging criticism of liberal American Jews and promised to be less inflammatory in an official capacity.
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Publish Date:16/February/2017 | 21:04

Senators question Goldman Sachs on its role in Trump banking policy

EghtesadOnline: Two U.S. senators are seeking details from Goldman Sachs Group Inc's chief executive on the extent to which the bank's employees were involved in drafting of the recent executive orders on banking and fiduciary regulations.
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Publish Date:11/February/2017 | 05:55

U.S. Senate panel clears Tillerson's path to be secretary of state

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, former Exxon Mobil Corp Chairman Rex Tillerson, narrowly won approval from a Senate committee on Monday, but is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate.
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Publish Date:24/January/2017 | 05:16