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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

Trump's U.N. nominee to blast world body over Israel: testimony

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will blast the world body over its treatment of Israel at her Senate confirmation hearing, according to prepared testimony seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:18/January/2017 | 05:26

Senate Panel to Probe If Trump Campaign Had Contact With Russia

EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee announced a bipartisan investigation into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 elections, including any links with associates of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:17

Senate to act this week on Obamacare repeal, McConnell says

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate will take its first steps toward repealing President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform act by the end of the week, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday.
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Publish Date:09/January/2017 | 24:42

Growing GOP Doubts Jeopardize Swift Obamacare Repeal in Senate

EghtesadOnline: A fourth Republican senator has voiced strong doubts about the party’s current strategy to repeal Obamacare without detailing a replacement, more than enough to scuttle efforts to deliver swiftly on a central promise from President-elect Donald Trump.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 05:08

Senate fight looms after Trump taps Exxon CEO as top U.S. diplomat

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump named the head of Exxon Mobil Corp, Rex Tillerson, as his choice for U.S. secretary of state on Tuesday and won backing from some Republican foreign policy figures ahead of a possible Senate fight over the oilman's ties to Russia.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 11:07

U.S. Congress votes to apply Magnitsky human rights act globally

EghtesadOnline: Legislation expanding the 2012 U.S. Magnitsky human rights act from Russian citizens to cover abusers in any country passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday as part of an annual defense policy bill, leaving the landmark measure on the verge of becoming law.
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Publish Date:08/December/2016 | 22:02

Extension of Iran Sanctions Act by US violates spirit of JCPOA

EghtesadOnline: Former advisor to the Bank of England, Iqbal Asaria, said on Sunday that extension of Iran Sanctions Act by the US Senate account for violation of the spirit of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 24:39

Never-Trump Senate Republicans Grapple With His Upset Victory

EghtesadOnline: Don’t ask Senator John McCain about Donald Trump. "I’m not talking about President-elect Trump. I will not talk about Donald Trump. Now look, tell all your friends, OK?" the Arizona Republican told reporters last week. "Do not ask me again about Donald Trump."
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 11:50

US Senators pass Iran Sanctions Act

EghtesadOnline: The US Senate on Thursday approved legislation extending the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for another ten years.
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Publish Date:04/December/2016 | 11:22

Sanctions anew; Is US faltering on nuclear deal?

EghtesadOnline: Iran and its nuclear deal with six major world powers, including the United States, once again on Thursday was brought into the global spotlight, as the US Senate renewed the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) of 1996 in defiance of all international efforts to remove restrictions on the nation.
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Publish Date:04/December/2016 | 10:51