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FBI to gain expanded hacking powers as Senate effort to block fails

EghtesadOnline: A last-ditch effort in the Senate to block or delay rule changes that would expand the U.S. government's hacking powers failed Wednesday, despite concerns the changes would jeopardize the privacy rights of innocent Americans and risk possible abuse by the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
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Publish Date:30/November/2016 | 19:28

Willing to oppose Trump, some Senate Republicans gain leverage

EghtesadOnline: It is no surprise that Democrats in the U.S. Congress will oppose Donald Trump but the most important resistance to fulfilling the president-elect's agenda is beginning to emerge from Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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Publish Date:22/November/2016 | 24:46

GOP’s Senate Victory Sets Stage for Trump High Court, Agenda

EghtesadOnline: Republicans shocked Democrats by keeping control of the Senate, setting the stage for President-elect Donald Trump to enact a broad conservative agenda and ensure a Republican Supreme Court for a generation. That’s provided he can work with a GOP establishment he spent most of the campaign attacking.
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Publish Date:09/November/2016 | 09:58

Republicans march toward defense of Senate, House majorities

EghtesadOnline: Republicans will maintain their six-year control over the U.S. House of Representatives, major TV networks projected on Tuesday night, and were also on track to defend their Senate majority, against a handful of failed Democratic challengers.
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Publish Date:09/November/2016 | 07:24
Even if Clinton defeats Trump by a wide margin, the House and Senate may not change hands.

Despite Gift of Trump, Democrats Struggle to Win Back Congress

EghtesadOnline: Democrats have been given a gift in 2016. Party officials are increasingly optimistic that Donald Trump’s flailing presidential campaign will damage fellow Republicans and give them control of the Senate—and perhaps even the House.
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Publish Date:17/October/2016 | 08:36

In Pennsylvania Senate race, unfamiliar battle lines on gun rights

EghtesadOnline: As he seeks re-election to his U.S. Senate seat this November, Pennsylvania's Pat Toomey can make an unusual claim. He is the sole Republican nationwide running with the endorsement of top U.S. gun control advocates Gabby Giffords and Michael Bloomberg.
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Publish Date:17/September/2016 | 08:36

U.S. Republican senator moves toward re-election despite Trump tiff

EghtesadOnlin: Another U.S. Republican senator has moved closer to re-election while keeping some distance from Donald Trump, and experts say this suggests the party's presidential candidate may be having little down-ballot impact, at least at the primary stage.
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Publish Date:15/September/2016 | 08:54

Senate Votes to Limit Trump’s War Powers on Iran

EghtesadOnline: The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday to limit the president’s ability to wage war against Iran, rebuking him weeks after a strike against an Iranian top military commander and Tehran’s retaliation raised fears of broader regional conflict.
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Publish Date:15/February/2020 | 13:08

Facebook to Be Called Before Senate Panel on Russian Meddling

EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee expects representatives of Facebook Inc. to testify at a public hearing examining Russia’s use of social media to influence last year’s U.S. presidential election.
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Publish Date:20/September/2017 | 06:52

Facebook to Be Called Before Senate Panel on Russian Meddling

EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee expects representatives of Facebook Inc. to testify at a public hearing examining Russia’s use of social media to influence last year’s U.S. presidential election.
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Publish Date:20/September/2017 | 06:52

Wray confirmed by Senate to lead FBI after Comey firing

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Justice Department lawyer Christopher Wray as FBI chief, nearly three months after the agency's previous director, James Comey, was fired by President Donald Trump.
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Publish Date:02/August/2017 | 05:30

Senate advances on healthcare, with dramatic return by McCain

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senate Republicans narrowly agreed on Tuesday to open debate on a bill to end Obamacare, but the party's seven-year effort to roll back Democratic President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law still faces significant hurdles.
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Publish Date:26/July/2017 | 05:22

Senate delays healthcare vote as McCain recovers from surgery

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate will delay its consideration of healthcare legislation while Arizona Republican Senator John McCain recuperates from surgery, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Saturday.
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Publish Date:16/July/2017 | 04:43

Republican senator dismisses procedural claims on Russia sanctions bill

EghtesadOnline: The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday that if the House of Representatives does not pass a Russian sanctions bill, it is because members do not want to impose new sanctions, not because of a procedural issue cited by Republican leaders in the House.
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Publish Date:11/July/2017 | 05:36

Iran sanctions not without costs for US: Larijani

EghtesadOnline: Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has denounced US Senate's adoption of new sanctions on Iran, saying the new restrictions against Tehran will not be without costs for Washington.
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Publish Date:08/July/2017 | 10:20

Trump to Senate Republicans: kill Obamacare now, replace later

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump urged Republican senators in a tweet on Friday to repeal Obamacare immediately if they cannot agree on a new plan to replace it, muddying the waters as congressional leaders struggle for consensus on healthcare legislation.
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Publish Date:01/July/2017 | 05:33