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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

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

House Republicans Seek Fix for Russia-Iran Sanctions Bill

EghtesadOnline: House Republicans say they have proposed a way for the Senate to resolve a procedural dispute over a bill to impose sanctions on Russia and Iran, allowing the House to take up the measure passed by the Senate.
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Publish Date:23/June/2017 | 10:42

Russia, Iran sanctions bill hits roadblock in U.S. House

EghtesadOnline: Legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia and Iran that passed the U.S. Senate nearly unanimously last week has run into a procedural problem that could prevent a quick vote in the House of Representatives, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:21/June/2017 | 05:56

Majlis Panel Will Meet July 2 on New US Bans

EghtesadOnline: A parliamentary commission will convene early next month to discuss a draft bill in response to the sanctions legislation recently passed by the US Senate, a lawmaker said.
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Publish Date:18/June/2017 | 06:40

New US bans in breach of nuclear deal: Iran official

EghtesadOnline: A senior Iranian official slams a new set of sanctions approved by the US Senate against Tehran as a breach of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the P5+1 states, vowing a proper response to the hostile move.
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 11:02

Senate fresh sanctions signify US desperation in ME

EghtesadOnline: Former nuclear negotiator and Iranian Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baeedinejad said approval of new sanctions by the US Senate against Iran indicates Washington's desperation and hostility over the failure of US and its allies policies in the region.
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 05:21

U.S. Senate votes near unanimously for Russia, Iran sanctions

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted nearly unanimously on Thursday for legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia, and to force President Donald Trump to get Congress' approval before easing any existing sanctions on Russia.
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Publish Date:15/June/2017 | 22:35

Senate Votes to Limit Trump's Power to Lift Russia Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted to increase sanctions on Russia, and give Congress the power to review any attempt by President Donald Trump to unilaterally lift them, a rebuke of the president’s suggestions that the U.S. improve relations with the country.
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Publish Date:15/June/2017 | 21:41