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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

Iran Confident About $3 Billion Boeing Deal as U.S. Mulls Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: An Iranian airline that signed a $3 billion contract at list prices with Boeing Co. is confident the deal won’t face a political backlash in Washington, days after the U.S. Senate voted to advance a bill that could bring new sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
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Publish Date:12/June/2017 | 04:25

Trump Slams ‘Cowardly’ Comey as Sessions Offers to Testify

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump called James Comey “cowardly,” days after the fired FBI director’s testimony to a Senate committee and as Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered to speak to the same panel to answer questions about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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Publish Date:12/June/2017 | 04:20

Senator McCain says Putin bigger threat than ISIS

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senator John McCain said Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to global security than ISIS, and warned that the Senate would push for sanctions against Moscow for its alleged interference in the U.S. election.
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Publish Date:30/May/2017 | 05:30

Contempt Charge Against Flynn Possible, Senate Panel Leader Says

EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee chairman warned Tuesday of a possible contempt citation against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn if he doesn’t provide documents for the investigation of Russian meddling in the U.S. election.
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Publish Date:24/May/2017 | 04:45

Comey Agrees to Testify to Senate as Trump's Crisis Week Endures

EghtesadOnline: Former FBI Director James Comey agreed to testify in open session before the Senate Intelligence Committee about the bureau’s probe into Russian meddling with the 2016 U.S. election, intensifying Donald Trump’s troubles at the start of his first foreign trip as president.
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Publish Date:20/May/2017 | 05:02

Senate Moves Obamacare Repeal to Slow Lane After House Vote

EghtesadOnline: Passage of the House’s health-care bill gives the Obamacare repeal effort new life after months of wrangling, but key Republican senators are already pushing it aside to write their own bill with no clear timetable to act.
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Publish Date:06/May/2017 | 04:23

Congress Reaches Spending Deal That Jettisons Trump Priorities

EghtesadOnline: U.S. House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative bipartisan deal on a $1.1 trillion spending bill that largely tracks with Democratic priorities and rejects most of President Donald Trump’s wish list, including money to begin building a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.
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Publish Date:01/May/2017 | 04:07

In big win for Trump, Senate approves his conservative court pick

EghtesadOnline: The Republican-led Senate on Friday gave Donald Trump the biggest triumph of his young presidency, confirming his Supreme Court nominee over stout Democratic opposition and restoring a conservative majority on the highest U.S. judicial body.
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Publish Date:08/April/2017 | 05:05

Trump tells lawmakers he expects deal 'very quickly' on healthcare

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Donald Trump told a group of senators on Tuesday that he expected lawmakers would be able to reach a deal on healthcare, without offering specifics on how they would do it or what had changed since a healthcare reform bill was pulled last week for insufficient support.
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Publish Date:29/March/2017 | 03:46