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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…
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Senate confirms Heather Wilson as Trump's Air Force secretary
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate easily confirmed Heather Wilson, a former Republican member of the House of Representatives, on Monday to be President Donald Trump's secretary of the Air Force.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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‘Nuclear’ Bid to Confirm Gorsuch May Radically Change Washington
EghtesadOnline: The Senate is hurtling toward a confrontation over President Donald Trump’s first Supreme Court nominee in a week that could change how Washington works.
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Top Senate Democrat says unlikely Trump court pick can clear procedural hurdle
EghtesadOnline: The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate said on Sunday it was unlikely that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch would be able to clear a procedural hurdle to a final vote, even as…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Sessions to respond in writing to questions over Russia contacts: DOJ
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will reply in writing to Senate Democrats' questions about his meetings with Russia's ambassador last year, the Justice Department said on…
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Key Lawmaker Questions Senate Russia Probe After Trump Contacts
EghtesadOnline: The Senate Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat warned the panel’s chairman over reports that the Republican worked with the White House to try to squash negative stories about…
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GOP Senators Embrace Awkward Russia Probe That Could Hurt Trump
EghtesadOnline: A Senate Intelligence Committee investigation of Russia’s effort to influence last year’s U.S. election is shaping up as an unexpectedly bipartisan effort that could take months…
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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…
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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…
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Top U.S. Senate Democrat wants probe into details surrounding Flynn resignation
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer called on Tuesday for an independent probe of what he called potential criminal violations surrounding the resignation of national…
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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…
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Gorsuch Takes Stage as Trump Picks Conservative to Supreme Court
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will meet with senators Wednesday at the start of what promises to be a contentious confirmation fight as Republicans…
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U.S. Senate advances nomination of Tillerson as Secretary of State
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate advanced the nomination of former Exxon Mobil Corp Chief Executive Rex Tillerson on Monday to be President Donald Trump's secretary of state, moving closer to…
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Trump Faces Growing GOP Pressure to Maintain Russia Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: A group of Republicans in the U.S. Senate is intensifying calls on President Donald Trump to keep sanctions on Russia in place ahead of his planned call with Kremlin leader Vladimir…
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U.S. Senate confirms Haley as Trump's U.N. ambassador
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to confirm South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as ambassador to the United Nations, sending a rising Republican star to represent…
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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…
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U.S. Senate confirms Pompeo to be Trump's CIA director
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate confirmed Representative Mike Pompeo as President Donald Trump's CIA director on Monday, after a delay tied to some lawmakers' worries he might expand surveillance…
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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,…
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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…