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Senate approves measure launching Obamacare repeal process
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a first concrete step toward dismantling Obamacare, voting to instruct key committees to draft legislation repealing President Barack Obama's…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Trump Democrats? 10 Senators Face Voters in 2018 in Red States
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump’s success in Congress for much of the agenda he campaigned on likely rests with 10 Senate Democrats facing re-election in 2018 in states he won.
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Repealing Obamacare to be first on Senate agenda in 2017
EghtesadOnline: Repealing Obamacare will be the first order of business in the U.S. Senate in January, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said on Tuesday.
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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Senate Democrats’ Hopes for Populist Alliance With Trump Fizzle
EghtesadOnline: For U.S. Senate progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the possibility of working with a populist Donald Trump on at least a few liberal goals was nice while it…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Republicans projected to keep control of Congress
EghtesadOnline: Both chambers of the U.S. Congress are projected to remain under Republican control when they convene on Jan. 3, with voters on Tuesday dashing Democrats' hopes of taking over…
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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…
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GOP Senate Could Mean Crawling Start for a Clinton Presidency
EghtesadOnline: Forget a honeymoon. If Hillary Clinton wins the presidency, her administration could start with a slog unless Democrats win the Senate.
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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…
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Senators accuse Yahoo of 'unacceptable' delay in hack discovery
EghtesadOnline: Six senators on Tuesday demanded that Yahoo Inc explain why hackers' theft of user information for 500 million accounts two years ago came to light only last week and called the…
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Senate sets Wednesday vote on Obama veto of Saudi September 11 bill
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate will vote on Wednesday on whether to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill allowing relatives of victims in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi…
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Senate clears way for $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, defending a frequent partner in the Middle East recently…
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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…
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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…
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US senators call on FATF to keep Iran on body's blacklist
EghtesadOnline: Eight American senators, afraid of Iran's successful economic diplomacy, have called on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to keep Tehran on the body's blacklist.