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GOP presses ahead after election with FBI's Russia probe investigation

The latest burst of activity came Tuesday when the GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee grilled former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

US Senate unveils $1.4 trn spending bill amid post-election turmoil

At issue is the roughly one-third of the federal budget that is written annually by Congress under a time-tested bipartisan process

GOP tries to save its Senate majority, with or without Donald Trump

A final election push against the onslaught of challengers in states once off limits to Democrats but now hotbeds of a potential backlash to President Donald Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill.

US Senate hearing: Tech chiefs vow to defend upcoming election from chaos

At a US Senate hearing, the heads of technology giants Twitter, Facebook and Google vowed to defend their platforms from being used to sow chaos ahead of the election next week

'Who the hell are you?', US lawmakers scold Twitter, Facebook, Google CEOs

"Sham!" and "who the hell are you" scoldings dominated a Senate hearing where the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, and Google took heat in a talking match with US lawmakers over the idea of free speech

Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs will defend tech platforms before US panel

Twitter's Dorsey will warn the committee that eroding the foundation of Section 230 could significantly hurt how people communicate online

'Who the hell elected you?': US Senate tech hearing becomes political clash

Senator Ted Cruz went after Twitter's Jack Dorsey after the CEO said Twitter has no influence over elections

Zuckerberg struggles to connect, forcing U.S. Senate hearing to pause

Facebook told the committee that Zuckerberg was alone. He was able to get connected in a couple of minutes.

CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, Google to face grilling from Republican senators

CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to face a grilling by Republican senators who accuse the tech giants of anti-conservative bias

In a first pre-election win for Trump, Senate votes Amy Barrett to SC

The Senate voted 52-48 to confirm the 48-year-old judge - with GOP Senator from Maine, Susan Collins, joining Democrats to vote against the nomination

GOP-led Senate panel advances Amy Barrett despite Democrats boycott

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans powered past a Democratic boycott Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate

US Senate to vote on Oct 26 to confirm Trump nominee to Supreme Court

Barrett's nomination is expected to be voted out of the Judiciary Committee on Thursday, which will pave the way for McConnell to start lining up the procedural hurdles the next day, reports The Hill

'Samosa caucus': US Congress could have more Indian Americans to the House

The "Samosa caucus" comprises of five Indian-American lawmakers, including four members of the House of Representatives and Senator and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris

Senate Judiciary sets October 22 vote on Amy Barrett's nomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee convened set an October 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination as Republicans race to confirm President Donald Trump's pick before the Nov 3 election.

Supreme Court nominee Barrett pledges fealty to law as Senate hearing looms

A four-day Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for the conservative appellate court judge is set to begin on Monday

House Democrats may seek breakup of Apple, Amazon, says Republican member

The critique and the panel's report are still drafts and the contents of both could change

Cases rise in WH: 2 senators, former Trump aide test positive for Covid

Two US Senators, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, his campaign manager and three White House journalists have tested positive for Covid-19

US Senate committee votes to subpoena Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the committee, initially opposed the subpoena introduced by Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss.

Google grilled on ad business, misuse of dominance by US Senate panel

Google faced a bipartisan buzzsaw of tough questions about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits

Google faces grilling on ad business before US Senate antitrust panel

Alphabet Inc's Google will be questioned about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus expected on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits