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Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in Jan 2021 Capitol riot

The former top leader of the Proud Boys and other members were charged with seditious conspiracy for what federal prosecutors say was a coordinated attack on the US Capitol last year in January

Puerto Ricans hold public hearing to discuss island's political status

Congress would have to accept Puerto Rico as the 51st state if voters so choose it, but the proposal is not expected to survive in the Senate, where Republicans have long opposed statehood

A new bill introduced in the US Senate aims to break up Google's ad biz

If the introduced Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act passed, the legislation would force Sundar Pichai-led Google to divest its digital ads business within a year

23-year-old California man pleads guilty to US Capitol riot charge

A California man who stormed the U.S. Capitol, opened the doors to other rioters and sat in the Senate chair of then-Vice President Mike Pence pleaded guilty to a federal charge Thursday.

Senate confirms Brink as new US ambassador to Ukraine as embassy reopens

The veteran foreign service officer, Bridget Brink, who has spent most of her career in the shadow of the former Soviet Union, was nominated to the position last month by President Joe Biden

US Senate confirms Jerome Powell to second term as Fed chair amid inflation

Biden in a statement issued following Powell's confirmation said that he is pleased by the Senate's actions and that it will help move forward the administration's agenda to fight inflation

Bill to codify abortion rights fails to advance in US Senate amid protests

The Women's Health Protection Act, which had passed the House of Representatives, was voted down 49-51 in the upper chamber

US senator Angus King questions intel for misjudging Afghanistan, Ukraine

U.S. intelligence believed the U.S.-backed Kabul government would hold out for months against the Taliban and thought Russian forces would overrun Ukraine in a few weeks, both assessments were wrong

US Senator lifts hold on ambassadorial nominee confirmation to India

Republican Senator Chuck Grassley had put a hold on Garcetti's nomination, saying that his staffers are conducting an investigation into the allegations of sexual assault against one of his employees

Senate passes bill to boost security for US Supreme Court justices

Sens. John Cornyn said threats to Supreme Court justices and their families are disgraceful and attempts to intimidate the independence of the judiciary branch shouldn't be tolerated

Russian oligarchs to be targeted in aid package for Ukraine: US lawmaker

"Ukraine needs all the help it can get and, at the same time, we need all the assets we can put together to give Ukraine the aid it needs," Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said

Ilhan Omar on 'personal' Pakistan visit, does not portray US policy: Biden

India had on Thursday condemned Omar's visit to PoK as violative of India's territorial integrity and sovereignty and that it reflected her "narrow-minded" politics

Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson as first Black women to Supreme Court

The United States Senate on Thursday confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to sit in the country's highest court.

Senate panel to vote on Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination to Supreme Court

While it won't delay the process for long, it's another blow for Democrats who had hoped to confirm Jackson with bipartisan support

Bill in US Senate to curb US' dependence on China for critical minerals

The bill titled, 'Quad Critical Minerals Partnership Act', aims to reduce America's reliance on China, and protect the long term national security interests of the US and its allies

Garcetti should receive Senate confirmation vote expeditiously: White House

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden, as his envoy to India, should receive a confirmation vote by the US Senate expeditiously, the White House said

Ketanji Brown Jackson wins GOP vote, nearly assuring Supreme Court seat

Senate Democratic leaders are pushing toward a Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination Monday and a final Senate vote to confirm Jackson late next week

US Senate committee begins hearings for Biden's Supreme Court nominee

The US Senate Judiciary Committee has started a series of hearings for the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

Pandemic preparedness bill in US moves ahead; funding still needed

A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation's public health system, applying the lessons of Covid-19 to future outbreaks through a new chain of command

US Senate passes resolution condemning Russia over Ukraine invasion

The US Senate on Tuesday adopted a non-binding resolution condemning Russia's "military operation" in Ukraine