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Biden backs down on corporate tax hikes, open to altering filibuster

When asked about voting rights, Biden expressed support for changing the Senate filibuster tradition, which requires 60 of 100 US senators to agree on most legislation

Stocks nudge higher after US employment growth slows sharply in September

Stocks looked set to hold most of the previous session's gains as investors welcomed the US Senate's temporary lifting of the debt ceiling

US Senate Democrats, Republicans reach deal on $480-bn debt limit increase

Senate leaders have reached agreement on a deal that staves off any default on federal payments into December

US House delays infra vote as Joe Biden's agenda Bill unsettled

With razor-thin majorities in Congress, Biden's Democrats need almost total unity to pass legislation

Facebook confronts Senators furious about Instagram's risks

"Facebook has shown us once again that it's incapable of holding itself accountable," said Blumenthal, the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee's consumer protection panel.

Republican senators introduce legislation imposing sanctions on Pakistan

Following the move, Pakistan stocks fell nearly 3 per cent on Wednesday while the rupee dropped to a record low.

Debt-limit suspension passes house; faces stand-off in Senate

But Democrats want Republicans to share political responsibility for the debt

Democrats blocked from including immigration in $3.5-trillion package

The Senate is split 50-50 between the two parties

Senate Democrats pass $3.5-trillion budget blueprint: Report

Lawmakers approved Democrats' budget resolution on a party-line 50-49 vote

United States Senate narrowly approves $3.5 trillion spending plan

Republicans have railed against the spending plan

Senate has votes to clear $1-trillion infrastructure Bill: Report

The legislation would be the largest infusion of federal investment into infrastr­ucture projects in more than a decade

Democrats outline $3.5-trillion antipoverty, climate blueprint

The budget blueprint is expected to be voted on this week in the Senate soon after final passage of Biden's bipartisan $550 billion infrastructure package

Biden's infra Bill hits Senate speed bump, debate slows to crawl

Amendments still on the table include proposals for new cryptocurrency rules and flexibility for states and localities that choose to use some unspent pandemic relief funds for roads and bridges

US Senate works on the weekend on Biden's $1 trn infrastructure bill

The US Senate will continue work on Saturday on a bill that would spend $1 trillion on roads, rail lines and other infrastructure

Democrats renew questions about FBI background check of Brett Kavanaugh

FBI revealed that it had received thousands of tips and had provided all relevant ones to the White House counsel's office

US Senate confirms Indian-American Seema Nanda as solicitor for labour dept

The United States Senate has confirmed Indian-American Seema Nanda as the solicitor for the Department of Labour

US Congress repeals Trump-era set of regulations on payday lenders

Congress on Thursday overturned a set of regulations enacted in the final days of the Trump administration that effectively allowed payday lenders to avoid state laws capping interest rates.

Bipartisan senators reach tentative framework on infrastructure deal

A bipartisan group of senators reached a tentative framework on an infrastructure deal Wednesday ahead of a crucial meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House

US Senate Republicans block legislation on voting rights amid tensions

US Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections, heightening already inflamed tensions over voting rights

US House votes to scrap 2002 resolution that authorised Iraq war

The White House said in a statement that it supports the House Bill