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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ousted four-term U.S. Senator John Cornyn on Tuesday, riding President Donald …
Read More »Gunshots in Philippine Senate as politician wanted by ICC urges people to mobilize
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Gunshots broke out at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people ran for cover after a …
Read More »U.S. Senate approves Markwayne Mullin as next head of Homeland Security
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The U.S. Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s …
Read More »‘We have only just begun,’ Hegseth says of Iran as Senate blocks effort to limit war powers
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran widened sharply on Wednesday, with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth …
Read More »Vance, most Republicans block Senate resolution to curb Trump’s Venezuela efforts
U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would have barred U.S. President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without authorization from Congress, after the Republican president pressured party members who had supported it. The vote was 51-50 for a Republican point of order to dismiss the …
Read More »Bill before Senate would recognize First Nations jurisdiction over gaming
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Some First Nations leaders in Saskatchewan say a bill before the Senate that would give them …
Read More »U.S. Senate confirms former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as federal judge, despite whistleblower concerns
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Emil Bove as a federal judge, installing a Trump loyalist who presided over a tumultuous period at the Justice Department on a crucial appeals court. The Republican-majority Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Bove, who has been serving as …
Read More »U.S. Senate passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ sends to House for final approval
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill on Tuesday, signing off on a massive package that would enshrine many of his top priorities into law while adding $3.3 trillion US to the national debt. The bill now heads back to the House of Representatives for final approval. Trump has pushed lawmakers to get …
Read More »What’s up with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech on the Senate floor?
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker accused U.S. President Donald Trump of “recklessly” attacking the nation’s democratic institutions in a marathon speech that The Associated Press said set a record on Tuesday, more than a day after it had first begun. The 55-year-old New Jersey lawmaker, in a speech that began at 7 p.m. …
Read More »Trudeau to fill Senate vacancies before retiring: source
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a final wave of appointments to fill the 10 vacancies in the Senate before he retires in March, Radio-Canada has learned. The move would allow him to leave a mark on Parliament for years to come, as these unelected legislators will be able to …
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