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The US Senate voted 51–47 to overturn President Donald Trump’s global tariffs, with four Republicans joining Democrats, though the measure faces a dead end in the House due to GOP rules.

US Senate to vote on dueling plans to end shutdown, though neither likely to pass

Lawmakers do not appear to have made any headway toward a deal that would allow them to resume government funding

Stopgap spending bill to avert shutdown falls short in US Senate

The annual funding debate covers only about one-quarter of the federal government's $7 trillion budget, which also includes mandatory programs such as Social Security and Medicare, as well as payments on the nation's $37.5 trillion debt.

Cory Booker shatters US Senate record with 25-hour anti-Trump speech; here's what he said

Booker, only the fourth Black senator to be popularly elected to the body, blew past that deadline, his voice still strong but emotional as he topped out at 25 hours and five minutes.

Tulsi Gabbard Senate nomination: Donald Trump Jr says any Republican senator voting against her deserves a primary

Gabbard is expected to face a tougher road to confirmation due to criticism over her previous comments supportive of Russia and meetings with then Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2017.

Singer FKA Twigs warns the US Senate about AI: says she is developing her own deepfake

The 'Mary Magdalene' singer, FKA Twigs, recently went to the congressional Senate to warm them about the rise of deepfakes and the fact that there is no law against it. She delivered a powerful speech on the rights of artists.

Kamala Harris makes history with tie-breaking votes in Senate

Harris, who made history as the first woman or person of colour in 2020, equalled the record held by Senator John C Calhoun, a Democratic-Republican who served as vice president to John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson from 1825 to 1832.

US bill proposes to hold social media firms responsible for AI-generated content

The bill proposed to revoke section 230 protections for social media companies involving AI content. The Section 230 protects these companies from legal liabilities for user-generated content

US Senate set to pass debt limit suspension bill Thursday night

All 100 senators reached an agreement to debate up to 11 amendments and then promptly vote on passing the legislation, before a Monday deadline for suspending the debt limit through Jan. 1, 2025. If the plan succeeds, Congress would quickly send the bill to President Joe Biden to sign, averting a catastrophic default, Schumer said.

US Senate confirms Indian-American Richard Verma for top State Department position

Verma, 54, was confirmed by a vote of 67-26 on Thursday. He served as the US ambassador to India from January 16, 2015, to January 20, 2017, and is currently the chief legal officer and the head of global public policy at Mastercard.

Bill to reform H-1B and L-1 visa programme introduced in US Senate

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

In Pics | Things to know about Eric Garcetti, the new US Ambassador to India

With solid support from many Republicans negating the opposition of a few democrats, whose argument stood against his nomination, Garcetti was confirmed 52-42.

US Senate confirms Indian-American flight test engineer as Assistant Secretary of Air Force

The Senate on Wednesday voted 65-29 to confirm the former Air Force officer's nomination with more than a dozen votes being cast by the opposition Republican Party.

US Senate panel votes in favour of Eric Garcetti’s nomination as ambassador to India

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted in favour of former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to become an Ambassador of India, sending the nomination to the full Senate for a vote.

Ahead of Zelenskiy address, U.S. Senate backs new ambassador to Russia

As voting continued, senators were backing Tracy by an overwhelming 56-1.

US Senate advances $1.66 trillion government-funding bill

Democratic and Republican negotiators agreed early Tuesday morning on the sweeping bill to fund the federal government through the end of its fiscal year on Sept. 30, raising funding from about $1.5 trillion in the last fiscal year.

US Senate passes bill to ban TikTok on government devices

The bill calls for a ban on TikTok from all devices issued by federal agencies

Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage

The bill, which would ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are enshrined in federal law, was approved 61-36 on Tuesday, including support from 12 Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the legislation was “a long time coming” and part of America’s “difficult but inexorable march towards greater equality.”

US Senate panel advances bill to boost support for Taiwan

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 by 17-5, despite concerns about the bill in U.S. President Joe Biden's administration and anger about the measure from Beijing.

The Tech Weekender: Top news from the world of technology this week

Senate bails out semiconductor industry, Google and Apple suspend BGMI, Smartphone shipments declined in Q2 2022, and more.

U.S. House passes, sends to Senate assault-style weapon ban

By a mostly partisan vote of 217-213, Democrats won passage of the measure amid public anger over mass murders in which rapid-fire AR-15 rifles were used to kill and wound school children and adults engaging in day-to-day activities.

US Senate passes bill to boost chip manufacturing, compete with China

The House of Representatives plans to vote on Thursday on the long-awaited bill after the Senate passed it on a 64 to 33 bipartisan vote. If approved as expected, President Joe Biden plans to sign it into law early next week.

US Senate version of NDAA seeks to enhance defence partnership with India

It also includes depot-level maintenance, joint research and development, 5G and Open Radio Access Networks (RAN); cyber and cold-weather capabilities.

US Senate votes to move ahead on chip bill to compete with China

The Senate backed by 64 to 34 a procedural measure setting the stage for potential votes to pass the legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives by the end of next week.

US Senators seek probe against Apple, Google for mobile tracking

Individuals who seek abortions would be particularly vulnerable if their data, specifically location information, is collected and shared, four senate Democrats said, citing the recent US Supreme judgment