Posts Tagged: US Senate
US Senate Advances Resolution Limiting Trump’s Ability to Wage War
The US Senate advanced legislation on Wednesday intended to limit President Donald Trump's ability to wage war against Iran, paving the way for a final vote as eight...
Senate Acquits Trump in Historic Vote as Re-Election Battle Looms
President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday in his US Senate impeachment trial, saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks...
After Controversial Trial, US Senate Poised to Acquit Trump
Donald Trump was on the brink of ending the darkest chapter of his tumultuous presidency on Monday as the US Senate began the final phase...
US Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide
JNS.org - The US Senate unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday recognizing the Armenian Genocide. The 1915 Turkish massacre took the lives of 1.5 million Armenians. The...
Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide Blocked in US Senate
Republican Senator Kevin Cramer prevented the US Senate from voting on a resolution on Thursday that would recognize as a genocide the mass killings of...
US Senate Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Prioritize Health Care for Holocaust Survivors
JNS.org - US Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) introduced on Thursday legislation that would prioritize health care and nutrition...
US Senate Defeats Measure to Restrain Trump on Iran
The US Senate on Friday defeated legislation that would have barred President Donald Trump from launching an attack on Iran without first obtaining the approval of Congress,...
Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Antisemitism Unanimously Passes Senate
JNS.org - The US Senate unanimously passed on Thursday a bipartisan resolution, introduced by Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), condemning antisemitism. “‘In the...
US Lawmakers Want More Information on Saudi Journalist’s Death
Republican and Democratic members of the US Senate asked the Trump administration on Thursday to tell them more about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at...
US Senate Proposal Would Block Saudi Path to Atomic Weapon in Nuclear Deal
US senators from both parties introduced a resolution on Tuesday requiring that any deal to share American nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia block the kingdom from making...
Senate Breaks From Trump With Syria Troop Vote
The Republican-led US Senate backed largely symbolic legislation on Monday that broke with President Donald Trump by opposing plans for any abrupt withdrawal of troops...
Senate Sets Votes, but US Shutdown Likely to Go on
There was no sign of quick relief for 800,000 federal workers going without pay because of the partial government shutdown as the US Senate scheduled votes...
Senate Easily Approves Criminal Justice Legislation
The US Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed legislation long in the making and backed by President Donald Trump to reduce sentences for certain prison inmates. By...
US Senate Hands Trump Historic Rebuke on Saudi Arabia
The US Senate delivered a rare double rebuke to President Donald Trump on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, voting to end US military support for the...
