The US Senate overrode President Barack Obama's veto of legislation that would allow claims against foreign countries involved in sponsoring terrorism, in particular the September 11 attacks. An absolute majority of members of the Senate voted for overcoming the veto - 97 people, against - 1...
Senior senators said Thursday that the main obstacle that prevents a compromise on a $ 1,1 billion bill to tackle the Zika virus could be removed soon. On Tuesday, a vote on the Republican-proposed bill was blocked by Democrats ...
The Senate of the American state of California adopted a resolution on the occasion of the celebration of the Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24, 2016. This is stated on the website of the Ukrainian Embassy in the United States. The document, which was supported by the highest house of the California legislature, marks the significant contribution of American citizens of Ukrainian descent ...
Former leader of the far-right Ku Klux Klan organization David Duke is about to run for the US Senate from Louisiana. As a registered supporter of the Republican Party, he will be running for the Senate seat vacated by Republican David Witter, USA Today writes. Witter, who was involved in a sex scandal, previously ...
The US Congress is trying to get the White House to revive the committee tracking Russian spies. Reported by BuzzFeed. A similar group operated during the Cold War, but then ceased to exist. According to the US intelligence official, the new committee is planned to be created based on the previous group. US Senate Intelligence Committee ...
The US Senate has rejected one of the bills to tighten control over firearms. The initiative, put forward after the massacre at a nightclub in Orlando, involved the introduction of strict screening of future gun owners. For the approval of the bill in the Republican-dominated Upper House, it took 60 ...
The hero of the television series House of Cards, an American politician named Frank Underwood, is often treated to fancy restaurants and presented with expensive gifts. In real life in the US it would be called simply and clearly - corruption. And it would be prosecuted. IN…
On Thursday, December 3, the Senate voted to repeal key provisions of Obamacare and deprive Planned Parenthood of federal funding, passing a bill that Obama is sure to veto. 47 of 52 senators supported the bill. Two moderate Republicans, Susan Collins of Maine and Mark Kirk of...
The US Senate approved a revised draft budget for US defense needs, which includes, among other things, the allocation of $ 300 million in military aid to Ukraine. The Senate decision was made following the approval of the document last week in the House of Representatives. Project…
The upper house of the US Congress has adopted a bill on defense spending for 2016, which provides for the allocation of three hundred million dollars for military assistance to Ukraine, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Valeriy Chaly said. According to Chaly, the document allows the US Secretary of Defense to ...