Tag: U.S. Senate
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Impeachment: Biden reminds Senate of ‘other urgent business’ of state
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday evening said he hoped the Senate would find a way to balance its “constitutional responsibilities on impeachment” with ‘other urgent business’ of state. Biden’s remarks came in a statement shortly after the House of Representatives led by Nancy Pelosi impeached outgoing President Donald Trump for allegedly inciting the Jan.…
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How Nigerians in U.S. secured Democrats control of Senate for Biden
New Georgia State Senator-elect, Jon Ossof has come out to thank Nigeria-Americans for the role they played in helping to secure Democrats control of the U.S. Senate for the opening of Joe Biden’s presidency. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Ossoff, a 33-year-old documentary film executive faced incumbent Republican senator David Perdue whose Senate term ended on Sunday.…
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Ex-Auburn coach Tuberville wins U.S. Senate seat
Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville is taking his playbook to Washington, D.C. The 65-year-old Republican challenger and political newcomer won his U.S. Senate race Tuesday in Alabama against Democratic incumbent Doug Jones. Tuberville, who has been out of coaching since 2016, has said he was inspired to enter politics by Donald Trump’s 2016 election.…
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U.S. Senate begins hearing into Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
The U.S. Senate has begun hearing into President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett in what is expected to be a bitter partisan fight. While the process from nomination to Senate confirmation often take over two months, the Republican-controlled Senate is seeking to expedite it at Trump’s behest so it finishes before…
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Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs avoid subpoena, agree to testify before U.S. Senate committee
The chief executives of Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet-owned Google have agreed to voluntarily testify at a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on October 28 about a key law protecting internet companies. Facebook and Twitter confirmed on Friday that their CEOs, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, respectively, will appear, while a source said that Google’s…
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U.S. Senate rejects Democrats’ demand for documents in Trump impeachment trial
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected three sepreate motions proposed by the Democrats to acquire documents and evidence in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump. The motions, brought up by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, are amendments to the Republican-proposed resolution guiding the trial process. The first one, rejected in a 53-47 party-line…