# senate - Wednesday 22 June, 2022
# Robb Elementary
# Robb Elementary
Meanwhile US senators have reached an agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill.
# senate - Thursday 12 May, 2022
# Roe V Wade
# Roe V Wade
The almost party-line count promises to be the first of several efforts in Congress to preserve the nearly 50-year-old court ruling.
# senate - Thursday 13 January, 2022
# Senate
# Senate
Biden argues that the national voting rights bills are vital to preserving US democracy.
# senate - Saturday 6 March, 2021
# Senate
# Senate
The 1.9 trillion dollar package was approved by a 50-49 vote along party lines.
# senate - Sunday 14 February, 2021
# Impeachment Trial
# Impeachment Trial
The five-day trial concluded last night as expected – with most Republicans declaring Trump not guilty.
# senate - Friday 12 February, 2021
# Impeachment
- Senators are posing questions to both legal teams
- Democratic impeachment managers rested their case yesterday after two days
- Biden "anxious" to see how Republicans will vote tomorrow
# senate - Wednesday 10 February, 2021
# Capitol
# Capitol
Securing a conviction is highly unlikely, as the Democrats would need 17 Republican senators to vote with them to make a two-thirds majority.
# senate - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# Donald Trump
# Donald Trump
A vote on whether it is constitutionally permissible to prosecute Trump will take place later tonight.
# Insurrection
# Insurrection
The trial is set to begin at 6pm Irish time.
# senate - Sunday 31 January, 2021
# Bye
# Bye
Donald Trump had wanted the lawyers to continue his baseless claims of mass election fraud.
# senate - Wednesday 27 January, 2021
# Impeachment
# Impeachment
The trial’s first procedural vote, a 55-45 tally against dismissing the impeachment, suggests Trump still has GOP support.
# senate - Tuesday 26 January, 2021
# Senate
# Senate
Arguments in the Senate trial will begin on the week of 8 February.
# senate - Friday 6 November, 2020
# Mark Kelly
# Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly is the husband of former Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
# senate - Thursday 5 November, 2020
# US Election
# US Election
The Democrats look unlikely to flip the Senate, as some had predicted.
# senate - Wednesday 4 November, 2020
# US Election
# US Election
Republicans have held onto seats in South Carolina, Texas, Kansas and Iowa.
# senate - Tuesday 27 October, 2020
# Us Elex 2020
# Us Elex 2020
Democrats were unable to stop the confirmation of Trump’s third justice on the court.
# senate - Tuesday 13 October, 2020
# Amy Coney Barrett
# Amy Coney Barrett
Amy Coney Barrett is facing senators’ questions for the first time at a confirmation hearing.
# senate - Sunday 11 October, 2020
# Amy Coney Barrett
# Amy Coney Barrett
Amy Coney Barrett will be quizzed by senators tomorrow, weeks out from the US election.
# senate - Wednesday 25 March, 2020
# Rescue Plan
# Rescue Plan
The deal will see a sweep of new measures to provide Americans with healthcare and business supports.
# senate - Friday 14 February, 2020
# Bipartisan
# Bipartisan
The bi-partisan vote was a rare exertion of authority from Congress.
# senate - Saturday 8 February, 2020
# Acquitted
# Acquitted
The US president was acquitted of all charges in his Senate impeachment trial this week.
# senate - Tuesday 4 February, 2020
# Impeachment
# Impeachment
The Senate is to vote at 4pm (9pm Irish time) tomorrow.
# senate - Friday 31 January, 2020
# Senate
# Senate
If senators vote not to hear from any more witnesses, Trump could be acquitted by the end of the day.
# senate - Wednesday 22 January, 2020
# Cast Of Characters
# Cast Of Characters
The impeachment trial is under way. Here’s who we’re going to be seeing a lot of in the coming weeks.
# senate - Tuesday 21 January, 2020
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Donald Trump has denounced the proceedings as “a total hoax”.
# 'perfect' Phonecall
# 'perfect' Phonecall
The US President will be at the economic forum in Davos, Switzerland when his trial begins.
# senate - Monday 20 January, 2020
# On Trial
# On Trial
A phone call to the Ukrainian president and some withheld funding sparked a chain of events leading to the US Senate floor this week.
# senate - Thursday 19 December, 2019
# Historic Vote
# Historic Vote
The Republican-dominated Senate will now open a trial expected in January and is all but certain to acquit the president.
# senate - Tuesday 30 July, 2019
# Veto
# Veto
Trump issued a trio of veteos to attempt to push through the sale.
# senate - Thursday 9 May, 2019
# Roe V Wade
# Roe V Wade
If Alabama’s new laws are challenged, pro-life politicians are hoping it will eventually be brought before the Supreme Court.
# Mueller Report
# Mueller Report
It was the first known legal summons issued to a member of the president’s family.
# senate - Thursday 14 March, 2019
# Bipartisan
# Bipartisan
Trump tweeted “VETO” this evening in response to the vote.
# senate - Tuesday 27 November, 2018
# Mississippi
# Mississippi
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety says the nooses were accompanied by handwritten signs referring to today’s election.
# senate - Wednesday 7 November, 2018
# A Night Of Firsts
# A Night Of Firsts
The youngest-ever woman and Mike Pence’s brother are among those to win seats in Congress.
# Comeback
# Comeback
The former presidential nominee lost out to Barack Obama in 2012.
# senate - Tuesday 6 November, 2018
# Bitterly Divided
# Bitterly Divided
Will Trump’s divisive rhetoric win the day, or is there a Democrat resurgence looming?
# senate - Friday 5 October, 2018
# Assault Allegations
# Assault Allegations
Donald Trump’s controversial nominee is likely to be confirmed to the court this weekend.
# senate - Sunday 23 September, 2018
# Death Threats
# Death Threats
Kavanaugh is Donald Trump’s nominee the US Supreme Court – but he has to be voted in by the Senate.
# senate - Thursday 6 September, 2018
# Brett Kavanaugh
# Brett Kavanaugh
Democrats have been grilling the judge Trump has selected – but he’s likely to be approved by the Republican-controlled Senate.
# senate - Sunday 26 August, 2018
# From Navy To Senate
# From Navy To Senate
His father and grandfather were both four-star admirals in the US Navy.