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Roy Moore is the subject of sexual misconduct allegations

Special election in Alabama to fill US Senate seat

Voters in Alabama headed to the polls in a hard-fought US Senate race in which President Donald Trump has endorsed fellow Republican Roy Moore, whose campaign has been clouded by allegations of sexual misconduct toward teenagers.

US • 12 Dec 17

Dilma Rousseff was Brazil's first female president

Brazil's Rousseff removed from presidential office

Brazil's Dilma Roussell has been stripped of the country's presidency in a Senate impeachment vote, ending 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America's biggest economy.

News • 01 Sep 16

Janet Yellen says Brexit could 'shift investor sentiment'

Brexit: Yellen warns of significant repercussions

US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned today that a British vote to break with the European Union could rile markets and have an impact on economic growth.

Business • 21 Jun 16

Move is a blow to President Obama who wants to end the controversial data gathering

US senate blocks phone data collection

The US Senate has rejected legislation aimed at reforming NSA intelligence gathering, a blow to President Barack Obama and others who support ending the bulk collection of Americans' telephone records.

News • 23 May 15

Voters head to the polls in the mid-term elections with the control of the US Senate in question

Republicans set to make gains in US mid-terms

Opinion polls in the United States show the Republican party is on course to take control of both Houses of Congress, although races in several states are deemed too close to call.

News • 04 Nov 14

The US Senate voted 67-33 to advance the measure budget deal despite some Republican objection

US budget deal passes Senate vote

A two-year US budget deal that eases some automatic spending cuts has cleared a crucial Senate test vote, all but assuring its passage by a simple majority later this week in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

Business • 18 Dec 13

US Senators John McCain and Susan Collins talk to reporters while heading to the Senate floor

Deal announced to end US government shutdown

US politicians have struck a last-minute deal to avert a catastrophic debt default that threatened to derail the global economy.

News • 17 Oct 13

The bill could put 11 million illegals on the path to American citizenship

US Senate passes landmark immigration bill

The US Senate has passed a wide-ranging immigration bill that would put 11 million foreigners living illegally in the US on a path to American citizenship.

News • 27 Jun 13

US President Barack Obama said: "If you genuinely believe we need to fix our broken immigration system, there's no good reason to stand in the way of this bill"

US Senate vote to debate immigration bill

The US Senate has voted to begin debate and amendments on a historic immigration bill, burying a procedural roadblock that opponents regularly use to delay or even kill legislation.

News • 11 Jun 13

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