Republicans indicated on Monday that they intended to put up a fight in the Senate trial of former US President Donald Trump after his impeachment. Senate Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected on Monday to send senators a single article of impeachment passed in House of Representatives.

Republicans to put up resistance to Trump Senate trial

The US Senate confirmed retired general Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense Friday, the second cabinet nominee of new President Joe Biden to gain approval and the first African American to lead the Pentagon.

US Senate confirms Lloyd Austin as first Black chief of Pentagon

Two days before the US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, the incoming Vice President Kamala Harris will be resigning from the Senate. An aide close to Harris told the local media that the incoming Vice President and a current US Senator will be resigning to prepare for her takeover of the VP position, after she defeated the Republican candidate, Mike Pence, in the recently-concluded US election 2020.

Kamala Harris set to resign from Senate on Monday: Aides

The House, The Senate & the Presidency. In 4 years Donald trump has cost the Republican Party all 3. Democrats are set to control the U.S. Congress.

Gravitas: Democrats set to control U.S. Senate

In pics-Tear gas, explosives and gunfire: Trump supporters storm Capitol, clash with police

The United States Senate on Wednesday rejected the first objection for certifying Joe Biden's presidential election victory after hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday in a bid to overturn his election defeat.

US Senate rejects first objection to Biden certification after pro-Trump mob invades Capitol

A woman who was shot inside of the US Capitol on Wednesday has died, the Washington DC Police has confirmed. This comes after pro-Trump protesters charged the building as Congress began counting the Electoral College votes.

Woman shot during riot inside the US Capitol building has died: Police

Microblogging site Twitter has locked US president Trump’s account for 12 hours and threatened to permanently ban him from the platform for flouting its civic integrity rules, ordering him to remove three rule-breaking tweets.

Twitter blocks Trump, threatens permanent ban over inciting violence

Democrats on Wednesday completed a sweep of the two U.S. Senate seats up for grabs in runoff elections in the state of Georgia, giving the party control of the chamber and boosting the prospects for President-elect Joe Biden's ambitious legislative agenda.

Democrats take control of US Senate as they win second race in Georgia

Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump in November was just half the battle won. His ability to govern for at least the next two years hinged on two senate races in Georgia.

Donald Trump cost Republican Party the House, and now the Senate

US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden will campaign next week in Georgia on the eve of runoff elections. The two leaders are set to hold dueling events, which will determine who controls the US Senate and the fate of Biden's legislative agenda.

Biden, Trump to campaign in Georgia on eve of Senate runoffs

Nearly 2.1 million people have cast ballots in the U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia that will determine whether Democrats control both chambers of Congress and the fate of Biden’s agenda.

U.S. judge orders two Georgia counties to halt voter purge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Alex Padilla, California’s secretary of state, has been appointed to fill the Senate seat held by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday, capping months of intense political jockeying among Democratic factions in the state.

Alex Padilla will replace Kamala Harris in the US Senate

U.S. congressional leaders said on Sunday they had reached agreement on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic

What's in the $900 billion U.S. COVID-19 aid package?

Boeing officials "inappropriately coached" test pilots during recertification efforts after two fatal 737 MAX crashes, a US congressional report has said. The report from the Senate Commerce Committee Republican staff Friday said testing of a key safety system known as MCAS tied to both fatal crashes was contrary to proper protocol.

Boeing 'inappropriately coached' pilots in 737 MAX testing, US Senate report says

Two days after the Electoral College confirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, a Senate committee provided a platform Wednesday for another round of specious legal arguments and falsehoods about widespread voter fraud that have been repeatedly rejected by courts across the country.

Senate Committee continues false claims of fraud

The Senate in USA passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) - a $740 billion bill which cuts out the policy for the country’s Department of Defense.

US Senate passes NDAA with enough margin to overcome Trump's veto

The Senate on Wednesday rejected efforts to block the sale of munitions worth $23 billion to the United Arab Emirates, overcoming concerns about sending weapons to Gulf Arab nations.

US Senate rejects attempted blockade of weapons sale to UAE

President Donald Trump is venturing out of Washington on Saturday for his first political appearance since his election defeat to Joe Biden, campaigning in Georgia where two run-off races will decide the fate of the US Senate.

Trump to appear in Georgia in gamble over control of US Senate

Even when the question of who will be the next US President seems to have settled, the actual power Joe Biden administration will wield has come to be decided on a single election in Georgia in US.

With US Senate majority in the pot, parties bring out big guns for Georgia elections

Republicans, buoyed by an unexpectedly strong performance by President Donald Trump in key battlegrounds, grew increasingly confident Wednesday that they could maintain narrow control of the Senate and make a considerable dent in the size of the Democrats’ House majority.

Republicans tighten hold on Senate, but control could be decided in runoffs

Democrats were on track early Wednesday to maintain a firm grip on the House, but their path to seizing the Senate majority from Republicans was rapidly narrowing as the two parties continued to fight for control of the levers of power in Congress with the fate of the presidency still uncertain.

Democrats battle for Senate control as they maintain grip on House majority

Voters caught up in this state’s exceedingly close Senate race could be forgiven for believing Gov. Steve Bullock, the Democratic candidate, was sharing the ballot with Sen.

Fueled by cash, health care and Trump’s woes, Democrats aim for Senate control

CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google clashed with U.S. senators over online content regulation. Can private companies be trusted with regulating social and political discourse, or is it time to rein in big tech? WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Big tech CEOs grilled by US Senators

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