Tag: senate
Organ Harvesting in China Denounced in UK and US Legislation
On Feb. 11, 2021, amendments to the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill (Bill 136) in the United Kingdom...
As Trump Impeachment Trial Begins, Evidence Suggests Pre-Planned Capitol Attack
The Trump impeachment trial has commenced in the Senate. A conviction seems highly unlikely, though,...
Klobuchar’s Antitrust Bill Against Big Tech
On Thursday, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) unveiled her antitrust bill to reduce Big Tech’s monopoly power...
Trump Rejects Call to Testify at Impeachment Trial
The Trump impeachment trial is due to begin next week. Democrat Jamie Raskin, the lead impeachment manager...
Senate May Pass $1.9 Trillion Bill Without GOP Support
Democrat Senator Joe Manchin recently revealed that the second round of pandemic aid payments might not...
Trump Changes Legal Team, Both Sides Declare Arguments Ahead of Impeachment Trial
Donald Trump has shuffled his legal defense team ahead of his Feb. 8 impeachment trial in the Senate....
Antony Blinken Confirmed as Secretary of State
The Senate has confirmed Antony Blinken as the new Secretary of State with a vote of 78-22. He succeeds...
McConnell Warns Against Democrat Move To End Filibuster
Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has warned that if the Democrats abolish the filibuster...
Democrat Patrick Leahy to Oversee Trump Impeachment Trial
Democrat Senator Patrick Leahy, the president pro tempore of the Senate, has been tasked with presiding...
Senate Confirms Lloyd Austin for Biden Administration, Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary
The U.S. Senate has confirmed the appointment of Lloyd Austin to the post of Secretary of Defense in...
Haines Is Confirmed as DNI, Says Communist China is Sometimes an Adversary
Avril Haines is confirmed as DNI (Director of National Intelligence) by the U.S. Senate. She’s Biden...
Biden’s Equality Act to Advance LGBTQ+ Rights Around the World
President Joe Biden has advocated for better LGBTQ+ rights and equality since his vice presidency with...