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US Senate Committees Highlight Intelligence, Security Failures in Capitol Attack 

January 6 assault disrupted certification of presidential election result//// 

VOA News • 08 Jun 21

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India Tops 400,000 in Daily Count of New COVID Cases

Public health officials believe the actual count may be at least five times higher

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 01 May 21

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US Senate Democrats Seek Change in Trump Tax Reforms to Create US Jobs

The plan parallels some of the corporate tax hike proposals announced last week by President Joe Biden to finance $2 trillion in US infrastructure inv

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 06 Apr 21

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Canadian Railroad to Buy Kansas City Southern for $25 Billion in Bet on North American Trade

The cash-and-shares deal would create the first U.S.-Mexico-Canada railroad, offering a single integrated rail system connecting ports on the US Gulf,

VOA News • 21 Mar 21

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Democrats Split on Jobless Benefits, Slow Relief Bill in Senate

The relief legislation, aimed at battling the killer pandemic and nursing the staggered economy back to health, will provide direct payments of up to

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 06 Mar 21

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US Senate Referee Says Democrats Can't Include $15 Wage in COVID-19 Bill

Biden and many of his fellow Democrats want to more than double the minimum wage by 2025

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 26 Feb 21

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US Senate Honors Police Officer Who Protected Lawmakers in Riot

US Senate Honors Police Officer Who Protected Lawmakers in Riot

VOA News • 13 Feb 21

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Senate Back in Session Saturday as Impeachment Court

Witnesses not expected Saturday, final vote could be close

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 13 Feb 21

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Election-Related Displacement Tops 200,000 in Central African Republic

Conditions are particularly dire for tens of thousands of refugees in DR Congo who are scattered across 40 localities in remote, hard-to-reach areas

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 29 Jan 21

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Internal Displacement in the Sahel Tops 2 Million as Armed Conflict Intensifies

The number of internally displaced people in the Sahel has quadrupled in just two years and is rising

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 23 Jan 21

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Democrats Take Narrow Control of US Senate as Three New Members Sworn In

Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia and Alex Padilla of California took the oath of office in the Senate chamber hours after President

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Jan 21

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Sport24 • Actualités similaires • 14 Jan 21

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Warnock Scores Historic Win in Georgia Senate Race, Ossoff-Perdue Runoff Still Too Close to Call

Control of the Senate during first two years of Biden presidency is at stake

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 06 Jan 21

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Outcomes Uncertain in Key US Senate Runoff Elections in Georgia

Control of Senate during first two years of Biden presidency is at stake

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 06 Jan 21

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Vote-Counting Starts in US Senate Runoff Elections in Georgia

Control of Senate during first two years of Biden presidency is at stake

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 06 Jan 21

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Amazon's Bezos Tops List of Richest Charitable Gifts in 2020

Jeff Bezos, whose real-time worth Forbes magazine estimates at $188 billion, gave $10 billion to launch his Bezos Earth Fund, which is intended to hel

VOA News • 05 Jan 21

International

Trump, Biden Campaign in Crucial Georgia On Eve of Senate Runoff Elections

Democrats need to win both runoffs to take control of US Senate

VOA News • 04 Jan 21

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Cruz Joins Republican Bloc in Senate to Challenge Biden's Victory

Senators intend to vote to reject electors from swing states that have been at the center of President Donald Trump's unproven assertions of election

VOA News • 02 Jan 21

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Bill for Higher Stimulus Payouts Stalls in Senate

Defense spending bill also faces uncertainty as congressional term draws to an end

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 31 Dec 20

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Boeing 'Inappropriately Coached' Pilots in 737 MAX Testing, US Senate Report Says

Numerous reports have found Boeing failed to adequately consider how pilots respond to cockpit emergencies in its development of the 737 MAX

VOA News • 19 Dec 20

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In-Person Voting Begins in Crucial Georgia Senate Runoffs

Winners will determine which party holds Senate majority

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 14 Dec 20

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Understanding the US Senate Runoff Elections in Georgia

Eight things you need to know about the elections that will decide who controls the US Senate

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 12 Dec 20

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Who's in Georgia's US Senate Election Runoffs?

Two special elections in Georgia on Jan. 5 will determine which political party controls the US Senate

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 05 Dec 20

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Controversial Fed Nominee Shelton Stalls in Senate Test Vote

Shelton's nomination has been sharply partisan for a nominee to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, which seeks to maintain a degree of politica

VOA News • 18 Nov 20

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Control of US Senate Hangs in Balance

Balance of Power Rests on Several Key Races

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 04 Nov 20

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Markey Defeats Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate Primary

Incumbent Democrats saw success in Tuesday contests

VOA News • 02 Sep 20

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Czech Senate Leader Declares 'I Am a Taiwanese' in Speech to Self-Ruled Island's Parliament

Invoking US President John F. Kennedy's famous 1963 anti-communist speech in West Berlin, Milos Vystrcil incurs further wrath from Beijing

VOA News • 01 Sep 20

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US Postmaster General Faces Tough Questioning in Senate Hearing

On Tuesday, Louis Dejoy suspended all mail changes until after the November 3 election

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Aug 20

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Senate Report Provides New Details of Russian Meddling in 2016 Presidential Election

The report finds Russia placed key operatives close to an inexperienced Trump campaign team, while also blasting the FBI's response

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Aug 20

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Marshall Tops Kobach in Kansas Senate Primary 

Voters in five US states cast ballots to pick November general election candidates 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 05 Aug 20

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Death Toll Tops 100 in Beirut Blast

Blast/hit/the port area of Lebanon's capital, damaging/buildings across the city//////

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 05 Aug 20

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Voters in 5 US States Casting Primary Ballots

Republican Senate race in Kansas closely watched

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 04 Aug 20

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Voters in Five US States Casting Primary Ballots

Republican Senate race in Kansas closely watched

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 04 Aug 20

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Bowman Topples Longtime US Lawmaker Engel in NY Democratic Primary

African American challenger, a political novice, said 73-year-old chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee had lost touch with his economically and

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Jul 20

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McGrath Outpaces McConnell in Fundraising for Kentucky Senate Seat  

McGrath, who is trying to pull off an upset against the top-ranking Republican in Congress, raised $17.4 million in the April-through-June period

VOA News • 16 Jul 20

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Tuberville Defeats Former US AG Sessions in Senate Primary

President Donald Trump backed Tuberville over Sessions, the first head of the Justice Department during his administration

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 15 Jul 20

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Former AG Sessions, Trump-Backed Tuberville Compete in Alabama Primary

Voters are casting ballots in Senate and House primaries in Alabama, Texas and Maine

VOA News • 14 Jul 20

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Over 600,000 Hong Kongers Vote in Opposition Primary

Poll is widely seen as a sign of continuing opposition to new national security law imposed by Beijing

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 14 Jul 20

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Gun Rights Activist Defeats Five-Term Congressman in Colorado Primary

Owner of gun-themed restaurant defied COVID restrictions

VOA News • 01 Jul 20

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Hickenlooper Wins Primary to Set Up Key US Senate Race Against Gardner

Democratic former governor of Colorado faces incumbent Republican in piece of November fight over which party will control Senate

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 01 Jul 20

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Former US Fighter Pilot Wins Kentucky Democratic Senate Primary

Amy McGrath to face Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in November election; McConnell is one of the most powerful political figures in Washingt

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 30 Jun 20

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US Police Reform Bills Face Votes This Week in House, Senate

Democrats and Republicans agree on some major reform ideas, but differences remain

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Jun 20

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Senate GOP to Propose Policing Changes in 'Justice Act'

As the outlines emerged, Democrats said it didn't go far enough, and the 106-page bill is not as sweeping as a Democratic proposal

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 17 Jun 20

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'Chaos in Georgia': Is Messy Primary a November Harbinger?

Many Democrats blame Republican secretary of state for hours-long lines, voting machine malfunctions, provisional ballot shortages and absentee ballot

VOA News • 10 Jun 20

International

Long Lines Snarl Voting in Georgia's Primary Election Amid Pandemic

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said his office won't begin to release results until the last precinct has closed and that winners may n

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 09 Jun 20

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Georgia Democrats Face Off in Senate Primary After Delay

If no candidate receives more than 50% of votes, the top two finishers will advance to an Aug. 11 primary runoff

VOA News • 09 Jun 20

International

Veteran Republican Defeated as 8 US States Vote in Primary Elections

Iowa Congressman Steve King, known for years of racist comments and arch-conservative stance, loses primary race in re-election bid

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 03 Jun 20

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Voters Cast Ballots in Primary Elections Amid Pandemic and Protests

Iowa Congressman Steve King, known for years of racist comments and arch-conservative stance, loses primary race in re-election bid

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 03 Jun 20

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Republican-Led US Senate Panel Backs Subpoena in Hunter Biden Probe

The subpoena was requested by the panel's chairman, Senator Ron Johnson, for information from Blue Star Strategies, a public affairs firm that worked

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 20 May 20

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New Round of Coronavirus Aid Stalled in US Senate

Fed chair Powell and Treasury chief Mnuchin hold hope for relief in the coming months

VOA News • 19 May 20

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Congressional Primaries: Sessions in Alabama Senate Runoff

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions' bid to make a political comeback by recapturing his former Alabama Senate seat has become a battle for survival

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 04 Mar 20

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Sessions in Fight to Win Back His Senate Seat

Former US attorney general faces competitive primary Tuesday as he seeks to reclaim US Senate seat he held for 20 years 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 01 Mar 20

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Deep Divide Between Progressives, Moderates in Democratic Primary

The U.S. Democratic Party finds itself at a crossroads at a critical time in the 2020 election cycle. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a self-described

VOA News • 28 Feb 20

International

Super Tuesday Looms as Biggest Day in Presidential Primary Calendar 

Democratic contenders face primaries in 14 states on March 3

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 24 Feb 20

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Sanders Claims Victory in New Hampshire Primary

Pete Buttigieg in second followed by Amy Klobuchar

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 12 Feb 20

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Sanders Narrowly Defeats Buttigieg in New Hampshire Democratic Primary

Klobuchar gets solid third place; Andrew Yang to drop out of race

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 12 Feb 20

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Sanders Takes Early Lead in New Hampshire Primary

Sanders leads Buttigieg and Klobuchar; Andrew Yang to drop out of race

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 12 Feb 20

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Polls Closing in New Hampshire, the First 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary

Candidates try to appeal to voters as best opposition to Trump, while president expresses confidence ahead of November vote

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 12 Feb 20

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Efforts Under Way in US Senate to Limit Trump's Iran War Powers

Lawmakers expected to vote on resolution curbing president's ability to attack the Islamic Republic without congressional approval

VOA News • 11 Feb 20

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Democratic Presidential Challengers Seek Momentum in New Hampshire Primary

Candidates try to appeal to voters as best opposition to Trump, while president expresses confidence ahead of November vote

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 11 Feb 20