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US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks as Senate Democratic leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 23, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

US Senate Democrats block $1.15t defence bill over Iran war objections

"Trump started this war without authorisation, without a strategy, and without an exit," Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Senate's Democratic leader, said in a Senate speech...

A woman walks past an anti-US billboard depicting US President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz, in Tehran, Iran, 2 May 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

US Senate joins House in voting to halt Iran war, rebuking Trump

People walk past the US Capitol building in Washington, US, November 15, 2023. File Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

US Senate advances measure curbing Trump's Iran war powers

Visitors to the US Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

US senator cites report claiming 39 aircraft lost in Iran conflict in Senate hearing

Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

US Senate committee set to consider long-awaited crypto bill next week

Passengers wait in long TSA lines as a partial government shutdown continues, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, US, March 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Megan Varner

Trump threatens to put ICE agents in airports over funding impasse

A child stands next to a missile that fell near Qamishli International Airport in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) recites the pledge of allegiance during a campaign event for re-election in Schertz, Texas, U.S. March 2, 2026.

Texas Senate showdown kicks off midterms to determine control of US Congress

US President Donald Trump meets Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters

US Congress ends Syria sanctions

The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2021. File Photo: Reuters

US Senate rejects bids to block arms sales to Israel over Gaza

Senate staffers rest on the US Capitol steps at sunrise as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2025. Photo: Reiters

US Senate passes Trump's sweeping tax-cut, spending bill, sends to House

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks to the Senate floor as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

US Senate push to pass Trump's $3.3 trillion bill extends into second day

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a "One Big Beautiful" event held by US President Donald Trump (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, DC., US, June 26, 2025. Photo: Reuters

US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump's Iran war powers