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A woman holds a placard as she participates in a Stop Asian Hate rally at Columbus Park in New York City, U.S., April 3, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

US Senate passes bill to fight anti-Asian hate crimes

The bill passed 94-1, with Missouri Senator Josh Hawley the only no vote. It must pass the House of Representatives, where Democrats hold a clear majority. President Joe Biden has called for passage

Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks at a hearing to examine United States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, US, March 25, 2021 . Anna MoneymakerPool via REUTERS

US senator wants to ban Big Tech from buying anything ever again

A general view of the US Capitol in Washington, US November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott

US Senate parliamentarian says Democrats can use reconciliation to pass more bills

National Guard members salute in front of the US Capitol building during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, US, January 20, 2021. Reuters

US House passes bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement

A view from the US Senate side shows the US Capitol Dome (L) in Washington, US, October 4, 2013/ Reuters

US Senate Democrats introduce sweeping election reform bill facing steep odds

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-NM, looks on during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on her nomination to be Interior Secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S. February 23, 2021. Graeme JenningsPool via REUTERSFile Photo

Deb Haaland becomes first-ever Native American US Cabinet secretary

File photo of US Congressman and Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Gregory W Meeks. Photo: REUTERS

US lawmakers plan legislation to overhaul authorization of 'forever wars'

A view from the US Senate side shows the US Capitol Dome (L) in Washington, US, October 4, 2013/ Reuters

US Senate expected to begin debating coronavirus package on Thursday

Michael van der Veen, attorney for former President Donald Trump, answers a question submitted by a Senator during the fourth day of the impeachment trial of the former president on charges of inciting the deadly attack on the US Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 12, 2021. U.S. Senate TV/Handout via Reuters

Trump lawyers portray impeachment trial as Democratic score-settling

US President Donald Trump walks down the West Wing colonnade from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden to deliver an update on the so-called "Operation Warp Speed" program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

All eyes on Washington as Trump second impeachment trial starts

A view from the US Senate side shows the US Capitol Dome (L) in Washington, US, October 4, 2013/ Reuters

Another trial for the ages: Senate to judge Trump over riot

US President Joe Biden. Photo: Bloomberg

US Senate passes budget plan to advance Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid aid package

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine provides an update on Covid-19 in Harrisburg, Pa. Photo: AP

Biden picks 1st transgender person for Senate-confirmed post