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Senator Justice spoke affectionately about Babydog’s role in easing the often-tense atmosphere of politics

US Senator Jim Justice brings his bulldog to hearing; 'her testimony will be admitted,' jokes panel chairman

April 16, 2025 12:59 pm

Senator Jim Justice’s English bulldog – a familiar face around Capitol Hill – has been humorously dubbed the “101st senator”.

Former US Senator Bob Menendez gets 11 years in prison for taking bribes and acting as agent of Egypt

January 30, 2025 5:49 am

U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein announced the sentence after the Democrat tearfully addressed the judge, saying he’d lost everything he cared about, except for his family.

Who was Sheila Jackson Lee, US senator and a voice for racial criminal justice

July 21, 2024 3:11 am

Over nearly three decades in Congress, Jackson Lee was a staunch advocate for marginalized communities, focusing on domestic violence, racial justice, and economic inequality.

US Senator Robert Menendez found guilty of corruption, could face 222 years in jail

July 17, 2024 1:15 am

Charged with extortion, obstruction of justice, and accepting bribes to benefit businessmen linked to Egypt and Qatar, Menendez is scheduled for sentencing on October 29.

Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87

April 17, 2024 10:51 am

Graham, who served three terms in the Senate, made an unsuccessful bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, emphasising his opposition to the Iraq invasion.

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, US Senator on Pannum case, USD 3.9 billion drone deal, Joe Biden administration, assassination of Khalistani separatist, Indian government, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Prague, Indian express news, current affairs

Pannun case: US Senator says he backed India drone deal after ‘painstaking talks’ with Biden govt

February 04, 2024 4:03 am

Under the deal, India will get 31 High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAVs, of which the Navy will get 15 SeaGuardian drones, while the Army and the Indian Air Force will get eight each of the land version – SkyGuardian.

Republican Senator against imposing CAATSA on India for buying Russian missile system

April 13, 2021 10:23 am

Senator Todd Young said that the sanctions would not deter India's purchase of the S-400 (missile) system and added that Russia could take advantage of the sanctions to reclaim its role as India's military partner of choice.

Proud of India for standing up to Chinese aggression: US Senator By

July 10, 2020 1:54 pm

The Indian and Chinese armies have been locked in a bitter standoff in eastern Ladakh for the last eight weeks.

John McCain to discontinue medical treatment for brain cancer, says family

August 24, 2018 10:13 pm

The six-time Arizona senator was diagnosed with an aggressive tumor called a glioblastoma in 2017 after which he underwent a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain.