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RFK Jr. grilled by US Senators on vaccines, abortion at first confirmation hearing as Trump's health secretary

January 30, 2025 7:08 am

When asked by committee on his stance over vaccines, Kennedy said that he is not anti-vaccine and supports the current childhood vaccination schedule.

Senators berate tech executives on child safety

February 01, 2024 11:16 am

Senators criticized the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord for not doing enough to prevent child sexual abuse online, amid rising fears over how the platforms affect youths.

US senators condemn bulldozer display at India Day Parade in New Jersey

September 03, 2022 9:50 am

"New Jersey is proudly home to some of the most diverse communities in the nation, including one of the largest South Asian communities, and all ethnic and religious groups have a right to live without intimidation or fear," the two senators wrote in their joint statement.

After Texas massacre, US senators discuss options against 'very slim' odds

May 26, 2022 7:32 pm

The Senate will hold a procedural vote on Thursday to launch debate on legislation to fight domestic terrorism that passed the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, earlier this month.

Senators: CIA has secret programme that collects American data

February 11, 2022 1:48 pm

While neither the agency nor lawmakers would disclose specifics about the data, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee alleged the CIA had long hidden details about the program from the public and Congress.

US senators alarmed if China gets control of Djibouti port

November 14, 2018 9:03 am

Trump has been focusing on the economic threat from China and has brought the two countries to the brink of a trade war, but many lawmakers want to ensure the administration also treats the country as a security threat.

US Senate, staff targeted by state-backed hackers: Lawmaker

September 20, 2018 9:01 am

Senator Ron Wyden has proposed legislation that would allow the security office to offer digital protection for personal accounts and devices, the same way it does with official ones.

With Donald Trump absent in shutdown debate, moderate US senators fill void

January 23, 2018 9:13 am

"We have 17 days to show that the Senate as a whole can hammer out a compromise and move forward on a huge menu of issues that have been stalled," said Senator Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat and member of the bipartisan group.

US senators push for enhanced military cooperation with India

May 28, 2016 11:31 am

The Defence Secretary is also asked to ensure significant enhancement of joint military operations, including maritime security, counter-piracy, counter-terror cooperation, and domain awareness in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

US senators strongly oppose taxpayers' money for Pakistani military aid

March 11, 2016 1:41 pm

None of the senators, even though they voted for the motion to disallow tabling of the resolution seeking preventing sale of F-16 to Pakistan, spoke in support of Islamabad.

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