US Senate

Senate rejects motion to limit Trump's war power in Iran day after voting yes on similar resolution

The US Senate rejected a measure aiming to limit US President Donald Trump's war powers, a day after four GOP senators helped pass a resolution that called for the removal of US forces from Iran.

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania, US, June 23, 2026.
US President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 23, 2026.

Trump slams Senate's Iran resolution as 'meaningless,' attacks its GOP defenders

A protester holds a banner opposing the war with Iran during US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's opening remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defence on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 20

Republican-majority US Senate votes to curb Trump's powers in Iran war

Qatari riyal money bills in pile. Big amount of Qatar QAR currency cash close up.

The problem with foreign money in US universities that congress knows and still has not fixed


'Israel not a banana republic': Netanyahu slams Schumer's 'undermining' speech

Yair Lapid: Schumer's speech "is proof that, one by one, Netanyahu is losing the staunchest supporters of Israel."

Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer: Netanyahu a major obstacle for peace, Israel must hold elections

Schumer identified Netanyahu as one of four main obstacles to achieving lasting peace in the Middle East.

  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz

US: Netanyahu’s leadership may be jeopardized, Gaza policies harmful

“We expect large protests demanding his resignation and new elections. A different, more moderate government is a possibility,” the report stated.

 A large billboard depicting an image of Benjamin Netanyahu with the words "You're the head, you're responsible."

US Senate foreign relations committee pens letter for reconsideration of new ICRC head

The Red Cross has been heavily scrutinized for failing to visit Israeli hostages and not reporting that the hostages had been taken to Shifa Hospital. 

Pierre Krahenbuhl Commissioner-General of the UNRWA attends a news conference in Geneva

Mitch McConnell to step down as US Senate Republican leader in November

McConnell, 82, represents the state of Kentucky and is the longest-serving Senate leader in history.

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, stands for a photo at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, November 9, 2020.

Putin says Russia will push further into Ukraine after 'chaotic' fall of Avdiivka

"Once Avdiivka is under their control, they undoubtedly will choose another city and begin to storm it," Kuleba said.

 A Russian military vehicle drives past residential buildings damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, in this image taken from video released February 20, 2024

US Senate advances $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid bill after failed border deal

The security aid bill includes $61 billion for Ukraine as it battles a Russian invasion, $14 billion for Israel in its war against Hamas.

 US senate floor

Israel aid debate reveals differences among Jewish groups over immigration

Israel and immigration — or border security — became linked when Republicans said they’d only support aid to Israel and Ukraine if it was paired with significant new US immigration restrictions.

 MIGRANTS BOUND for the US border rest in Los Corazones, Mexico.

US House speaker slams Biden ahead of meeting with Knesset speaker

"There's an absence of leadership in the White House as President Joe Biden is attempting to dial down support for Israel," Johnson said. 

 Israeli family members of a hostage taken by Hamas wait for a meeting in Washington, US, February 6, 2024

US Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown, sends it to Biden

"We have good news for America. There will not be a shutdown on Friday," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, said on the Senate floor just before the vote in that chamber.

Members of the 118th Congress raise their right hands as they are sworn into office to serve in the US House of Representatives on the fourth day of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, US, January 7, 2023.