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Paid family leave in spotlight as Senate weighs Biden social spending plan

The legislation, which aims to bolster the US social safety net and fight climate change, must win over divided Senate Democratic moderates and liberals

US President Joe Biden departs after delivering an update on his administration's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) response in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, US, June 2, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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US Senate Democrat unveils 'billionaires tax' for Biden agenda

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold a banner and crosses during a protest to pay tribute to Brazil's 600,000 COVID-19 deaths and against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Brasilia, Brazil October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
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Brazil's Bolsonaro should face homicide charge for Covid-19 errors, says Senate report

The US Capitol is seen in Washington, US, September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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Democrats mobilize to extend government funding, avert shutdown

Vehicles are parked outside the US Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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US Senate in rare Saturday session on $1 trln infrastructure bill

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is reflected against an ambulance along the East Front on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
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Senate delays debate on Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 bill while it is read aloud

The Department of Homeland Security did not cite specific threats in its bulletin, which was issued Wednesday Photo: Reuters
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Senate decides to allow witnesses in Trump impeachment, extending trial

Trump's lawyer calls impeachment article an "unconstitutional act of political vengeance"
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Trump's lawyer calls impeachment article an "unconstitutional act of political vengeance"

The US Capitol dome is seen through steam as the Senate impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump begins in Washington, US, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott
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Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial, but conviction may prove elusive

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump looks on as he speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One to depart Washington on travel to visit the US-Mexico border Wall in Texas, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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Slim majority of Americans want Senate to convict Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll

File Photo: US President Donald Trump delivers an address from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, US Photo: Reuters
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Trump rejects blame for riot as house nears impeachment showdown

Supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, US January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith
US Election 2020

US Capitol put on lockdown as pro-Trump demonstrators storm the Capitol

Georgia Republicans fired up for Senate runoff despite 'rigged' election fears
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Georgia Republicans fired up for Senate runoff despite 'rigged' election fears