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A general view of the US Capitol in Washington, US November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
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US Senate parliamentarian says Democrats can use reconciliation to pass more bills

The Senate is currently divided 50-50 between the Democratic and Republican caucuses, but Democrats have control of the chamber because Vice President Kamala Harris can break a tie

A view from the US Senate side shows the US Capitol Dome (L) in Washington, US, October 4, 2013/ Reuters
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US Senate Democrats introduce sweeping election reform bill facing steep odds

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence convene a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 election results on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 6, 2021. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS
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Senators vote to proceed with Trump's impeachment trial, but conviction may prove elusive

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
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All eyes on Washington as Trump second impeachment trial starts

CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg appears on a monitor as he testifies remotely during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing 'Does Section 230's Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?', on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, October 28, 2020 Photo: Reuters
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Facebook, Twitter CEOs to testify Tuesday to US Senate panel over content moderation decisions