Tag: United States Senate

• Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Trump becomes third US president impeached; Republican Senate tries

  

  US President Donald Trump was impeached in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years.

• Thursday, August 4th 2011 - 19:37 UTC

  US Senate breakthrough for trade agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama

  

  The United States Senate leaders ended an impasse over stalled free-trade agreements, agreeing to vote after the August recess on benefits for workers who lose their jobs because of overseas competition, which opens the way for the approval of pending agreements with Korea, Colombia and Panama.