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Senate GOP races toward vote on Trump agenda blueprint

The Hill 31 Mar 2025
House and Senate Republicans each adopted their own budget blueprints last month, with the lower chamber moving forward with “one big, beautiful bill,” as Trump refers to it, and the upper chamber utilizing a two-track strategy.
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John Thune and the Senate’s Age of Irrelevance

New Yorker 31 Mar 2025
Elon Musk’s DOGE and Trump’s executive orders are pushing Congress’s upper chamber from ineffectiveness to obsolescence. Will John Thune, the new Majority Leader, let them? ... .
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Iraqi asylum seeker says he can't be deported because mysterious TikTok lover's family will kill ...

The Daily Mail 31 Mar 2025
... - by claiming he is facing death in his home country the family of a woman he proposed to threatened to kill him (pictured is the Upper Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber, Field House in London).
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The only Republican senator who voted to defund DOGE says she isn't scared of 'retribution'

Business Insider 31 Mar 2025
Sen ... Earlier in March, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was the only Republican in the upper chamber who voted for an amendment to defend the Department of Government Efficiency ... "This is the United States of America," she continued ... ....
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Texas bill would require citizenship proof to vote. Why rights groups say it’s dangerous.

Austin American-Statesman 31 Mar 2025
Trump signs executive order requiring proof of citizenship ... All 20 GOP senators have signed on as co-authors, indicating a clear path to passage in the upper chamber. Lt. Gov ... He cited the claim during a hearing this month ... citizens from the rolls.
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From DEI ban to recess requirements, Oklahoma Legislature advances array of education bills

The Oklahoman 30 Mar 2025
Bills had to pass their chamber of origin by Thursday, needing approval of the full ... HB 1491, another bill House leadership touted, also heads to the upper chamber after passing 80-16 on Wednesday.
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Lawmakers consider expanding non-custodial sentences with new legal reforms

The Daily Tribune - Bahrain 29 Mar 2025
The amendments are tied to Royal Decree No ... (18) of 2017 ... However, the timing of the upper chamber's review depends on the Eid Al-Fitr holiday and the moon sighting ... Legal committees in both chambers have reviewed the text and raised no objections ... .
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Gay Malaysian asylum seeker wins right to stay in UK after judge says home country's ...

The Daily Mail 28 Mar 2025
The Upper Tier Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber was told the man - who was granted anonymity - entered the UK in November 2015 when he was around 21 years old.
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Over distance of 2,000 km, India’s 1st robotic system performs cardiac telesurgery

Madhyamam 28 Mar 2025
A 35-year-old patient at Aster CMI Hospital in Bengaluru underwent long-distance tele-robotic assisted intracardiac surgery from the headquarters of SS Innovations in Gurugram.The surgery, lasting for ...
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No fresh budget measures to tackle inflation, says Ishiba

The Philadelphia Inquirer 27 Mar 2025
... of the budget, being examined at the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, the country’s parliament.
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New York lawmakers get on board with Gov. Hochul’s ‘bell to bell’ school phone ban

New York Post 27 Mar 2025
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said a majority of Democrats in the upper chamber are “more comfortable” with Hochul’s approach to a school phone ban.
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Trump pulls Elise Stefanik nomination for UN ambassador: ‘We must be unified’

New York Post 27 Mar 2025
30 — and had been headed for a full confirmation vote in the upper chamber April 2 ... 30 — and had been headed for a full confirmation vote in the upper chamber April 2 ... in the lower chamber.
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High Data Cost: Senate Mandates Minister To Engage Telecom Firms On Price Review

This Day 27 Mar 2025
The upper legislative chamber gave the mandate as part of its resolution passed after considering a motion titled ‘Urgent Need to address the increased cost of Data Services in Nigeria...
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Hundreds of advocacy groups call on Thune to reject House Republicans' budget blueprint

The Hill 27 Mar 2025
The groups pushed the upper chamber to “not to take up the House’s budget bill and instead commit to protecting Medicaid and the other critical health care programs on which your constituents rely for their health and well-being.” ... ....
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Shura Council to vote on state budget today

The Daily Tribune - Bahrain 27 Mar 2025
The decision to hold the vote today is notable, as the Council’s regular sittings are held on Sundays. The budget was passed by Parliament on Tuesday following a five-hour debate and now moves to the upper chamber for final review ... .
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