Former astronaut takes Senate seat previously held by John McCain
Mark Kelly is the husband of former Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
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Mark Kelly is the husband of former Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
The Democrats look unlikely to flip the Senate, as some had predicted.
Republicans have held onto seats in South Carolina, Texas, Kansas and Iowa.
Democrats were unable to stop the confirmation of Trump’s third justice on the court.
Amy Coney Barrett is facing senators’ questions for the first time at a confirmation hearing.
Amy Coney Barrett will be quizzed by senators tomorrow, weeks out from the US election.
The deal will see a sweep of new measures to provide Americans with healthcare and business supports.
The bi-partisan vote was a rare exertion of authority from Congress.
The US president was acquitted of all charges in his Senate impeachment trial this week.
The Senate is to vote at 4pm (9pm Irish time) tomorrow.
If senators vote not to hear from any more witnesses, Trump could be acquitted by the end of the day.
The impeachment trial is under way. Here’s who we’re going to be seeing a lot of in the coming weeks.
Donald Trump has denounced the proceedings as “a total hoax”.
The US President will be at the economic forum in Davos, Switzerland when his trial begins.
A phone call to the Ukrainian president and some withheld funding sparked a chain of events leading to the US Senate floor this week.
The Republican-dominated Senate will now open a trial expected in January and is all but certain to acquit the president.
Trump issued a trio of veteos to attempt to push through the sale.
If Alabama’s new laws are challenged, pro-life politicians are hoping it will eventually be brought before the Supreme Court.
It was the first known legal summons issued to a member of the president’s family.
Trump tweeted “VETO” this evening in response to the vote.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety says the nooses were accompanied by handwritten signs referring to today’s election.
The youngest-ever woman and Mike Pence’s brother are among those to win seats in Congress.
The former presidential nominee lost out to Barack Obama in 2012.
Will Trump’s divisive rhetoric win the day, or is there a Democrat resurgence looming?
Donald Trump’s controversial nominee is likely to be confirmed to the court this weekend.
Kavanaugh is Donald Trump’s nominee the US Supreme Court – but he has to be voted in by the Senate.
Democrats have been grilling the judge Trump has selected – but he’s likely to be approved by the Republican-controlled Senate.
His father and grandfather were both four-star admirals in the US Navy.
Tammy Duckworth’s vote was her first appearance in the Senate since giving birth.
The bill will now go to the White House for Donald Trump’s signature.
The Senate rejected both a bipartisan immigration plan and a more restrictive proposal by Trump.
The government shutdown did not last too long.
A divided Congress is hoping to end a budget impasse tonight.
Democrat Doug Jones was announced the winner of the 12 December special election.
Doug Jones becomes the first Democrat to win Alabama in a quarter of a century.
Polls are scheduled to close at 7pm (1am Irish time) across Alabama, with three million voters called to cast ballots.
Several women have claimed Moore sexually molested or pursued them when they were in their teens.
The US President said Moore’s Democratic rival would oppose “what we must do” for the nation.
This means he is the second Democrat forced out in a week over allegaions of harrassment.
The US President has yet to comment on the numerous allegations levelled against Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore.