By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 09 November 2007 The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Bush's nomination of retired federal judge Michael Mukasey to the post of attorney general. The Senate approved Mukasey by a vote of 53-40 during a late-night sessi...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 October 2007 Senegal's newly-formed senate has selected its leader who is next in line for the presidency if President Abdoulaye Wade is not able to complete his term. Meanwhile, analysts say the largely one-party legislature,...
By Deborah Tate Washington 20 September 2007 The U.S. Senate has rejected, by a 28 to 70 vote, a Democratic-sponsored measure to withdraw troops from Iraq and cut funding for the war. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. The measure, propose...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 19 September 2007 Legislation that would have given detainees held by the United States the right to challenge their detention in U.S. courts has been blocked in the Senate by lawmakers arguing the measure would undermine...
By Jim Fry Washington 18 September 2007 The U.S. Senate this week is considering whether to restrict President Bush's conduct of the war in Iraq. It is a long awaited showdown between Mr. Bush and Democrats who say they want to impose firm timetable...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 September 2007 U.S. Senate Democratic leaders are planning to hold votes next week on a series of measures aimed at changing the course of the Iraq war. Congressional Democrats are rejecting President Bush's plan for a...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 July 2007 The U.S. Senate voted 93 to one to extend import sanctions on Burma for another year, citing that country's suppression of human rights and political dissent. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. Aun...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 23 July 2007 U.S. Senate Democrats hope their Republican counterparts will face pressure from voters to change course in Iraq, after Republicans last week blocked legislation calling for a U.S. troop withdrawal from that...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 17 July 2007 In the U.S. Senate, Democratic leaders are holding a rare round-the-clock session to press Republicans to vote for a proposal calling for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Republican leaders are using pr...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 17 July 2007 U.S. Senate Democratic leaders are planning an around-the-clock debate on Iraq beginning Tuesday to try to pressure Republicans to vote for legislation calling for a withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq...