A direct, focused and fun explanation of the nuclear option exercised in the US Senate on November 21, 2013.

The show, which features political figures like Bernie Sanders and Trent Lott, premiered last night on Showtime. While it taps into political and social issues like gun control, popular.info’s Editor in Chief Judd Legum doesn’t know if...

Rohit Kumar, PWC National Tax Office Co-Leader, shares his thoughts on the United States Senate advancing their own budget reconciliation plan while the House of Representatives continues to work on theirs and how each chamber's budget...

Chinese President Jiang Zemin was challenged on human rights and China's ties with Iran during a meeting with American Congressional leaders Thursday (30/10).

EXT. Capitol
Hill;
Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the Capitol...

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In exceptional homage on Tuesday, hushed members of the United States Congress and the public filed into the Rotunda of the Capitol Buil
ding.
They paid their respects to the flag-draped...

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U-S President Bill Clinton's legal team is getting their chance to present the president's case in the impeachment t
rial.
On Tuesday afternoon, White...

1. Senate leader Tom Daschle and others approaching press

2. Cutaway,
press
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Daschle, US Senate Major
ity Leader
"31 people now have had positive nasal swabs. Not all of those...

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The U-S President's lawyers are attacking the perjury charge against Bill Clinton in the second day of defence arguments on Wednesday in the impeachment t
rial.
White House...

1. Wide shot Bush entering Congress

2. Wide shot app
lause
3. Bush shakes hands with members o
f Congress
4. Bush
goes to podium
5
. Wide shot applause
5. SOUNDBITE:...

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The U-S Senate is deliberating behind closed doors on whether President Bill Clinton should be convicted and removed from of
fice.
Senators voted to hold their session in...

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A motion to dismiss the Senate impeachment trial against President Clinton could come as early as Mo
nday.
West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd - one of...

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The U-S Senate returned to debating plans for NATO enlargement on Thursday, with still no indication on when it might vote on the mea
sure.
The Senate has engaged in an on-again,...

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In a dramatic reach across party lines, U-S President Bill Clinton and Congressional Republicans came to terms Friday on a plan that would remake the face of U-S government by balancing the...

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The U-S Senate approved a Republican version of a chemical weapons ban Thur
sday.
The new law would impose tough economic sanctions on any nation caught dealing with...

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President Clinton joined the debate on a Patients' Bill of Rights on Tuesday as the U-S Senate geared up for a vote on the prospective legisla
tion.
Before leaving on a day trip to...

1. Wide shot Bush entering Congress

2. Wide shot app
lause
3. Bush shakes hands with members o
f Congress
4. Bush
goes to podium
5
. Wide shot applause
5. SOUNDBITE:...

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U-S President Bill Clinton and Republican leaders in Congress say they're ready to try balancing the budget together as well as jointly tackling other issues where...

1. Wide shot Senate floor debate

2. Mid shot Sen. Spector spe
aking
3. Se
nate floor
4. Sen.
Patrick Leahy
5. W
ide shot Senate vote
6. Mid shot announcement of vote passing wit
h final results...

Washington D-C, U-S-A - 12 February 1999

1. Wide view of Senate
floor
2. Various views reporters watching televisio
n monitor
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) William Rehnquist
,...

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A succession of high profile right wingers have called for the impeachment and resignation of U-S President Bill Clinton at a 4-thousand strong convention of the...

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The United States Congress is preparing to take the next step in the process of impeaching President Bill Clin
ton.
The House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee is set to...

HEADLINE: Senate Democrats Decide on Party Leaders

CAPTION: Senate Democrats decided to keep their top leaders in place when they take control of the chamber in January, electing Harry Reid as the new Senate...

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With agreement from both Democrats and Republicans, the United States Congress on Thursday approved a landmark balanced-budget legislation and moved swiftly toward enactment of the first major...

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U-S Senate Republicans have crushed a Democratic call for an immediate vote on President Clinton's fate -- and pushed through their own plan to depose witne
sses.
The...