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Mail to the US Senate is suspended after letter sent to U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) tests positive for the poisonous substance ricin at an offsite Congressional mail facility. The letter is being sent to the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, for further testing.
2013-04-16

A bipartisan group of eight United States Senators releases its plan to overhaul the immigration system potentially allowing millions of illegal aliens the chance to become citizens.
2013-04-16

Republican Jim DeMint announces that he will resign from the Senate of the United States in January to lead the Heritage Foundation.
2012-12-6

The North Carolina trial of former U.S. Senator and presidential hopeful John Edwards, concerning the use of illegal campaign donations to cover up an affair with a mistress, begins.
2012-04-23

Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine announces that she will not seek re-election in 2012.
2012-02-28

The Senate of the United States passes the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011 designed to press the People's Republic of China to raise the value of the Renminbi.
2011-10-11

John Edwards, former United States presidential candidate and Senator representing North Carolina, is indicted on charges of conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws in connection to his affair with Rielle Hunter; Edwards denies he broke any laws.
2011-06-3

Republican Dean Heller is sworn in as a United States Senator representing Nevada replacing John Ensign who resigned.
2011-05-9

The "Washington Post" reports that United States Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico will announce that he will not contest the 2012 Senate election for New Mexico.
2011-02-18

US Senator Lisa Murkowski concedes defeat in the Alaskan Republican primary election to challenger to Joe Miller.
2010-08-31