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The Senate by voice vote passed a short-term spending bill to fund the government through February 8, 2019. Members also voted in favor of limiting debate on Joseph Maguire’s nomination to b…

The Senate confirmed Justin Muzinich’s nomination for deputy treasury secretary. Members paid tribute to Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), who was defeated in the 2018 midterm election.

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) addressed New Hampshire Democrats at the party’s 2018 post-election celebration at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. Before his address, the state’s top Democrat…

Federal Trade Commission Chair Joseph Simons and other commissioners testified on the agency’s budget and priorities. Senators asked questions on a variety of consumer protection topics, inc…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on two of President Trump’s nominees, including that of Ronald Vitello to be in charge of Immigration and Custo…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on implementing positive train control (PTC) technology, which is designed to automatically stop a train before certa…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on the challenges facing companies working to extend broadband access in rural areas of the U.S. Experts testified on…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Steven Dillingham to become the director of the U.S. Census Bureau and Michael Kubayanda …

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions' subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security Subcommittee heard testimony about health care in rural America. Topics discussed inc…

Actor Alec Baldwin joined lawmakers and candidates at a New Hampshire Democratic Party dinner ahead of the midterm elections and discussed a number of issues on the minds of voters, includin…

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, FBI Director Christopher Wray and the acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center testified on national security threats before the …

A Senate Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on preventing abuse of amateur athletes with officials from USA Weightlifting, U.S. Figure Skating, USA Swimming, and USA Bobsled and Skeleton. …

Senate Democratic leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly party luncheon. The senators mostly focused on the health insurance disapproval resolution that failed on t…

In a vote of 50-48 vote, the Senate confirmed Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice on the Supreme Court. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who voted “no” on cloture and was the only…

State education officials from Nebraska, Delaware and South Carolina testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on implementation of the Every Student Succee…

Executives from Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Google, Twitter, and Charter Communications testified on data privacy before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The committee was…

The Senate confirmed Peter Feldman to serve on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for a full seven-year term.

Officials with the Justice Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Co…

The heads of General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) testified at a hearing on the Trump administration’s reorganization plans for their agencies. …

David Pekoske testified on the Transportation Security Administration’s progress and challenges in aviation security.