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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testified before both the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees on the agency’s work to implement the MISSION Act, which was designed to impr…

The Senate voted 56-41 to approve a resolution ending U.S. military aid in the war in Yemen. Senators also approved by voice vote a resolution condemning the killing of Washington Post contr…

The Senate adopted a measure offered by Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) to change IRS donor disclosure requirements for tax-exempt groups. Members also voted to move forward with a resolution that…

Senators Coons (D-DE), Booker (D-NJ) and Flake (R-AZ) tried to bring up a bipartisan bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) objected. Earlier in the mont…

The Senate met for a legislative session. No votes were taken.

The National Action Network (NAN) and its founder Reverent Al Sharpton concluded a two-day legislative and policy conference on Capitol Hill. The event focused on the Democratic legislative …

Candidates in Vermont’s U.S. Senate race incumbent Senator Bernie Sanders (I), who caucuses with Democrats, and challenger Lawrence Zupan (R), met for a debate.

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke at a “Get Out the Vote” rally in support of Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA), who was running for re-election in California’s 13th Congressional District…

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivered remarks at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. He discussed the rise of authoritarianism throughout Europe and Sout…

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…

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…

The Senate continued the legislative day of September 28, 2018. Members voted 93-6 in favor of a five-year re-authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and 98-1 in favor of…

Robert Wilkie, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, testified before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. He answered questions on several issues facing the …

A confirmation vote on Ryan Bounds’s judicial nomination to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was canceled after the Trump administration withdrew the nomination. Senators also spoke about …

The Senate confirmed Randal Quarles to serve a 14-year term on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Members also voted to limit debate on the nomination of Andrew Oldham be a judge on the…

The Senate voted to go to conference with the House on several fiscal year 2019 federal spending bills and for the conferees to consider provisions for national flood insurance and the role …

The Center for American Progress held a rally outside the Supreme Court following President Trump’s announcement that he nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh from the U.S. Court of Appeals for th…

A Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee held a hearing on war powers granted by the Constitution and whether a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) is …

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) discussed his forthcoming book, Where We Go from Here.

Vermont debated whether to create a program to import prescription drugs from Canada at a lower cost. Witnesses testified about the program. The plan will need federal approval, and the Trum…