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Carla Hayden, the head of the Library of Congress, testified before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on modernizing the library. She updated committee members on efforts to digi…

The Senate met for legislative business. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-SD) gave his maiden floor speech.

Agriculture Department officials testified on implementation of the 2018 farm bill before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. The committee also received testimony from…

The Senate confirmed Steven Menashi’s nomination to be a circuit court judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

The Senate took up a resolution to repeal a Treasury Department rule that puts caps on state and local income tax deductions. The chamber also continued work on fiscal year 2020 domestic spe…

Scott Hutchins, the deputy agriculture undersecretary for research, education, and economics, testified at a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing on agricultural rese…

The Senate confirmed Kelly Craft to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Members also confirmed seven district judge nominations: Brantley Starr and Mark Pittman for the Northern Distr…

The Senate confirmed Stephen Dickson’s nomination for FAA administrator. Lawmakers also confirmed two judicial nominations: Wendy Berger and Brian Beuscher.

The Senate continued work on tax treaties with Switzerland, Japan, Luxembourg. They also took up judicial and executive nominations, including Clifton Corker to U.S. district judge for the E…

The Senate confirmed Michael Truncale to be a U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Texas, and voted to limit debate on Kenneth Lee’s nomination to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of …

The Senate confirmed Michael Park to be a United States Circuit judge for the Second Circuit.

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before a Senate subcommittee regarding the his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. This program does not have graphics a…

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testified at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on his department’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. Secretary Perdue also discussed the impact o…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testified about health care policy and his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. He was asked qu…

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for the agency. He talked about the agency’s plans…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for her department.