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The Senate approved several executive nominations, including Aurelia Skipwith to be director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; John Sullivan, ambassador to Russia; and Stephen Hahn, Foo…

The Senate confirmed Lawrence Vandyke’s judicial nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and also voted to limit debate on three other nominations: John Sullivan, amba…

The Senate confirmed Patrick Bumatay’s nomination to be U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Ninth Circuit, and voted to limit debate on Lawrence Vandyke’s judicial nomination to the U.S. Cou…

Senators paid tribute to Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), who was retiring at the end of the month. Senator Isakson also gave his farewell speech. Later, members voted in favor of limiting deb…

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…

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Senate Democratic leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon. Topics included President Trump’s decision …

The Senate confirmed Robert Luck’s nomination to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Eleventh Circuit. Members also voted to limit debate on the nomination of Barbara Lagoa to also be a…

The Senate resumed consideration of Robert Luck’s nomination to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Eleventh Circuit.

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 Aging Committee held a hearing on how to better protect veterans being targeted by scams. Witnesses included a veteran who volunteers with elder veterans, a veteran who fell victi…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court judicial nominations: Jennifer Wilson, Middle District of Pennsylvania, and Lee Rudofsky, Eastern District of Arkansas. Lawmakers also confirmed …

The Senate confirmed Danielle Hunsaker’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and voted to limit debate on a number of other judicial nominations.

The Senate continued work on fiscal year 2020 domestic spending, including the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment, and Housing and Urban Developmen…

The Senate considered a treaty that would allow North Macedonia to join NATO, making the Balkan country the 30th member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The Senate advanced Barbara Barrett’s nomination for Air Force secretary.

Eugene Scalia testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on his nomination to serve as Labor secretary. He addressed a number of topics with lawmakers, inclu…

The Senate approved several executive nominations. Members debated a House-passed fiscal year 2020 federal spending package but did not have enough votes to invoke cloture. Lawmakers also vo…

The Senate confirmed Kenneth Howery as U.S. ambassador to Sweden, and advanced the Treasury Department nominations of Brent McIntosh for undersecretary of international affairs and Brian Cal…

The Senate confirmed several nominations: Stephen Akard for director of the Foreign Missions Office, Dale Cabaniss for director of the Office of Personnel Management, and James Byrne for dep…

Actor Victor Garber and nine-year-old Ruby Anderson from Maine were among the witnesses discussing living with type 1 diabetes at a Senate Special Aging Committee hearing. The committee disc…