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The Senate worked on executive and judicial nominations.

The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing on legislation intended to improve outdoor recreation opportunities and infrastructure.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Biden administration’s border and immigration policies. Secretary Mayorkas c…

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Topics included an October memo on threats against school boards and officials, voti…

The Senate confirmed four nominations: Benjamin Harris, assistant treasury secretary for economic policy; Isobel Coleman, USAID deputy administrator for policy and programming; Jeffrey Priet…

The Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony from Colin Kahl, undersecretary of defense policy, and Lieutenant General James Mingus, director for operations for J3 Joint Staff, on Afg…

Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. The legislation …

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on reauthorizing the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. Other topics discussed included the FBI’s mishandl…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley, and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander General Kenneth McKenzie testified before the Senate Armed Services Commi…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the recently-passed Texas law that bans abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law through its use o…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Jessica Lewis to serve as assistant secretary of state for Political-Military Affairs, and Robert T. Anderson for solicitor of the Department of the Int…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on several of President Biden’s circuit court and executive nominations. The first panel included nominees Beth Robinson to the Sec…

U.S. elite gymnasts Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney, and Maggie Nichols testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about abuse they endured from former U.S gymnastic team doc…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley testified on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request before the Senate Armed Services Committee. T…

National Park Service (NPS) representatives testified about overcrowding at the country’s national parks. The witnesses addressed the impact of an uptick in visitors during COVID-19, and the…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on student loan debt and bankruptcy reform. Witnesses discussed the rising cost of higher education and the barriers many borrowers encounter wh…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough testified on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. Secretary McDonough discussed the need…

Legal experts testified before a Senate subcommittee at a hearing on the Voting Rights Act and two Supreme Court rulings. The witnesses discussed the impact of the 2015 Shelby County v. Hold…

The Senate confirmed Julie Su’s nomination to be deputy labor secretary. Members also voted 50-48 to discharge from the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee to the full Se…

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the department’s preparations for and response to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Mr. Wray in his o…