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“The blood of 40,000 Palestinians is on his hands,” said a protestor as they were forcibly carried out of a hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his testimony before the Sen…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a public hearing to examine the impact of forced arbitration clauses on workers and their inability to seek legal recourse. Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on USDA oversight before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. They discussed a variety of topics including mitigating child …

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act during a news conference from Capit…

Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the rise of non-medical related…

Karen Howard, director of Science and Technology Assessment at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO); Miami Assistant Police Chief Armando Aguilar; and University of California, Be…

The Senate confirmed Jose Javier Rodriguez to be the assistant labor secretary for Employment and Training. Lawmakers also approved a bipartisan measure to repeal a U.S. Department of Agricu…

Vice President Kamala Harris joins in conversation with Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) at the League of Conservation Voters' Annual Capital Dinner. She touted the administration’s record of legisla…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Moshe Marvit, member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; and Cathy Ann Harris, chair of the the Merit Systems Protection Board. Mem…

FBI Director continued in his testimony in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on oversight of the FBI. Topics included “sextortion” crimes committed against children, combating human t…

Kurt Campbell, President Biden’s nominee to be deputy secretary of state, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He said the Biden administration …

The Senate confirmed Gretchen Lund to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Indiana. Lawmakers also voted to invoke cloture on two other judicial nominations: Joshua Pa…

Policy advocates testified on the intersection of U.S. gun violence and public health before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Witnesses brought in by the Democratic majority included Universi…

The Senate approved (77-18) a measure to extend government funding until early March. The House passed the measure later in the day.