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The Senate confirmed the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to be Homeland Security secretary.

The Senate Budget Committee met to approve legislation to reform the tax code and open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to expanded oil and gas drilling for consideration on the Se…

Kirstjen Nielsen, testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on her nomination for Homeland Security secretary in the Trump administration. She pledged to ensure the integrity o…

The Senate Intelligence Committee held a hearing on Russia and social media influence in the 2016 election. Officials from Facebook, Twitter and Google testified about what their companies w…

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long was among the witnesses who testified at a hearing on the federal government’s response to various hurricanes that hit U.S. terri…

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) spoke at the Human Rights Campaign national dinner. She urged the organization and its supporters to continue their hard work and fighting for equality.

Senators gave speeches on a $36.5 billion emergency supplemental disaster aid in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and wildfires in California.

University professors and medical experts testified at a hearing on federal funding for scientific research. Subcommittee Chair Rand Paul (R-KY) called for greater transparency involving fed…

The Senate Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing for Christopher Sharpley to be the CIA inspector general. He has been the agency’s acting inspector general since 2015 and succe…

The Senate Budget Committee continued its markup of its version of a fiscal year 2018 federal budget. The legislation lays the groundwork for Republicans to advance their tax bill through th…

After returning from a break for floor votes, the Senate Budget Committee continued its markup of its version of a fiscal year 2018 federal budget. The legislation lays the groundwork for Re…

The Senate Budget Committee began the first day of markup on its version of a fiscal year 2018 budget that lays the groundwork for Republicans to advance their tax legislation. The budget re…

FBI Director Christopher Wray, acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke and National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen provided an update on the threats facing the Un…

Democratic senators spoke at a rally on Capitol Hill to oppose the latest Senate Republican health care proposal, sponsored by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA). MoveOn.…

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and other supporters of single-payer health care announced the introduction of the Medicare for All Act of 2017. Senator Sanders said the bill had the backing o…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined other House and Senate Democrats in a news briefing urging Congress to act immiedately on imm…

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) participated in a town hall in Oakland, California where she announced for the first time her plans to co-sponsor Senator Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) single-payer hea…

A subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund program, which was created to fund the cleanup of …

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominees to be the next Transportation Security Administrator and Homeland S…

Career diplomats and experts from the U.S. and Europe testified at a hearing Russian influence in democratic elections. The witnesses described observations and effects of past Russian activ…