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The Senate passed the federal spending bill and year-end tax plan by a vote of 65-33. 

The Senate approved the conference report to the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, which reauthorizes and rewrites the 2001 No Child Left Behind law.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chair General Paul Selva testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. military strategy against ISIS.* Secret…

Thirteen of the 14 female Democratic senators announced their endorsement of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate. They explained why they …

Representatives of groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the World Resources Institute, the Business Council for Sustainable Energy, and the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research …

The Senate confirmed the nomination of LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall to be a district judge for the Eastern District of New York.

The Senate continued debate on cybersecurity legislation.

The Senate voted to block H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

General John Campbell, commander of U.S. Forces - Afghanistan, testified on U.S. operations in Afghanistan. Topics included the Doctors Without Borders in Kundhz hospital that was hit in a U…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate passed a three-month extension for highway and mass transit programs in order to meet the July 31 funding deadline. Members also passed a six-year highway funding bill, 65-34.

Navy Admiral John Richardson gave testimony on his nomination to become chief of naval operations. During his testimony he said that there were alternatives to the Iran nuclear deal other th…

Secretary John Kerry, Jack Lew, and Ernest Moniz joined Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Martin Dempsey in testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committe…

Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Dean Heller (R-NV) testified on their bill, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, intended to combat …

Lieutenant General Robert Neller gave testimony on his nomination to replace General Joseph Dunford as commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. General Dunford was nominated to be the new chair …

General Mark Milley gave testimony on his nomination to replace outgoing Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno. General Milley told the committee that Russia is the greatest national secur…

General Joseph Dunford testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Committee members asked General Dunford for his as…

The Senate resumed debate on on H.R. 1735, the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate resumed debate on on H.R. 1735, the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. The Senate passed the Feinstein Amendment on torture, 79-21.

The Senate resumed debate on amendments to H.R. 1735, a fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization bill, which authorizes $612 billion for weapons and defense programs. Four resolutions…