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The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing to examine the potential for a nationwide 32-hour workweek. Witnesses including United Auto Workers (UAW) President…

House impeachment managers Mark Green (R-TN), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Ben Cline (R-VA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Michael Guest (R-MS), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Clay Higgins …

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the 2024 tax filing season and President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the agency during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committ…

The Senate confirmed Ann Marie McIff Allen’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Utah. Members also approved a joint resolution of disapproval to block a Federal Highway Adminis…

Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Health and Human Services Department. He said the budget includes expansions in Medicaid-like …

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jasmine Yoon to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Virginia, and voted to advance Sunil Harjani’s nomination to be a U.S. Distr…

The Senate advanced the nomination of Jasmine Yoon to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Virginia.

“We are aware of the many important lifesaving drugs that your companies have produced ... but I think as all of you know, those drugs mean nothing to anybody who cannot afford it,” said Sen…

Health care advocates and researchers testified on prescription drugs costs before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Their testimony followed that of pharmaceutica…

Athens, Ohio, Mayor Steve Patterson (D) and the CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc., an economic development agency, were among those testifying at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs C…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on improving retirement plans for Americans. According to Chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT), almost 45% of Americans betwe…

The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 815, legislation providing $95.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. This came after the chamber earlier in the week failed to a…

Veterans Affairs (VA) Chief Research and Development Officer Rachel Ramoni testified on the VA’s research priorities before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. She was joined by medical …

The Senate Health Committee held a public hearing to examine the obesity and diabetes epidemics. Topics included how these diseases have turned into epidemics in the U.S., prevention and tre…

The Senate approved a House-passed short-term spending bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown before a midnight deadline on November 17, 2023. The legislation extends government fu…

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Rep. John Larson (D-CT) discussed the future of Social Security at the American Association of Retired Persons' (AARP) headquarters in Washington, D.C. Sen. Cass…

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, nominee to be director of the National Institutes of Health, testified at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health Committee. She answered senators' question…

Social Security Administration (SSA) commissioner nominee Martin O’Malley testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. He made his pitch of why he was qualified f…

The Senate voted to limit debate on U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Maddox’s nomination to the U.S. District Court of Maryland.

Energy industry stakeholders and policy advocates testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the reliability of the U.S. power grid. Topics included regulations by…