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Witnesses testified at a hearing on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), specifically the coastal plain section of the refuge. The first panel comprised Alaska…

The Senate passed a measure repealing a rule requiring Defense Department, General Services Administration, and NASA contractors to self-certify federal and state labor law violations.

The Senate debated and voted 51-48 to pass Republican tax reform legislation.

Witnesses testified at a hearing on rural development and energy programs for the 2018 farm bill. The first panel included testimony by several Agriculture Department officials who outlined …

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly testified at a hearing on public safety concerns and possible ways to improve border security, including planned construction of a border wall. Committ…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Steven Bradbury to be Transportation Department general counsel. Lawmakers also voted on favor of limiting debate on Dave Zatezalo’s nomination for ass…

Defense Secretary James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford testified on the U.S. military’s readiness and the fiscal year 2018 budget. Much of the focus of the hea…

Senators gave general speeches.

The Senate voted to move forward on the $36.5 billion disaster aid bill (H.R. 2266). The bill also includes funding for wildlife recovery efforts and debt relief for national flood insurance…

Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael O’Rielly testified at a hearing on their agency’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. The primary t…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to be Interior secretary. Senators later took up the nomination of Dr. Ben Carson for Housing and Urban Development se…

Retired Marine Corps General John Kelly, the nominee to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the incoming Trump administration, responded to questions regarding border secu…

Republican senators held a news conference to call for the cancellation of the August recess to allow the Senate to complete action on legislative priorities, including legislation to replac…

Democratic leadership spoke about the Senate Republican tax reform bill.

The Senate voted 49-51 against beginning debate on H.J. Res. 36, a disapproval resolution to repeal an Obama administration Bureau of Land Management rule requiring oil and gas producers to …

Ambassadors from Ukraine, Poland, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia testified at a hearing on Russia’s policies toward their nations, as well as calls to cut the State Department’s fis…

Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) talked about reforming forest management following the 2017 wildfire season.

The Senate confirmed John Gibson’s nomination to be Defense Department deputy chief management officer. Members voted in favor of limiting debate on Steven Engel’s nomination to be an assist…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the federal permitting process for energy and natural resource infrastructure projects. Witnesses included officials from …

The Senate debated the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September, 30, 2017.