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The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 2248, the FISA Amendments Act of 2007. The Senate agreed to the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to pro…

Senator Russ Feingold talked about Judaism, progressive values and public policy. He responded to questions from members of the audience. The event was the ninth annual Carmen and Louis …

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2419, the Farm bill.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to make changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The House had its own version of the FISA bill. The Senate’s version did not include…

In a roll call committee members voted 11 to 8 to send the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey for attorney general to the full Senate. Two Democrats joined all nine Republicans for the vote…

The Senate resumed consideration of the Leslie Southwick U.S. Circuit Judge nomination. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge. …

Judge Mukasey testified about his nomination to replace Alberto Gonzales as the U.S. attorney general. Some Democratic committee members said Judge Mukasey dodged questions and backed down o…

Judge Mukasey testified about his nomination to replace Alberto Gonzales as the U.S. attorney general. Among the topics he addressed were legal issues surrounding investigations into terrori…

The Senate resumed consideration of H.R.3093, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R.3222, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008.

Mr. Goldsmith, former White House legal counsel, testified about law enforcement practices, warantless wiretapping, Justice Department counterterrorism programs, and civil rights issues. He …

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and permanently enacting provisions allowing law enforcement to conduct warantless domestic …

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate began consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business and resumed consideration of H.R. 1585, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. They also debated and passed a…

General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker testified about military operations in Iraq, recommendations for future Iraq policy, and the ability of the Iraqi Parliament to meet the security chal…

David Walker testified about the Government Accountability Office report on operations in Iraq and benchmarks for progress established by Congress. The report concluded that Iraq had failed …

The Senate passed S.1927 as amended; A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intell…

The Senate Judiciary Committee met to mark up pending legislation and vote on pending nominations. Topics included school safety, law enforcement, voter fraud, and communication between the …

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the House message on S. 1, the Ethics Reform bill. The Senate passes H.R.976 as amended; Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007.