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Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and General Joseph Dunford, the Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nomination of General Mark Milley to serve as the 20th chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Milley, who has served as the Arm…

General Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about military operations in the Middle East. General Votel answered s…

Army Secretary Mark Esper, President Trump’s nominee to serve as defense secretary, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination. Lawmakers asked about U.S. policy …

The Senate considered consideration of executive and judicial nominations.

Kimberly Reed, Export-Import Bank president and chair, testified before the Senate Banking Committee regarding the bank’s reauthorization, which will expire September 30, 2019. Some senators…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the economy and monetary policy before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. He said the U.S. economy is “healthy” and the…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the outlook of wildland fire and management programs for 2019. Witnesses included members of state and federal age…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing with the secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force as well as the military branch service chiefs about housing conditions for service me…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine public lands infrastructure maintenance needs. Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said the National Park Servic…

President Trump gave remarks in the Oval Office and signed an executive order on reducing barriers to affordable housing. Following the signing, he took questions from reporters on the human…

The Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing on combatting scams that target the elderly. With an aging population and new technology at fraudsters' disposal, seniors have become increa…

The Senate Aging Committee held a hearing on how to better protect veterans being targeted by scams. Witnesses included a veteran who volunteers with elder veterans, a veteran who fell victi…

The Senate met for legislative business. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-SD) gave his maiden floor speech.

' Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on U.S. monetary policy and the state of the economy. He told senators the nati…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee met to consider the nomination of Dan Brouillette to be the next energy secretary. Mr. Brouillette, who was serving as the Energy Department…

During this portion of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference, speakers included Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Eliot Engel (D-NY). They were followed …

The Senate Armed Services Committee heard from the heads of U.S. Africa Command and Southern Command about military operations in those parts of the globe. The commanders explained ongoing m…

The Senate Armed Service Committee held a confirmation hearing for General John Raymond to become U.S. Space Command commander and Christopher Scolese to become National Reconnaissance Offic…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten to serve as vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Senators and the nominee addressed alleg…