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Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, CIA Director Bill Burns, and FBI Director Christopher Wray joined other leaders from the intelligence community to testify before the Senate S…

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…

President Biden delivered remarks and paid his respects to the victims of the October 25, 2023, deadly mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Members of Maine’s congressional delegation also spok…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jack Lew to be U.S. ambassador to Israel. Lawmakers also continued work on the three-bill package for fiscal year 2024 federal spending for the Departm…

“In brief, the CCP represents both the leading and most consequential threat to U.S. national security and leadership globally, and its intelligence-specific ambitions and capabilities make …

The Senate approved two House-passed measures. One funds the government for one week through December 23, and other is the fiscal year 2023 defense programs and policies bill. Members also c…

Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) outlined proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. The senators explained the adj…

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) held a news conference to discuss a bipartisan congressional delegation trip to Germany and Poland to assess the flow of aid to Ukraine.

U.S. intelligence leaders gave their annual global threat assessment before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Much of their testimony focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the intelli…

By a 49-51 margin, the Senate blocked the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 from advancing to a final passage vote. Sixty votes were needed. No Republicans voted for the le…

The Senate continued work on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, voting on several amendments.

Intelligence agency leaders testified on the current global threats at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines discussed the intelligence comm…

The Senate Select Intelligence Committee held a hearing on the SolarWinds cyber hack. They discussed how the cyber hack happened and why it took so long for the hackers to be detected. The p…

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Nominee William Burns testified in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. In his opening statement Mr. Burns said his t…

After staying in all day, night, and into the next morning, the Senate approved the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution. The vote count was 51-50 with Vice President Harris casting the tie-br…

Avril Haines, the Biden administration’s nominee to be director of national intelligence, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Ms. Haines, who previo…

The Senate returned following a recess of more than five hours due to protesters who attacked the U.S. Capitol. Members voted 93-6 against the objection to the Arizona Electoral College vote…

A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced two legislative proposals totaling $908 billion to provide coronavirus pandemic emergenc…

Lawmakers held a news conference on Capitol Hill to unveil a bipartisan, bicameral coronavirus pandemic emergency relief proposal. The legislative framework would provide $908 billion in aid…

The Senate Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing President Trump’s nomination of Peter Thomson to be CIA inspector general. Lawmakers questioned the nominee about the need for I…