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The Senate convened for a legislative session as the deadline loomed for passing a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown at midnight over President Trump’s demand for funds to build a …

The Senate by voice vote passed a short-term spending bill to fund the government through February 8, 2019. Members also voted in favor of limiting debate on Joseph Maguire’s nomination to b…

The Senate adopted a measure offered by Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) to change IRS donor disclosure requirements for tax-exempt groups. Members also voted to move forward with a resolution that…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Kathleen Kraninger to be the next Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, and Bernard McNamee to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissio…

The Senate confirmed Michelle Bowman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Members also rejected a resolution by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) disapproving a proposed arms sale to B…

The National Action Network (NAN) and its founder Reverent Al Sharpton concluded a two-day legislative and policy conference on Capitol Hill. The event focused on the Democratic legislative …

In the Oval Office, President Trump signed America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, which authorized $6.1 billion for 12 new water projects for construction by the Army Corps of Engineers…

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance several of President Trump’s judicial nominees. This included the nomination of Jonathan Kobes to be a judge on the Eighth Circuit Court of Ap…

The Senate worked on White House nominations.

The Senate continued work on a water infrastructure bill that included $4.4 billion for a program that finances state and local drinking water projects. Members also approved 96-3 a procedur…

Candidates for Maryland’s U.S. Senate seat, Senator Ben Cardin (D), Tony Campbell (R), and Neal Simon (I), met for a debate. Topics included immigration, health care, and the federal governm…

The Senate continued debate and discussion of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to be an associate justice on the Supreme Court.

The Senate continued the legislative day of September 28, 2018. Members voted 93-6 in favor of a five-year re-authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and 98-1 in favor of…

Representatives from the State and Defense Departments testified at a hearing on the status and future of arms control agreements between the U.S. and Russia. The two witnesses answered ques…

The Senate approved a bipartisan package of more than 70 bills to combat opioid addiction in the U.S. Members also passed a bill that would allow pharmacists to disclose drug cost payment op…

Senators paid tribute to the late Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who died on August 25 at the age of 81. Members also confirmed several nominations: Richard Clarida, vice chair of the Federal R…

The Senate passed H.R. 6157, a two-bill $857 billion fiscal year 2019 spending package containing the two largest annual spending bills that fund the Defense Department as well as the Labor,…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider the ambassadorial nominations of Kevin Sullivan for Nicaragua, Francisco Palmieri for Honduras, and Karen Williams for Surin…

State and Treasury Department officials testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on a range of issues surrounding the U.S.-Russia relationship. Topics included new reports of …

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler testified on his agency’s priorities, his first congressional appearance since taking over following Scott Pruitt’s resignation on July 6, 2018. Mr. W…