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The Senate voted 66-32 to pass a short-term government funding bill. Also, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) delivered his farewell address. He was to leave the Senate on January 2, 2018, following …

The Senate approved the nominations of Owen West to be an assistant secretary of defense and J. Paul Compton Jr. to be general counsel of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and NIH Director Francis Collins testified about medical innovation before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Members asked them abo…

Members gave speeches on the Senate Republican tax reform bill and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) spoke on “Meet the Press” about her party’s tax reform bill.

Members considered the Senate Republican tax reform bill.

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) was the featured speaker at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast in Washington, D.C. The senator answered questions primarily on Republican efforts to pass ta…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on President Trump’s nomination of former Eli Lilly head Alex Azar for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. C…

Senators Collins (R-ME), Cotton (R-AR), and Sanders (I-VT), discussed tax reform on ABC’s “This Week,” CBS’s “Face the Nation,” and CNN’s “State of the Union.”

The Senate considered the nomination of Steven Engel to be an assistant attorney general.

The Senate confirmed two Circuit Court of Appeals nominations, Allison Eid to serve on the Tenth Circuit and Stephanos Bibas' to the Third Circuit.

The Senate Intelligence Committee held a hearing on Russia and social media influence in the 2016 election. Officials from Facebook, Twitter and Google testified about what their companies w…

The Senate Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing for John Demers, President Trump’s nominee to be the assistant attorney general for national security. Some of the areas discuss…

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) talked about tax reform on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

Senators gave speeches on a $36.5 billion emergency supplemental disaster aid in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and wildfires in California.

The Senate continued work on the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution.

The Senate Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing for Christopher Sharpley to be the CIA inspector general. He has been the agency’s acting inspector general since 2015 and succe…

Representatives from prescription drug manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries testified at a hearing on the causes of rising prescription drug costs.

Senator Susan Collins discussed tax reform on the ABC program, “This Week.”

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee convened a hearing on federal response to the nation’s opioid epidemic. Witnesses included National Institutes of Health Director F…