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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 confirmed two nominations: Amit Bose to be administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, and Gabriel Sanchez to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Republicans used their …

Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) responded to reporters' questions on a range of issues outside a bipartisan meeting on infrastructure, including the topic of eliminating…

Vice President Pence held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected and re-elected senators. The event happens at the start of each Congress in the Old Senate Chamber. The officia…

Senators paid tribute to Vice President Biden following a vote to approve the 21st Century Cures Act, a $6.3 billion medical research bill which also included funding for the vice president’…

Vice President Biden held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected and re-elected senators. The event happens at the start of each Congress in the Old Senate Chamber. The officia…

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) talked about former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell.

Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Susan Collins (R-ME) were interviewed about women in the Senate. They discussed the growing number of female senators and how they collaborated even when th…

Susan Collins (R-ME) paid tribute to retiring Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME).

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) talked about the 50th anniversary of the Senate Youth Program, of which she is an alumna. She discussed how the program influenced her life and meeting former Ma…

Female senators participated in a breakfast discussion moderated by Ms. Cokie Roberts. They talked about the history of women in the Senate and the book Nine and Counting: The Women of the S…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Jeffrey Runge to be Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at t…

Democratic and Republican senators appeared in the Senate Television Gallery late in the day to announce that they had reached a compromise to avert the “nuclear option” on judicial nominati…

The Senate convened for legislative session. Senator Jon Corzine read George Washington’s Farewell Address.

Senator Collins commented on the 15th anniversary of the televising of the U.S. Senate.

The Senate convened and Senator George Voinovich read President George Washington’s farewell address, an annual Senate event. They then concucted legislative business.

Freshmen Republican senators discussed the role of the Senate in the 105th Congress, saying they expected the Senate to take the lead in this session rather than the House. They discussed a …