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Senators gave general speeches.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate approved the conference report to the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, which reauthorizes and rewrites the 2001 No Child Left Behind law.

The Senate approved a House-passed budget reconciliation bill, which includes provisions to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act and defunds Planned Parenthood for one year. Members also …

The Senate resumed debate on the House-passed budget reconciliation bill, which includes provisions to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act.

The Senate approved by voice vote a two-week extension of highway and mass transit funding.

House and Senate conferees made opening statements in a meeting to negotiate a long-term highway and mass transit funding bill. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Bill S…

The Senate voted 82-7 to go to conference on a six-year highway funding bill approved by the House the previous week 363-64.

Ben Bernanke talked about his book The Courage to Act, in which he recounts the events of the 2008 financial crisis and the steps taken to help revive the U.S. economy. He was interviewed by…

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen testified at a hearing on his agency’s response to the committee’s report on the treatment of organizations applying for tax exempt …

The Senate resumed initial debate on S. 2146, the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans act sponsored by Senator David Vitter (R-LA).

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Dale Drozd to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California. The chamber then returned to work on its compromise bill with t…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Adam Szubin testified on his nomination to become under secretary of the treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes. Mr. Szubin in his comments discussed how to cut off funds to terrorist g…

Thee Senate voted for the third time to block consideration of a resolution of disapproval of the Iran nuclear agreement.

The Senate failed by a 58-42 margin to advance consideration of a resolution of disapproval on the Iran nuclear agreement.

The Senate began debate on a disapproval resolution of the Iran nuclear agreement.

State and Treasury Department officials and academics testified at a hearing on the foreign policy implications of lifting sanctions on Iran in accordance with the Iran nuclear agreement. Un…

The Senate by a 53-46 margin failed to get the 60 votes needed to proceed to S.1881, a bill by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to prohibit federal funding of Planned Parenthood.

The Senate resumed consideration of a six-year highway and transit funding bill.