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The Senate voted to begin debate overriding President Trump’s veto of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill.

The Senate convened for its third Sunday session of 2020 as members waited for a House vote on legislation to fund the government beyond the midnight deadline and a second round of coronavir…

The Senate convened for a Saturday session as lawmakers continued to negotiate federal funding and a coronavirus pandemic economic relief package. Members confirmed the nomination of Thompso…

Federal financial regulators discussed efforts to manage and mitigate climate risk. They also addressed the impacts of climate change on financial stability and the need for interagency coop…

The Senate confirmed confirmed Charles Atchley Jr. to be a U.S. District Court judge for Eastern Tennessee. Members also confirmed Zachary Somers' nomination to be a judge for a 15-year term…

The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy held a virtual hearing to examine retirement security and how Americans can save more. The committee heard from…

The Senate confirmed three nominees to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Allen Dickerson (R), Shana Broussard (D), and Sean Cooksey (R). Lawmakers also debated resolutions to ban arms sa…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Kyle Hauptman to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2025, and Kathryn Davis for a 15-year term …

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the response of their respective agencies to the coronavirus pandemic. The two witnesses called on Congr…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Stephen Vaden to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade and Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to be U.S. District judge for the Middle District of Fl…

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Jay Clayton virtually testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. The day before the hearing, Mr. Clayton annou…

The Senate voted to limit debate on Kristi Haskins Johnson’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.

The Senate Banking Committee held a virtual hearing on oversight of financial regulators. Among the witnesses were Randal Quarles, vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve System an…

The Senate returned for a Saturday session to debate the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, despite Democratic requests to Republicans to wait to vote until after th…

The Senate convened and continued the previous legislative day, as members the previous evening recessed rather than adjourned. Senators continued work on the nomination of Michael Newman to…

The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing to examine the VA MISSION Act and review its implementation since becoming law in June 2018. The committee was particularly interested i…

The Senate continued consideration of Michael Newman’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Southern Ohio. The Senate also blocked consideration of a House-passed resolution disa…

In the weekly Democratic address, Senator Sherrod Brown (OH) talked about the vacancy on the Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Trump’s choice of …

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee about the coronavirus' impact on the economy. They discussed issues re…

The Senate confirmed the nominations of John Hinderaker to be a U.S. District Court judge for the District of Arizona, and Jocelyn Samuels to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity …