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The Senate resumed consideration of Christopher Fonzone’s nomination to be assistant attorney general for legal counsel. No votes were taken.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jerry Edwards Jr. to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Louisiana, and voted to limit debate on the nomination of Brandon Long …

Speaker Johnson (R-LA), Rep. Pascrell (D-NJ), and others spoke at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for former baseball player Larry Doby.

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee holds an annual oversight hearing of Wall Street firms, with CEOs from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and …

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg said the allegations of “pervasive sexual harassment” by FDIC regulators detailed in a recent article from The Wall Street…

Social Security Administration (SSA) commissioner nominee Martin O’Malley testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. He made his pitch of why he was qualified f…

The Senate completed work on and passed a three-bill package for fiscal year 2024 federal spending for the Departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Vete…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on how to better combat financing for terrorism. This occurred amid Hamas' recent attack on Israel and Iran’s long-stan…

The Senate voted to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau small business lending rule. The vote was 53-44. Members recessed to attend a classified briefing with Secretary of State …

The Senate continued work on a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown on September 30 at midnight. The bipartisan measure would extend current funding levels until November …

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Rita Lin to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of California. Lawmakers also continued work on the fiscal year 2024 spending pack…

The Senate voted 91-7 to begin debate on the fiscal year 2024 spending package for the Departments of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testified on oversight of his agency before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Several of the committee’s senators…

Policy advocates, including Consumer Federation of America’s Insurance Director Douglas Heller, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on challenges in the property insurance market a…

The Senate voted in favor of limiting debate on Philip Jefferson’s nomination for vice chair of the Federal Reserve.

The Senate continued work on its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Armed Services Committee Jack Reed (D-RI) and other Democrats came to the floor to condem…

The Senate continued work on its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The House earlier in the month passed its own version.

The Senate voted 72-25 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to its version of the fiscal year National Defense Authorization Act. Members also confirmed Rachel Bloomekatz to be a judge…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that even though the Federal Reserve did not raise interest rates at their last meeting, there is a strong possibility of one to two interest rate hi…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Jared Bernstein, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers; and Hernan Vera, U.S. district judge for the Central District of California. On the Bernstei…