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The Senate approved two House-passed measures. One funds the government for one week through December 23, and other is the fiscal year 2023 defense programs and policies bill. Members also c…

State Department nominees testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The nominees were ambassador to Cyprus nominee Julie Fisher, ambassador to Armeni…

Lynne Tracy, President Biden’s nominee to serve as ambassador to Russia, testified at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senators questioned and commente…

Treasury and State Department officials testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the ongoing sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Senators applauded the …

The Senate voted 95-10 in favor of a resolution of ratification to allow Finland and Sweden to join NATO. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) voted “present,” Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) voted “nay.”

Small Business Administration (SBA) Associate Administrator Patrick Kelley testified at a Senate Small Business Committee hearing on why the agency stopped processing COVID-19 Economic Injur…

The Senate confirmed Constance Milstein to be U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Malta. Lawmakers also approved a House-passed water resources development bill.

“This is a five-alarm emergency, and I’ve never seen a food security crisis like this in my career,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield as she testified befor…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member James Risch (R-ID) held a news conference to discuss border security. He was joined by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), John Barrasso (R-WY), Ma…

State and Defense Department officials testified on instability in the Sahel, an African region south of the Sahara Desert stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. Members of the S…

“February 24 fundamentally changed the perspective of both Finland and Sweden,” said Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, referring to the Russian i…

“How many more times does a witness need to sit in front of you and describe the horrors of the Assad regime,” asked the “Gravedigger,” a former forced citizen gravedigger in Syria, during t…

Robert Malley, President Biden’s special envoy for nuclear talks with Iran, told lawmakers the prospects for a return to a deal are “tenuous at best.” He testified before the Senate Foreign …

State Department officials, including Assistant Secretaries Karen Donfried and Jessica Lewis, testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. support for Ukraine against on…

Bridget Brink, President Biden’s nominee to be the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, said if confirmed, she was committed to reopening the embassy in Kyiv as the security situation permits during …

The Senate worked on instructions for negotiations between the House and Senate on a science and technology research bill. Both chambers have already passed separate versions of the legislat…

Brian McKeon, deputy secretary of state for management and resources, testified on U.S. diplomacy before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Several senators inquired about the timing of…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss President Biden’s foreign policy and fiscal year 2023 budget request for the department. S…

Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and a group of Republican senators held a news conference to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky address to Congress on the Russian invasion of his coun…

At a Senate Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, State Department officials and experts on democracy warned about the threat of and ways the United States can counter authoritarianism. The wit…