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The Senate voted 68-29 to approve the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the government through September 30, 2023. The measure would next go to the House for consideration and a vo…

The Senate confirmed Agnes Schaefer to be assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Lawmakers continued work on the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the go…

The Senate confirmed Lynne Tracy to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. Lawmakers also debated the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and party colleagues speak with reporters about the legislative agenda. They talked about the overnight un…

The Senate voted to begin debate a $1.7 trillion spending package for fiscal year 2023, as government funding was set to run out on Friday, December 23. Members also confirmed the nomination…

The Senate confirmed Russell Rumbaugh’s nomination to be assistant Navy secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the president pro tempore of the Sen…

The Senate confirmed Martin Gruenberg’s nomination to be a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance . of the

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…

The Senate rejected a resolution to repeal rules set by the Department of Education for charter schools, and members also confirmed Francisco Mora’s nomination be an Organization of American…

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and party colleagues speak with reporters about the legislative agenda.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to be a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

The Senate approved the nomination of Jeffery Hopkins to be a U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Ohio. Members also voted to limit debate on two U.S. circuit judge nominations:…

Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined members of the March Fourth Coalition to call on the Senate to pass an assault weapons ban in the lame duck session of the 11…

The Senate confirmed several three U.S. district judge nominations for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Mia Roberts Perez, Kai Niambi Scott, and John Frank Murphy,

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and leadership colleagues spoke to reporters about the remaining legislative agenda for the lame duck session of the 117th Congress.

The Senate confirmed two judicial nominations: Frances Kay Behm, U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; and Kelley Brisbon Hodge, U.S. district judge for the Eastern Distr…

The Senate confirmed Doris Pryor to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Seventh Circuit.

The Senate voted 80-15 to approve legislation to avert a railway shutdown. The measure, which would next go to President Biden to sign, codifies a deal between the railroads and union worker…

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam testified at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the collapse and bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. He called on Congr…

The Senate considered several judicial nominations, including confirming Camille Velez-Rive to be a U.S. district judge for the District of Puerto Rico and Anne M. Nardacci to be a U.S. dist…