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Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) discussed the issue of partisan politics at the McCain Institute’s Sedona Forum in Arizona. She explained why she left the Democratic Party in 2022, reflected o…

Senators Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), James Lankford (R-OK) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the state of politics during a Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles. Topics …

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The hear…

“We’re constantly reminded of the importance of transportation safety. The country watched in shock as a cargo ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, taking six…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on his department’s fiscal year 2025 and 2026 budget requests. He took several questions on v…

U.S. Fire Administration Administrator Lori Moore-Merrel and state emergency management officials testified on the threats and impact of wildfires before the Senate Homeland Security and Gov…

Federal officials from NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Defense Department testified before a Senate Commerce, Sci…

The Senate voted in favor of advancing consideration of legislation providing security aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip. This came aft…

The Senate blocked a motion to advance the bipartisan $118 billion border security-foreign aid to Israel and Ukraine bill. Sixty votes were needed. Members then voted in favor of a motion to…

Aviation industry leaders testified on improving safety, pilot mental health, and increasing situational-awareness technology following a series of close-call events. Witnesses included Nati…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified on President’s Biden’s $106 billion emergency aid request that would provide military and humanitarian assistan…

Housing affordability advocates and real estate investors testified on housing shortages and affordability. Topics included coupling housing development with transportation, the impact housi…

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…

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan testified on CHIPS and Science Act investments before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Tran…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s multibillion-dollar supplemental funding requests for the…

FBI Director Christopher Wray, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid testified on threats to the homeland before the…

Officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services testified on asylum law enforcement and border secu…

Michael Whitaker, President Biden’s nominee to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transport…

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 …

Several federal and state officials, including Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland spoke before President Biden at a ceremony designating a new national mo…