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Senator John McCain (R-AZ) talked about political unrest in Ukraine and his recent visit to the country. Protests in that country began on November 21, 2013, in response to the Ukrainian gov…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R.3304, the National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate continued consideration of the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to H.J. Res. 59, Budget Act, post-cloture. The measure passed on a vot…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officials gave the Senate Foreign Relations Committee an update on the ISAF & NATO operational transition in Afghanista…

The Senate convened and proceeded to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Cornelia Pillard to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia. The session contin…

Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Bob Corker (R-SC) spoke to reporters after a closed briefing of senators by Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on the nuclear deal …

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate voted 52-48 in favor of eliminating the filibuster on federal judge nominees and most executive-office appointments. The Senate approved the nomination of Patricia Millett to …

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) spoke about his opposition to the Gillibrand amendment regarding sexual assault in the military. He argued that the Senate would be sending a message that military…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S.1197, the National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 5 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be Uni…

The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Jeh Johnson to become secretary of the Homeland Security Department. He told committee membe…

Army, Air Force, Marine, and Navy chiefs testified on the impact of sequestration budget cuts to national defense programs. They warned the cuts would compromise the military’s ability to de…

The Senate convened an resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R.3204, the Pharmaceutical Drug Compounding bill.

Witnesses testified on the Disability Treaty, a law that, if ratified, would extend Americans' disability rights to disabled people in foreign countries.

Experts on Syria testified on the country’s civil war and the Obama administration’s approach to the conflict. Among the issues addressed were the flow of refugees to other countries, effort…

The Senate took cloture votes on the nominations of Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) to be director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Patricia Millett for Washington, D.C. Circuit Cou…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on fraudulent Social Security disability benefits claims. Attorney Eric Conn was accused of hiring doctors to submit false health assessments and colluding w…