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

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 U.S. Capitol Historical Society presented its 2022 Freedom Award to the U.S. Capitol Police and the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department in recognition, in large part, of the…

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing that one of the department’s biggest challenges is threats against lawmakers. He said in …

Internet and Television Association CEO Michael Powell and other executives and advocates testified at a Senate commerce subcommittee hearing on increasing broadband access and achieving sus…

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:…

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 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 CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons defended a potential merger between the two grocery store chains at a hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, an…

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and other media and political realm figures joined Semafor News for discussions on the intersection of governmen…

The Senate voted 62-37 to advance a House-passed marriage equality legislation protecting same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. Twelve Republicans voted “yes” along with all D…

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) and former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addressed the state of affairs in Kyiv amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Topics incl…

Colette Peters, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, testified on oversight of the agency before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators questioned her on reports of sexual abuse comm…

Eli Rosenbaum, director of human rights enforcement and strategy at the Justice Department, called on Congress to address gaps in federal laws that aim to hold international war crime perpet…

The Senate Rules Committee met to debated the Bipartisan Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Act. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during his opening statement sa…

The Senate deadlocked 49-49 on moving forward with a campaign finance disclosure bill that would have required groups to disclose donors that give $10,000 during an election cycle. Members a…

Assistant Senate Majority Leader Patty Murray (D-WA) said, “if there is any doubt about Republicans' true intentions about their extreme abortion plans … their plan is plain as day. Republic…

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act, which aims to give oversight of the cryptocurrency industry to the Commodity Futures Tradi…