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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a confirmation hearing for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nominees Rohit Chopra, Noah Phillips, Christine Wilson, and Joseph Si…

J Street, a non-profit Jewish advocacy group, held its national conference to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Middle East policy. Speakers included former National Security Advi…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before two Senate committees on the social media platform’s use and protection of user data. The hearing was one of several held in response to revelat…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs held a hearing to consider the Veterans Affairs Department’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. Senior VA o…

In a rare Saturday session, the Senate continued debate on a continuing resolution after government funding expired at midnight on January 19.

Technology experts and privacy advocates testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on consumer data privacy. The committee was considering drafting legislation that seeks to address con…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet held a hearing on global internet governance. Witnesses, including for…

The Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on his agency’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. Several Democratic members on the subcommittee expressed…

The Senate worked on a spending package for energy and water projects, the legislative branch, military construction, and veterans affairs.

FCC commissioners, including Chair Ajit Pai (R), appeared at a Senate oversight hearing to discuss a range of policy issues. Among them were the agency’s efforts to address unwanted robocall…

Financial regulators testified before the Senate Banking Committee on implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. The legislation passed with bipart…

In a 50-49 vote, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Representative Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) to be the next NASA administrator.

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting testified before the Senate Banking Committee ton his agency’s role and mission as the top U.S. bank regulator. Topics included the results of a nat…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin appeared before the Senate Banking Committee to outline the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report. During the hearing, he was critici…

In a vote of 50-48 vote, the Senate confirmed Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice on the Supreme Court. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who voted “no” on cloture and was the only…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testified on his department’s fiscal year 2019 budget reques. He also talked about efforts to address the opioid epidemic and the high cost of p…

The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee convened a hearing on broadband infrastructure needs. The Federal Communications Commission recently released a new, updated nation…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit nominations: Marvin Quattlebaum and Julius Richardson. Senators also unanimously passed Senator Brian Schatz’s (D-HI) Fr…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Justice Department’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. In addition to funding matters, he answe…