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Witnesses assessed ongoing violence in the Central African Republic. Earlier in December Christian militias attacked the capital of the Central African Republic, leading to clashes with the …

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 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…

Secretary of State John Kerry testified about the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He urged senators to ratify the treaty and pledged to work with lawmakers who ha…

Doug Elmendorf testified before the House and Senate budget Conference Committee. He told members that even a short term agreement on spending levels would be better than no deal at all.

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

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

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 resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.815, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.

House and Senate negotiators held their first formal meeting on the 2014 federal budget. The conference committee was supposed to come up with a budget plan by mid December 2013, as called f…

The Senate convened for a legislative session. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Alan F. Estevez, of the District of Columbia, to be a principal deputy undersecretary of Defense and …

Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the status of Iran’s nuclear program. Other witnesses included former Obama and Bush admini…

Witnesses testified about efforts by Somalia, the U.S., and the international community to eliminate terrorist threats to Somalia’s security, such as the al-Qaida affiliated al-Shabaab. The …

The pending business was the motion to proceed to S 1569, the bill to raise the limit on the debt ceiling through December 2014. At 5:00pm, the Senate was to proceed to the following judi…

National security and intelligence officials as well as legal scholars testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. James Clapper …

The Senate convenes for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business. At a time to be determined, members considered two judicial nominations: Colin Stirling Bruce, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central…