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The Senate voted 66-32 to pass a short-term government funding bill. Also, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) delivered his farewell address. He was to leave the Senate on January 2, 2018, following …

The Senate Rules and Administration Committee convened a hearing to discuss a resolution to improve the procedures for the consideration of executive and judicial nominees. The bill’s sponso…

The Senate debated and voted 51-48 to pass Republican tax reform legislation.

The Senate confirmed Don Willett’s judicial nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Members also voted to limit debate on James Ho’s nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to be Homeland Security secretary.

The Senate passed the Republican tax reform bill, 51 - 49. Senator Bob Corker was the only Republican to vote against the measure, and no Democrats voted for it.

Members considered the Senate Republican tax reform bill.

The Senate Budget Committee met to approve legislation to reform the tax code and open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to expanded oil and gas drilling for consideration on the Se…

The Senate confirmed the nominations of David Zatezalo to be assistant labor secretary for mine safety and health and Mark Esper for secretary of the Army.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider the rules and guidelines for the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons. Members considered the conditions under whic…

The Senate approved the nomination of Peter Robb to be general counsel pf the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Members also voted to limit debate on the nomination of William Wehrum to…

The Senate continued work on several nominations.

The Senate confirmed Joan Larsen as a judge for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Members also voted to limit debate on Allison Eid’s nomination for judge in the Tenth Circuit Court of App…

The Senate voted 55-43 to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to be U.S. circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). They told t…

The Senate confirmed Scott Palk to be a district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma.

The Senate continued work on Scott Palk’s nomination to be a district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma.

The Senate passed a $36.5 billion emergency supplemental disaster aid in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and wildfires in California. Lawmakers also voted to invalidate a Cons…

Three State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development officials testified at a hearing on U.S.-Myanmar relations, with a focus on the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in that nati…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Food for Peace program, as well as on ways to distribute food aid more effectively around the worl…