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Increasing housing supply and reducing costs for borrowers were among the topics discussed as Acting Housing and Urban Development Secretary Adrianne Todman and Federal Housing Finance Agenc…

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the 2024 tax filing season and President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the agency during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committ…

The Senate voted to end debate on Edward Sunyol Kiel’s nomination to be a U.S.District judge for the District of New Jersey.

Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Health and Human Services Department. He said the budget includes expansions in Medicaid-like …

Officials from the State Department, Defense Department, and U.S. Agency for International Development testified on U.S. strategy in the Pacific Islands region before the Senate Foreign Rela…

“Over the past three years, the Biden administration has driven an historic recovery,” said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during her testimony on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’…

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell outlined the Federal Reserve’s Semi-annual Policy Report before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. He outlined the state of t…

Athens, Ohio, Mayor Steve Patterson (D) and the CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc., an economic development agency, were among those testifying at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs C…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee holds an annual oversight hearing of Wall Street firms, with CEOs from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and …

“I was a part of the problem. I am here now standing as a man that wants to be a part of the solution,' said musician Jason "Jelly Roll” DeFord as he testified before the Senate Banking, Hou…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on foreign governments that repress dissenters abroad with intimidation and violence, and how the U.S. government can more effectively c…

Kurt Campbell, President Biden’s nominee to be deputy secretary of state, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He said the Biden administration …

Nathaniel Fick, ambassador-at-large for cyberspace and digital policy, and Matthew Graviss, chief data and artificial intelligence officer for the State Department, testified on strategic co…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of John Kazen to be U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Texas. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in a floor speech responded to the latest…

The Senate confirmed by unanimous consent 11 of the four star generals whose promotions were on hold by Senator Tuberville (R-AL). Since February, Senator Tuberville had been blocking over 4…

International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive Officer Scott Nathan testified on U.S. investments abroad and oversight of the agency. Topics included DFC priorities such…

Housing affordability advocates and real estate investors testified on housing shortages and affordability. Topics included coupling housing development with transportation, the impact housi…

The Senate passed the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an extension of the FISA surveillance aut…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on how to better combat financing for terrorism. This occurred amid Hamas' recent attack on Israel and Iran’s long-stan…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Nathalie Rayes to be U.S. ambassador to Croatia. Republicans blocked consideration of legislation providing emergency aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwa…