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Participants highlighted the life and career of Vice President Gore and spoke about his qualifications for the presidency as well as his visions for America. Vice President Gore then accepte…

Sponsors of the cybersecurity bill spoke with reporters after the legislation failed to clear a procedural vote on the Senate floor.

Seven of the nine Democratic presidential candidates debated a variety of domestic and foreign policy issues. Paul Anger moderated the debate. The candidates responded to questions from Mr. …

Senators delivered speeches regarding the terrorist attacks that occurred the day before, on September 11th, 2001. They issued a joint-resolution condemning the terrorist attack.

Vice presidential candidates Dick Cheney (R) and Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) met at Centre College for the 2000 vice presidential candidates debate. Candidates sat at a round table with mod…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held the first in a series of hearings to examine the future of military commissions in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Hamdan v Rumsfeld. W…

Witnesses testified about the treatment of prisoners in Iraq and reports of abuse of the prisoners by U.S. forces. General Taguba talked about his investigations into incidents of abuse and …

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Gordon England to be deputy secretary of Defense and Admiral Michael Mullen to be Chief of Naval Operations. Among the…

Members of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia heard testimony concerning the social impact of music with violent themes. Raymo…

The committee heard testimony from Department of Defense officials on the administration’s new policy concerning homosexuals in the U.S. military. The previous day, President Clinton announc…

A bipartisan group of members of Congress thanked the co-chairs of the September 11 Commission for their work and their final report. The commission co-chairs also spoke and other members of…

The Senate voted on the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, also referred to as the Iraq War Resolution. The House voted on and passed the joint resoluti…

The Senate continued debate on a resolution that would authorize the president to use force against Iraq.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed debate on a Department of Justice authorization bill.

Former Secretary Baker and Former Representative Hamilton testified about the report of the Iraq Study Group on its bipartisan effort to rethink military and political options in Iraq. Among…

Robert Gates testified about his nomination as Secretary of Defense. The hearing focused on the conduct of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the future U.S. military ro…

U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing on cases of fraud, waste and abuse in assistance programs for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Witnesses testi…

Senators spoke to reporters about recommendations made in a report by the Iraq Study Group and their proposal to create a Senate bipartisan Iraq consultative group. The aim of the group woul…

Congressmen spoke to the press after meeting with President Bush to discuss the report by the Iraq Study Group.