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Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) was interviewed by Chris Wallace via remote video for “Fox News Sunday.” He talked about the change in relations with Cuba.

Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) briefed reporters following the release of American Alan Gross, who was imprisoned in Cuba for five years on espionage charges. They me…

The Senate convened for a legislative session. The Senate considered nominations and a terrorism insurance bill. Earlier, it cleared H.R. 5571, a bill extending certain tax breaks beyond thi…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met to mark up a bill that would authorize limited military force against ISIS for three years. It also permits the use of ground forces in certain sit…

Secretary of State John Kerry testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the use of military force against ISIS militants. Secretary Kerry said a new congressional Authori…

The Senate continued work on a $577 billion defense spending bill, nominations, and a $1.1 trillion spending deal approved by the House on December 11th. Senator Cruz (R-TX) raised a constit…

The Senate took three roll call votes on President Obama’s nominees for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energ…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business, with senators permitted to speak on any topic and introduce bills. Later, they voted on several of President Obama’s nominations to the …

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) talked about President Obama’s executive action on immigration and the administration’s efforts to stop racial profiling following the August 9 shooting death of un…

Vice President Biden, Governor Martin O’Malley (D-MD) and others spoke at an event commemorating the 200th anniversary of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider President Obama’s nomination of Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken to serve as deputy secretary of state. Topics …

The Senate was in a period of morning business, with senators allowed to speak on a variety of topics. Earlier, Senators voted on a series of judicial and executive nominations.

The Senate began debate on S. 2280, a bill sponsored by Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) to approve the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Member Ben Cardin (D-MD) spoke to reporters after attending a closed-door hearing on the threat from the co-called Islamic State. The Islamic State i…

The Senate convened for a pro forma session.

Secretary of State John Kerry testified at a Senate Foreign Relation Committee hearing on U.S. strategy for combating the Islamic State* militant group. He had just returned from a trip abro…

The Senate convened for legislative business. Senators confirmed John Bass to be U.S. ambassador to Turkey by roll call vote and other nominees by voice vote. Senators spoke on a variety of …

The Senate held votes to confirm the following nominations: Jeffery Baran and Stephen Burns were confirmed by roll call to be members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Voice votes…

The Senate debated on amending the Constitution to allow for curbing election spending. The Senate voted 73-25 to proceed to the S. 2199, the Paycheck Fairness Act, which deals with gender-b…

Senators spoke on a variety of topics.