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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 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 …

Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and Nels Mitchell (D) met in a debate for Idaho’s Senate race. Courtesy of KTVB-TV in Boise.

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…

Obama administration officials and academics testified on the status of nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and five other global powers (P5+1) with Iran. A July 20th, 2014, deadline to re…

Witnesses testified on the influx of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border from Central America. State and Justice Department official spoke about the economic hardships and v…

The Senate confirmed 53-44 the nomination of Ronnie L. White to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. Members voted to block consideration of S. 2578, a bill to revers…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for legislative business.

Witnesses testified on strategies to increase the reliability and security of the electric grid from cyber and physical attacks. They also discussed the impact of Environmental Protection Ag…

Secretary of State John Kerry testified on national security and foreign policy priorities for the State Department in the proposed fiscal year 2015 international affairs budget. The proposa…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met to mark up the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014. The package included a 1 billion d…

The Senate resumed initial work on S.1982, Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act, a bill to expand veterans benefits including health care, e…

Security experts and administration officials testified on the nuclear deal with Iran. State department officials spoke in the first panel, and skeptics of the Iran deal appeared in the seco…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Senator Max Baucus D-MT) to become ambassador to China. Topics included trade equality and China-Japan tensions. Se…

Directors from four intelligence agencies gave their annual assessment of global threats to the United States. James Clapper in his testimony urged former National Security Agency (NSA) cont…