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The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing with top Navy officials about the production and deployment of littoral combat ships, a class of small surface vessels used in operations c…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) talked about the legacy of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and the role of the judicial branch in interpreting the U.S. Constitution. He also talked …

Admiral Michael Rogers and Undersecretary Marcell Lettre testified about cybersecurity threats to the country, including how groups like ISIL* used encrypted technologies to stay hidden whil…

Obama administration officials testified at a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2017 Refugee Resettlement Program that would increase the number of Syrian refugees allowed in the U.S. Topics includ…

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford testified at a hearing on military budget needs, particularly as it related to readiness across the wor…

Officials from private technology companies testified at a hearing on the implications of the Obama administration’s proposal to relinquish oversight of the Internet domain name system to th…

The Senate continued debate on S. 2848, a water projects bill, which authorizes Army Corps of Engineers flood and hurricane relief projects and provides state loan funds to cities with high …

The theme of the third day of the 2016 Republican National Convention was “Make America First Again.” Vice presidential nominee Governor Mike Pence (R-IN) accepted the Republican Party’s nom…

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke to the Texas delegation of the Republican National Committee the morning after he announced at the party’s convention his decision not to endorse the Republican…

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke at an rally in Cleveland, Ohio, ahead of his speech to the Republican National Convention that night. He declined to endorse the party’s presidential nominee Do…

A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts convened a hearing on the use of the term “radical Islam” in government documents and combating…

The Senate resumed debate on S. 3100, a bill to block federal funding from “sanctuary” cities that bar local law enforcement officials from cooperating with federal immigration officials.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on his department’s counterterrorism efforts and recent terrorist attacks including the Ju…

The Senate resumed debate on H.R. 2578, a commerce, justice, and science appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017.

Witnesses testified at a joint hearing of two Senate Judiciary subcommittees. The hearing concerned the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act, which deals with adjusting the statutes of li…

The Senate continued work on S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act.

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, and his running mate Carly Fiorina spoke to supporters after polls closed in the Indiana primary electio…

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, and his running mate Carly Fiorina spoke at a rally at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis on …