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Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, the assistant health and human services secretary for mental health and substance abuse, testified before the Senate Health Committee on efforts to implement the 21…

Former ambassadors to the Middle East Ryan Crocker, Eric Edelman, James Jeffrey, and Stuart Jones testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about U.S. strategy in the region. They…

The Senate voted 66-32 to pass a short-term government funding bill. Also, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) delivered his farewell address. He was to leave the Senate on January 2, 2018, following …

The Senate debated and voted 51-48 to pass Republican tax reform legislation.

The Senate voted in favor of starting negotiations with the House on the Republican tax reform bill. Members rejected two motions from Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Deb Stabenow (MI) to ins…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on President Trump’s nomination of former Eli Lilly head Alex Azar for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. C…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on ways to simplify the application for federal student aid for undergraduate and graduate students. Among the witne…

The Senate passed the Republican tax reform bill, 51 - 49. Senator Bob Corker was the only Republican to vote against the measure, and no Democrats voted for it.

The Senate Budget Committee met to approve legislation to reform the tax code and open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to expanded oil and gas drilling for consideration on the Se…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider the rules and guidelines for the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons. Members considered the conditions under whic…

Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam (D), the winning candidate in Virginia’s 2017 gubernatorial election, delivered gave his victory speech at his campaign headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. H…

Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). They told t…

The Senate confirmed Joan Larsen as a judge for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Members also voted to limit debate on Allison Eid’s nomination for judge in the Tenth Circuit Court of App…

The Senate convened with members giving speeches on topics such as Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to be U.S. circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit of Appeals.

Witnesses, including college officials and legal experts, testified at a hearing to examine free speech on college campuses. All were asked about which instances would cross the line and not…

Three State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development officials testified at a hearing on U.S.-Myanmar relations, with a focus on the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in that nati…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Food for Peace program, as well as on ways to distribute food aid more effectively around the worl…

Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Tim Kaine (D-VA) talked about the latest in health care policy. The event came one day after Senator Alexander, the chair of the Sen…

Representatives from prescription drug manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries testified at a hearing on the causes of rising prescription drug costs.

In a 51-49 vote, the Senate passed the Republican fiscal year 2018 budget resolution which clears the way for committees to work on tax legislation Senator Rand Paul (KY) was the only Republ…