The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the federal permitting process for energy and natural resource infrastructure projects. Witnesses included officials from …
597 viewsThe 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…
4,645 viewsThe Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee held a hearing to consider the impact and leadership of women in the U.S. economy. Three women testified about their experiences runn…
588 viewsThe Senate met for a period of morning business and general speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle754 viewsThe Senate Intelligence Committee held a hearing on Russia and social media influence in the 2016 election. Officials from Facebook, Twitter and Google testified about what their companies w…
10,485 viewsDefense 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…
3,069 viewsFive Energy Department officials and utility executives testified at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on efforts to protect the nation’s energy providers from cybersec…
908 viewsThree 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…
962 viewsThe Senate Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing for Christopher Sharpley to be the CIA inspector general. He has been the agency’s acting inspector general since 2015 and succe…
1,682 viewsThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nominations of former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman to be ambassador to Russia and A. Wess Mitchell to serve as assistant…
7,103 viewsFormer George W. Bush and Obama administration officials testified at a hearing on the legal issues of congressional Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) overseas. The witnesses e…
1,507 viewsThe Senate resumed debate on the nomination of David Nye to be U.S. district judge for the District of Idaho.
View in Congressional Chronicle827 viewsCareer diplomats and experts from the U.S. and Europe testified at a hearing Russian influence in democratic elections. The witnesses described observations and effects of past Russian activ…
5,088 viewsSecretary Rex Tillerson testified a hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 State Department budget request. Committee members pressed the secretary on several issues, including how pr…
8,531 viewsFederal intelligence and cybersecurity officials as well as state government and election board leaders testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee about Russian hacking and U.S. elec…
7,377 viewsAttorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. He called accusations of collusion with Russian officials…
34,582 viewsIn his first public appearance since his May 2017 dismissal, former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presi…
120,529 viewsDeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Director of National Intelligence Director Dan Coats, National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers, and Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe …
48,243 viewsActing FBI Director Andrew McCabe and intelligence community leaders testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on global threats and national security. Mr. McCabe said no effort had…
66,117 viewsWitnesses testified on the security of the nation’s energy infrastructure, including the threats posed by electromagnetic pulses (EMPs). EMPs are natural or man-made bursts of energy that ca…
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