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The Senate confirmed Justin Muzinich’s nomination for deputy treasury secretary. Members paid tribute to Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), who was defeated in the 2018 midterm election.

Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) talked about the upcoming Senate debate on the final version of the 2018 Farm Bill.

Energy Department officials and utility industry leaders testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on various electric power restoration strategies in response to sy…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the nominations of Steven Dillingham to become the director of the U.S. Census Bureau and Michael Kubayanda …

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, FBI Director Christopher Wray and the acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center testified on national security threats before the …

The Senate continued the legislative day of September 28, 2018. Members voted 93-6 in favor of a five-year re-authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and 98-1 in favor of…

Officials from the Agriculture Department and the U.S. Trade Representative Office testified at a hearing on the impact of U.S. trade policy on American agriculture. Senators asked for updat…

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma and U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on combating Medicaid fr…

Senators paid tribute to the late Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who died on August 25 at the age of 81. Members also confirmed several nominations: Richard Clarida, vice chair of the Federal R…

The Senate passed H.R.6147, a package of four spending bills for fiscal year 2019: (1) Interior and Environment, (2) Financial Services, (3) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and…

The Senate continued debate on H.R.6147, a package of four spending bills for fiscal year 2019: (1) Interior and Environment, (2) Financial Services, (3) Transportation, Housing and Urban De…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing with the chair and commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). A wide range of energy issues…

President Trump spoke at a campaign rally for Representative Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who was running for the U.S. Senate against Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D).

The Senate continued work on the farm bill.

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held a meeting on the 2018 farm bill. The legislation is crafted and passed approximately every five years and covers programs that i…

Republican members of the House and Senate met with President Trump in the White House’s Cabinet Room to discuss the ongoing separation of children from their migrant parents at the U.S.-Mex…

The Senate voted to advance the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes defense programs and policies for the upcoming fiscal year.

The Senate confirmed Brian Montgomery to be assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development and passed a Veterans Choice health care bill

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen testified before a Senate committee on her department’s policies concerning a range of issues. Among them were drug trafficking at the southern b…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs held a hearing to consider the Veterans Affairs Department’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. Senior VA o…