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David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, and Christopher Ford, assistant secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation, testified on U.S. policy to…

The Senate confirmed Matthews McFarland’s nomination to be a U.S. district judge for the Southern District of Ohio. Members also voted to limited debate on several other judicial nominations…

The Senate confirmed Lawrence Vandyke’s judicial nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and also voted to limit debate on three other nominations: John Sullivan, amba…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Richard Myers for Eastern North Carolina and Sherri Lydon for South Carolina. Members also confirmed Robert Duncan’s appointment as …

Senators paid tribute to Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), who was retiring at the end of the month. Senator Isakson also gave his farewell speech. Later, members voted in favor of limiting deb…

The Senate voted 74-20 in favor of a House-passed continuing resolution funding the government through December 20, 2019, to avoid a government shutdown. Members also voted to limit debate o…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Barbara Lagoa to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Eleventh Circuit, and Adrian Zuckerman to be U.S. ambassador to Romania.

The Senate confirmed Robert Luck’s nomination to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Eleventh Circuit. Members also voted to limit debate on the nomination of Barbara Lagoa to also be a…

The Senate confirmed Steven Menashi’s nomination to be a circuit court judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee convened a hearing to examine the pros and cons of the Growing American Innovation Now (GAIN) Act. Under this bill, there would be less regu…

Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams testified on substance abuse treatment before the Senate Finance Committee. Dr. Adams outlined various strategies to combat the opioid epidemic including imp…

The Senate considered David Tapp’s judicial nomination for a 15-year term on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which hears monetary claims cases against the U.S. government.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan’s nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to Russia. Mr. Sullivan was asked repeatedly about Presiden…

The Senate passed a fiscal year 2020 domestic spending bill, focusing on the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment, and Housing and Urban Development.…

The Senate continued work on a fiscal year 2020 domestic spending bill, including the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment, and Housing and Urban Dev…

The casket of the late Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) arrived at the U.S. Capitol for a ceremony before lying in state. Leadership from both the House and Senate made remarks, includi…

The Senate took up a resolution to repeal a Treasury Department rule that puts caps on state and local income tax deductions. The chamber also continued work on fiscal year 2020 domestic spe…

Ambassador James Jeffrey, the Trump administration’s special envoy to Syria, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria and Turkey’s military…

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning U.S. policy toward Iran. In addition, members asked about the potential imp…

The Senate blocked a disapproval resolution terminating the Trump administration’s new Environmental Protection Agency rule on carbon emissions standards for power plants, replacing Presiden…