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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Jay Clayton testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee about oversight of his federal agency. In opening remarks,…

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 Eric Komitee’s nomination to be a judge for the Eastern District of New York. Members also voted in favor of limiting debate on John Sinatra nomination to be a U.S. Dist…

The Senate continued consideration of judicial nominations.

Boeing President and CEO Dennis Muilenburg testified about the safety of the 737 MAX airplane at a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee. Mr. Muilenburg apologized to the families of …

The Senate confirmed Andrew Bremberg’s nomination for U.S. representative to the United Nations office in Geneva. Members also voted to limit initial debate on H.R. 3055, a House-passed fisc…

The Senate considered a treaty that would allow North Macedonia to join NATO, making the Balkan country the 30th member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The Senate Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to examine what improvements are needed for the nation’s air traffic control system. Officials from various air traffic cont…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency outlined their proposals for housing finance refo…

Four federal transportation policy officials testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on safety issues and proposed legislation extending national surface t…

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testified about the agency’s exploration strategy to return to the moon and to successfully execute a manned mission to Mars. He talked about staffing and …

' Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on U.S. monetary policy and the state of the economy. He told senators the nati…

The Senate confirmed Peter Phipps' nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Lawmakers also considered several other judicial and ambassadorial nominations, including Tr…

The Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee held a hearing to examine Amtrak’s services and operations. Amtrak president and CEO Richard Anderson was among the witnesses who testified. …

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission members testified before a Senate Commerce subcommittee on hazardous products and consumer safety. Acting commission chair Ann Marie Buerkle announced…

The Senate passed the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a $750 billion defense programs and policy bill.

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on the fiscal year 2020 budget requests for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and…

The Senate Banking Committee held an oversight hearing with the nation’s financial regulators. The heads of the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC), Federal Reserve Board of Governor…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on the fiscal year …

The Senate confirmed Kenneth Lee’s nomination to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.