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American History TV was live from Fort Monroe for the 400th anniversary ceremony commemorating the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia and the dedication of a new visitor center.

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…

Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist testified on the full financial audit of the Pentagon before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee. Mr. Norquist touched on the importance of an audit …

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on a government report detailing poor living conditions for military personnel in privatized housing. Lawmakers' questions focused on what …

The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court judicial nominations: Jennifer Wilson, Middle District of Pennsylvania, and Lee Rudofsky, Eastern District of Arkansas. Lawmakers also confirmed …

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…

Senate Democratic leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talked about the legislative agenda, the killing of I…

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

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Navy Vice Admiral Charles Richard to become commander of U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the U.S. nuclear arsenal. …

The Senate confirmed Justin Walker’s nomination to be a U.S. district court judge for the Western District of Kentucky. The chamber also continued work on fiscal year 2020 domestic spending.

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…

A Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee held a hearing to examine a report released by the Syria Study Group (SSG) on recommendations for U.S. policy in Syria. The co-chairs of the group pre…

Senate Democratic leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reacted to news that President Trump would release th…

Eugene Scalia testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on his nomination to serve as Labor secretary. He addressed a number of topics with lawmakers, inclu…

The Senate Armed Service Committee held a confirmation hearing for Ryan McCarthy to become Army secretary and Barbara Barrett to become Air Force secretary. The two witnesses fielded questio…

The Senate confirmed several nominations: Stephen Akard for director of the Foreign Missions Office, Dale Cabaniss for director of the Office of Personnel Management, and James Byrne for dep…

The Senate confirmed Kelly Craft’s nomination to be U.S. representative to the United Nations General Assembly.

The Senate Health Committee held a hearing examining bipartisan legislation aimed at lowering the cost of health care. Witnesses agreed that the “Lower Health Care Costs Act” was the right a…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on international defense cooperation and the Arms Export Control Act. R. Clarke Cooper, the assistant secretary of state for political-m…