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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the impacts of wildfires on electric grid resiliency. Lawmakers asked about wildfire mitigation technology, forest…

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…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair James Risch (R-ID) spoke about China’s economy and its political influences globally.

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…

President Trump met with several Republican senators and Turkish President Erdogan in the Oval Office. Senators pressed the Turkish leader on Russia, weapons, and attacks on Kurds in Syria a…

The Senate confirmed Danielle Hunsaker’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and voted to limit debate on a number of other judicial nominations.

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…

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…

The Senate voted to allow North Macedonia to join NATO, making the Balkan country the 30th member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Members also voted to advance Andrew Brembe…

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…

The Senate passed a joint disapproval resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration for the U.S. southern border. In March 2019, members first voted 59-41 in favor…

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…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine temporary and permanent storage options for nuclear waste. The hearing also considered the future of the Yucca Mou…

A Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee held a hearing to examine ways to increase water storage and conservation, specifically in Western states. Among the witnesses testifying w…

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…

Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada and President Trump’s nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation …

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

The Senate voted to block the Trump administration’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. The measures failed, however, to get enough support to overcome a presi…

The Senate confirmed several nominees for district court judges in Texas, Florida, and Louisiana. Lawmakers also advanced the motion to proceed to S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization…