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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on improving cybersecurity for the energy sector. Senators and witnesses stressed the importance of safeguarding the nation’s…

The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care held a hearing on testing, treatment, and the financial impacts of Alzheimer’s disease. Experts in the field testified on where research stands…

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Jay Clayton virtually testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. The day before the hearing, Mr. Clayton annou…

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the response of their respective agencies to the coronavirus pandemic. The two witnesses called on Congr…

The Senate confirmed Christopher Waller to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for a term of 14 years from February 1, 2016. Members also confirmed Liam Hardy for a 15-year…

The Senate Rules Committee held a hearing on two new Smithsonian museums proposals: the American Women’s History Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino. Senators from both par…

The Senate Rules and Administration Committee held a confirmation hearing for three nominees to the Federal Election Commission (FEC): Shana Broussard, Sean Cooksey and Allen Dickerson. The …

The Senate Banking Committee held a virtual hearing on oversight of financial regulators. Among the witnesses were Randal Quarles, vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve System an…

The Senate convened to consider Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In a session that lasted from Sunday afternoon, thr…

A Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee examined various pieces of legislation addressing wildfires and forest management. This hearing came as wildfires devastated large swaths o…

The Senate worked on Michael Jay Newman’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Ohio. Republicans blocked a Democratic motion to begin work on a bill that…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee about the coronavirus' impact on the economy. They discussed issues re…

A Senate Finance subcommittee held a hearing to discuss global trade competitiveness issues concerning online censorship by countries such as China. Actor Richard Gere, chair of the Internat…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. district judge nominations for Northern Illinois: Iain Johnson and Franklin Valderrama.

Several Democratic senators spoke on the the chamber floor about a recent Atlantic story alleging that President Trump called dead American service members “suckers” and “losers.” Senator Ke…

The Senate confirmed Christy Wiegand to be U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Lawmakers also advanced two other District Court nominations: Thomas Cullen for…

Speakers in day one of the 2020 Democratic National Convention included former first lady Michelle Obama; Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT); former Ohio Governor John …

The Senate convened for a period of morning business with members permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes. No votes were taken.

The Senate convened for a period of morning business with members permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes. No votes were taken.

Senators spoke on various subjects as, off the floor, negotiations continued on another coronavirus pandemic economic relief bill continued.