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The Senate approved a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the government through the end of fiscal year 2021. The measure included $900 billion in coronavirus pandemic economic relief aid.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on election security and administration issues. Witnesses included former Solicitor General Ken Starr, U.S. Ele…

The Senate approved a two-day continuing resolution to fund the government beyond the midnight deadline. Members also considered the nomination of Fernando Aenlle-Rocha to be a U.S. District…

The Senate worked on the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The Senate confirmed three nominees to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Allen Dickerson (R), Shana Broussard (D), and Sean Cooksey (R). Lawmakers also debated resolutions to ban arms sa…

The Senate Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on congressional oversight of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation into possible ties between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian…

Senate Republicans spoke with reporters about a range of issues outside their daily luncheon meeting on Capitol Hill. Note: there are long pauses between each senator. Scroll forward to get …

Senate Republican leaders held a news conference one week after the 2020 presidential election. The senators spoke briefly about their election success and the importance of the Georgia Sena…

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testified before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on future NASA missions and changes the agency had made during the coronavirus …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified on social media content moderation before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committ…

Senate Republicans made remarks to the media after Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to be a Supreme Court associate justice in a 52-48 vote. No Democrats and one Republican voted agains…

The Senate returned for a Saturday session to debate the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, despite Democratic requests to Republicans to wait to vote until after th…

The Senate convened and continued the previous legislative day, as members the previous evening recessed rather than adjourned. Senators continued work on the nomination of Michael Newman to…

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) met with Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill. As part of the confirmation process, it is customary for the nominee to meet with senators i…

FBI Director Christopher Wray, National Counterterrorism Center Director Chris Miller, and Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli testified on national security and global …

The Senate approved a House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government through December 11, 2020. Funding was due to expire at midnight the same day. The vote was 84-10, with ten Re…

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) officials, university leaders, and former student athletes testified at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on college athlete compensation. A…

The Senate Homeland Security Committee held a confirmation hearing for Chad Wolf to formally become head of the department. The acting secretary addressed such topics as foreign interference…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Roderick Young to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. Members also voted to move forward on a House-passed continuing …

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-6 in a party line vote to authorize Chair Ron Johnson (R-WI) to issue subpoenas and deposition with approximately 40 i…