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The Senate voted to begin debate a $1.7 trillion spending package for fiscal year 2023, as government funding was set to run out on Friday, December 23. Members also confirmed the nomination…

Small business owners and tax professionals testified before the Senate Finance Committee on the challenges of businesses collecting sales taxes for out-of-state purchases. Witnesses spoke a…

The Senate confirmed Jerry Blackwell to be a U.S. district court judge for Minnesota, and voted to limit debate on the nomination of Jeffery Hopkins to be a U.S. district judge for the South…

The Senate confirmed two judicial nominations: Frances Kay Behm, U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; and Kelley Brisbon Hodge, U.S. district judge for the Eastern Distr…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and National Counterterrorism Director Christine Abizaid testified on national security threats before the Sena…

A woman who was held in immigration detention for six months in 2020 at a Georgia federal facility gave emotional testimony at a Senate Homeland Security subcommittee hearing. She detailed a…

U.S. Archivist nominee Colleen Shogan and District of Columbia Superior and Appeals Court judge nominees were questioned during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee …

The Senate confirmed Maria del R. Antongiorgi-Jordan’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Puerto Rico. In a 62-36 vote, members also approved a resolution to end the COVID-19 p…

Senator Maggie Hassan (D) and Don Bolduc, candidates in New Hampshire’s 2022 U.S. Senate race, participated in a debate hosted by WMUR-TV in Manchester. They covered a number of topics, incl…

First lady Jill Biden made remarks at a campaign event for Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) in Manchester, Senator Maggie Hassan started the event and promoted Democrats running in New Hampshire…

Senator Maggie Hassan (D) and Don Bolduc (R), candidates in New Hampshire’s 2022 U.S. Senate race, participated in a debate hosted by New Hampshire PBS. During the debate, the candidates wer…

Women’s health care advocates testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Among the to…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, and other top publi…

Affordable housing experts, advocates, and stakeholders testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the impact of tax incentives on affordable housing. Topics included the housing sup…

Former Facebook and Twitter executives testified in the first panel of a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the business practices of their companies and …

Gary Rasicot, the Department of Homeland Security’s acting assistant secretary for countering weapons of mass destruction, testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affa…

Former Facebook and Twitter executives testified on the business practices of social media companies and the impact to national security before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental …

Executive branch officials testified at a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the continued rise of overdose deaths linked to fentanyl. Senators' questions cent…

CCD Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told a Senate committee that the Delta variant is responsible for 83% of all new COVID-19 cases. Dr. Anthony Fauci also testified about the National Instit…

The Senate approved the Inflation Reduction Act, the Democratic bill on tax policy, health care, and climate change. The vote was 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding to break …