Seema Nanda, solicitor of labor for the U.S. Labor Department, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee there has been an 88% increase since 2019 in the number of children employed il…
3,177 viewsRepublican Senators, including Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), criticized the administration’s border policies during a press co…
14,525 viewsThe Senate confirmed the nomination of Nathalie Rayes to be U.S. ambassador to Croatia. Republicans blocked consideration of legislation providing emergency aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwa…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,345 viewsSenators John Cornyn (R-TX), Mark Warner (D-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and others spoke to reporters about President Biden’s emergency supplemental aid request for Ukraine and the impasse o…
105 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court judicial nominations: Micah Smith, District of Hawaii; and Jamel Semper, District of New Jersey. Members also advanced other nominees, including …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,482 viewsThe Senate approved a House-passed short-term spending bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown before a midnight deadline on November 17, 2023. The legislation extends government fu…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,214 viewsNCAA President Charlie Baker, Big Ten Commissioner Tony Pettiti, four-time national team gymnast Trinity Thomas, and others testifIed on compensation for college athletes for their name, ima…
1,384 viewsSenators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) held a news conference to discuss what the U.S. response should be if Iran or its proxies seek to widen the war in the Middle Eas…
488 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s multibillion-dollar supplemental funding requests for the…
3,399 viewsIllinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias (D) joined advocates for and against book bans in testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Mr. Giannoulias focused on Illinois' new ant…
5,289 viewsSenate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that the committee would pursue subpoenas for Republican donor Harlan Crow and conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo as par…
2,619 viewsA former U.S. visa holder who moved to America as a young child with his parents from the Netherlands joined immigration policy experts to testify and offer recommendations to congressional …
2,206 viewsThe Senate completed work on and passed a three-bill package for fiscal year 2024 federal spending for the Departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Vete…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,337 viewsThe Senate confirmed Jessica Looman’s nomination for Department of Labor administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. Lawmakers also began work on a three-bill fiscal year 2024 spending pack…
View in Congressional Chronicle691 viewsSenator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke with reporters following a closed door Senate briefing on the war and situation in Ukraine.
558 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill along party lines that aims to establish a code of ethics for the Supreme Court. Throughout the markup, Republican members voiced their opposit…
2,677 viewsAdvocates testified on the civil rights of LGBTQ Americans, especially for transgender youths, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Witnesses included 16-year-old transgender girl Harleigh…
87,259 viewsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley testified on on the fiscal year 2024 Defense Department budget before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.…
2,271 viewsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testified on U.S.-China relations, competitiveness, and national security investment b…
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