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The Senate confirmed two U.S. District judge nominations: Sanket Bulsara, Eastern District of New York; and Eric Schulte, District of South Dakota. A vote to repeal the Treasury Department r…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and leadership colleagues spoke to reporters at the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon.

Following their weekly caucus lunch meeting, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and party colleagues spoke to reporters.

The Senate continued work on a five-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. Current FAA programs were due to expire at midnight on May 10.

The Senate continued work on House-passed legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for two years. Section 702 allows the U.S. to monitor for…

The Senate confirmed Ann Marie McIff Allen’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Utah. Members also approved a joint resolution of disapproval to block a Federal Highway Adminis…

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters about the importance of holding a trial …

The Senate confirmed Jose Javier Rodriguez to be the assistant labor secretary for Employment and Training. Lawmakers also approved a bipartisan measure to repeal a U.S. Department of Agricu…

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters. Senator McConnell (R-KY) talked about I…

The Senate confirmed Dennis Hankins’s nomination for U.S. ambassador to Haiti. Mr. Hankins was nominated by President Biden in May 2023, and the Port-au-Prince-based post had been without a …

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters. Senator McConnell (R-KY) urged House Sp…

The Senate worked on a House-passed government funding measure. This bill would extend funding for part of the government beyond the March 8 deadline until the end of the fiscal year on Sept…

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters about the legislative agenda. Senator Mc…

Following their weekly caucus lunch meeting, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and party colleagues spoke to reporters. “Under no circumstances does anybody want to shut the government …

Following their weekly caucus lunch meeting, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and party colleagues spoke with reporters. Senator McConnell said the Senate was working hard on a bipart…

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other members of Senate Republican leadership spoke with reporters.

The Senate passed the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an extension of the FISA surveillance aut…

The 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…

During a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urged his colleagues to vote “no” on a motion to proceed to a shell bi…

During a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and leadership colleagues reiterated their call on President Biden to …