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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 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…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) held a news conference with Republican colleagues to discuss U.S. support for Israel.

The Senate voted to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau small business lending rule. The vote was 53-44. Members recessed to attend a classified briefing with Secretary of State …

Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and several other Republican senators held a news conference to express their support for House Republicans on negotiations over the debt limit.

The Senate rejected a resolution to repeal rules set by the Department of Education for charter schools, and members also confirmed Francisco Mora’s nomination be an Organization of American…

The Senate approved changes to a global climate agreement to reduce hydrofluorocarbons, which are gases commonly used in air conditioning and refrigerators. Members also voted in favor of li…

The Senate continued work on judicial nominations, including confirming Sarah Merriam’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Members also confirmed David Pekoski t…

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 …

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said domestic oil production has increased in the United States over the last year as she addressed concerns over energy production and prices. Her statement c…

The Senate confirmed three nominations: Nina Morrison, U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of New York; Todd Harper, member of the National Credit Union Administration; and Am…

Canadian officials, including the Canadian minister of natural resources, and Alberta, Canada Premier Jason Kenney, testified at a Senate Energy Committee hearing on the importance of streng…

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and party colleagues held a news conference to discuss rising gas prices.

In a 49-51 vote, the Senate blocked consideration of a bill to protect a woman’s right to have an abortion. Sixty votes were needed to begin debate and amend the bill. All Republicans voted …

Senator Rob Portman (R-PA) and Republican colleagues hold a news conference to discuss the Biden administration’s lifting of Title 42 COVID-19 restrictions at the border.

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and other Senate Republicans spoke with reporters about high gas prices and U.S. energy policy.

Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) held a news conference with several of his Republican colleagues to discuss border security and plans by the Biden administration to end Title 42 COVID-19 pandemic…

Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and a group of Republican senators held a news conference to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky address to Congress on the Russian invasion of his coun…

A top Shell USA, Inc. executive and energy experts testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The hearing focused on rising gas prices, domestic oil production, and …

Senator Risch (R-ID), the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and other Republican senators spoke with reporters about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.