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The Senate confirmed Seth Aframe’s nomination to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Boston-based First Circuit, which hears federal appeals from U.S. District Courts in Maine, Massachu…

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…

“I think Speaker Johnson, on the one hand, is in a very difficult position. He’s got these 30 hard right MAGA Republicans who want the government to shut down, who just want to be destructiv…

During the early morning hours, the Senate passed (70-29) legislation providing $95.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. In the final hours of debate, a group of Republic…

Following leadership remarks on the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who passed away the previous evening, lawmakers continued working on legislation to extend funding through Novem…

The Senate continued work on its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Armed Services Committee Jack Reed (D-RI) and other Democrats came to the floor to condem…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and several women Democratic senators spoke to reporters at the one-year mark of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decisio…

The Senate voted 67-28 to officially begin debate on a bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF) against Iraq.

In an 81-14 vote, the Senate approved a House-passed resolution repealing a District of Columbia law reducing penalties for certain crimes, including carjackings, burglaries, and robberies. …

Vice President Kamala Harris held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected and re-elected senators. The event happens at the start of each Congress in the Old Senate Chamber. The…

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…

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 …

The Senate confirmed three nominations: Chavonda Jacobs-Young, undersecretary of agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics; Kenneth Wainstein, Department of Homeland Security unders…

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 …

The Senate worked on instructions for negotiations between the House and Senate on a science and technology research bill. Both chambers have already passed separate versions of the legislat…

With Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over the final 53-47 vote, the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court, making her the 116th justice and th…

The Senate confirmed several nominations, including Victoria Calvert, U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Georgia, and Ruth Bermudez Montenegro, U.S. district judge for the Sout…

A bipartisan group of senators led by Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) held a news conference on Senate approval of a $107 billion House-passed bill to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service.

By a 49-51 margin, the Senate blocked the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 from advancing to a final passage vote. Sixty votes were needed. No Republicans voted for the le…

The Senate voted to discharge from committee Holly Thomas' judicial nomination to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Members also confirmed three nominations: Nicholas Burns to be U.S.…