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Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) gave the State of the Budget address in Augusta. She discussed the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and thanked nurses, teachers, and frontline worker…

The House voted on a suspension bill debated earlier in the day.

President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered remarks in the East Room following their first bilateral meeting, with the prime minister participating remotely via vide…

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill held a moment of silence in memory of the 500,000 Americans who had died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began almost a year ago.

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules. Four of the bills rename post offices, including for two late U.S. representatives, Jim Ramstad (R-MN) and Joseph Rainey (R-…

President Biden held his first bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. President Biden provided welcome remarks telling Prime Minister Trudeau that “the United Sates h…

State Department Spokesperson Ned Price briefed reporters and responded to questions on a range of issues.

Senior national correspondent for Huffington Post Jonathan Cohn explained the history of the Affordable Care Act, what it has meant for Americans, and what is next for health coverage in the…

Georgetown Law Professor Rosa Brooks detailed her experiences in policing after becoming an armed reserve police officer in Washington, D.C. She was interviewed by Houston Police Chief and M…

Military historian James Carl Nelson looked at the efforts of U.S. Army Sergeant Alvin York, who was responsible for seizing German positions in the 1918 Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the last ma…

The Senate Select Intelligence Committee held a hearing on the SolarWinds cyber hack. They discussed how the cyber hack happened and why it took so long for the hackers to be detected. The p…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Tom Vilsack for secretary of the Department of Agriculture, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield for U.S. representative to the United Nations General Assembly.

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other Senate Republican leaders spoke with reporters following their party luncheon.

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke to Capitol Hill reporters.

The House convened for one-minute speeches.

President Biden and White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice participated in a virtual roundtable discussion with Black essential workers that included a pharmacist, grocery s…

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on news of the day. She took questions on a range of topics, including President Biden’s upcoming meeting with Canadian Prime Minister J…

Jayme Lemke, senior fellow with George Mason University’s Mercatus Center’s F. A. Hayek Program, talked about the social and economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the respo…

The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and then voted in favor of limiting debate on her nomination for U.S. representative to…

Executives with pharmaceutical companies producing a COVID-19 vaccine gave lawmakers an update on their progress with regards to research, production, and distribution. As of this hearing on…