Senate Session
The Senate concluded the impeachment trial of President Clinton with final votes on the articles of impeachment. Article I, perjury, failed to receive a two-thirds majority by a vote of 45…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,580 viewsThe Senate concluded the impeachment trial of President Clinton with final votes on the articles of impeachment. Article I, perjury, failed to receive a two-thirds majority by a vote of 45…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,580 viewsSenators on the Intelligence Committee reacted to a closed door briefing on recovered classified documents at the personal homes and office of President Biden and former President Trump.
518 viewsSenator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) spoke with reporters after a Senate Intelligence Committee briefing about the classified documents found in residences and offices of former President Trump,…
573 viewsThe 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…
View in Congressional Chronicle981 viewsColette Peters, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, testified on oversight of the agency before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators questioned her on reports of sexual abuse committed by…
1,345 viewsThe Senate Rules Committee met to debated the Bipartisan Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Act. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during his opening statement said that, barring…
1,325 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the legal impact, financial cost, and human toll of U.S. drone strikes conducted over the past two decades. Topics included the 2001…
784 viewsThe Senate voted to begin debate on a House-passed marriage equality legislation protecting same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. The bill would require states to recognize…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,077 viewsEli Rosenbaum, director of human rights enforcement and strategy at the Justice Department, called on Congress to address gaps in federal laws that aim to hold international war crime perpetrators…
1,821 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss a Justice Department task force addressing threats against election officials. Witnesses included officials from the Justice Department, the…
4,051 viewsLaw enforcement leaders testified on the increasing violence against police officers nationwide. The Senate Judiciary Committee convened the hearing to hear directly from police as senators consider…
880 viewsPeiter “Mudge” Zatko, a former Twitter security executive, testified on privacy and security issues relating to the social media company before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His testimony…
10,637 viewsPeiter “Mudge” Zatko, a former Twitter security executive, testified on his concerns with the company’s privacy and security policies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His testimony…
21 viewsPeiter “Mudge” Zatko, a former Twitter security executive, testified on his concerns with the company’s privacy and security policies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His testimony…
FBI Director Christopher Wray focused on the rise in violent crime during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, stressing to lawmakers the issue is a “real problem” nationwide and one…
15,032 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the legal concerns following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jacson Women’s Health Organization. The outcome of that case brought…
50,544 viewsDuring testimony at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on civilian access to military-style assault weapons, Highland Park, Illinois, Mayor Nancy Rotering called on Congress to…
1,876 viewsInterior Secretary Deb Haaland testified on funding levels for her department in fiscal year 2023.
376 viewsSteven Dettelbach, President Biden’s nominee to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), said his “thoughts are very much with the community in Texas…
1,912 viewsFormer Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield, whose mother was killed in the mass shooting at Tops Market in Buffalo, said if there is nothing lawmakers are willing to do to end domestic terrorism, then, “you…
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