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The Senate continued debate on the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia.

Senators met to vote on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy in the military and the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair John Kerry, Senate Armed Forces Chair Carl Levin, and Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein talked about the new Strategic Arms…

The Senate approved the compromise proposal to extend the tax cuts and began debate on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

Witnesses testified on pipeline safety and the September 9th natural gas pipeline explosion in a San Bruno, California. The incident killed several people and destroyed almost 40 homes.…

The Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on a vote of 63 to 37.

The Senate Select Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of James Clapper to be Director of National Intelligence. In his testimony he pledged to improve…

Committee members spoke about the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court and their opposition or support for her confirmation. Following their statements…

Three nominees to the Federal Reserve Board testified a day after the board released a new economic forecast that lowered expectations for economic growth. They talked about the state of…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held its third day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. Committee members began a second…

The Senate unanimously approved the nomination of General David Petraeus to oversee the Afghanistan war, replacing General Stanley McChrystal, who resigned the previous week.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held its second day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. In the first round of questioning,…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, members and the nominee presented opening…

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Michael Bromwich, the new director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, testified on the reorganization of the Minerals Management Service. Among the…