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The Senate convened for a legislative session and resumed consideration of H.R.5949, the FISA bill. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R.1, the Emergency Supplemental…

The Senate convened for a legislative session and resumed consideration of H.R.5949, the FISA bill. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R.1, the Emergency Supplemental…

The Senate convened and began consideration of H.R. 5949, the FISA bill. Brian Schatz (D-HI) was sworn in as the replacement for Senator Daniel Inouye, who died on December 17, 2012.

Senators Feinstein (D-CA) and Blumenthal (D-CT) responded to the NRA’s statement and proposal. They criticized the NRA’s proposal to have armed security outside schools following the…

The Senate resumed for an hour of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of amendments to S. 3254, the defense authorization bill. The Senate adjourned as a mark of further…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) spoke to reporters after hearing testimony from former CIA Director David Petraeus at a closed hearing of the Senate Select…

The leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee reported on their closed hearing on the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Chairman Feinstein…

The U.S. Senate continued debate on a bill to expand hunting and fishing on federal lands. Senator John McCain filed a resolution calling for a bipartisan joint investigation into the…

Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of her leadership and steadfast commitment to human rights and for promoting freedom, peace and democracy in her home country of…

Participants talked about U.S. foreign policy in the Obama administration and how foreign policy issues could effect the 2012 presidential election campaign. Among the topics they addressed…

Sponsors of the cybersecurity bill spoke with reporters after the legislation failed to clear a procedural vote on the Senate floor.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Witnesses testified on the U.S. Egg Production Regulation Bill, S. 3239. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), one of the witnesses and the bill’s sponsor, explained that the bill was an…

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) spoke about U.S.-global intelligence and security issues. In her remarks, she said that Iran’s nuclear program could be cataclysmic for the entire Middle…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chair Martin Dempsey testified on defense spending in light of automatic cuts, known as sequestration, scheduled to go into effect in January…

Eric Holder testified at an oversight hearing. Much of the hearing focused on national security leaks and the government’s “Fast and Furious” operation aimed at arresting members of drug cartels.…

Leaders of both the House and Senate Select intelligence Committees held a press conference on the recent classified national security information leaks. News reports had detailed government…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of S 3187, the Food and Drug Administration user fee reauthorization bill. *At 4:30pm, the Senate…