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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…

The 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…

Colette 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…

Eli 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…

The 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…

Peiter “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…

Peiter “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…

Peiter “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…

The 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…

Law 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…

During 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…

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland testified on funding levels for her department in fiscal year 2023.

The 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…

In a 65-33 vote, the Senate approved a bipartisan bill intended to reduce gun violence. The legislation expands background checks for gun buyers 21 or younger, provides grants to states for “red…

A father who lost his son in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, mass school shooting, a pediatrician, and the Phoenix police chief were among a group of people who testified before the Senate Judiciary…

Former 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…

Steven 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…

Agriculture Department Secretary Tom Vilsack testified at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on his agency’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. Secretary Vilsack expressed concern about funding for…

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mark Milley said the world is witnessing, “the greatest threat to peace and security of Europe and perhaps the world in my 42 years in uniform.” General Milley made…