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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appeared before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to testify on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request for his department. While…

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf testified at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget request. Members asked about the…

The Senate confirmed four U.S. District Court nominations: Joshua Kindred for Alaska; Matthew Schelp for Eastern Missouri; John Fitzgerald Kness for Northern Illinois; and Philip Halpern for…

Prior to the final vote in the impeachment trial of President Trump, senators spoke about the reasons for their votes. Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Majority Leader Mitch…

In this first portion of day 9 of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, senators asked questions of the House impeachment managers and the president’s defense team. Topics included the…

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), along with Democratic senators and representatives, held a news conference on U.S.-Iran tensions. They discussed the War Powers Act legislation and the role of…

The Senate confirmed Paul Ray’s nomination for administrator of the White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).

Government officials and health care professionals testified on efforts to address the opioid epidemic before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Officials with the White House, Justice…

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his report on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuse allegations related…

The Senate passed the two 2020 domestic spending packages funding the government through the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2020, thus averting a government shutdown. Senators also…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the USA Freedom Act, which bans the bulk collection of private records. Among the witnesses testifying were officials from the FBI,…

Senators paid tribute to Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), who was retiring at the end of the month. Senator Isakson also gave his farewell speech. Later, members voted in favor of limiting…

The Senate voted 74-20 in favor of a House-passed continuing resolution funding the government through December 20, 2019, to avoid a government shutdown. Members also voted to limit debate on Dan…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Barbara Lagoa to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Eleventh Circuit, and Adrian Zuckerman to be U.S. ambassador to Romania.

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Appropriations Committee ranking member, assessed the status of appropriations legislation in Congress, two weeks before continuing resolution was set to…

The Senate passed a fiscal year 2020 domestic spending bill, focusing on the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment, and Housing and Urban…

The Senate continued work on fiscal year 2020 domestic spending, including the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment, and Housing and Urban…

The Senate continued work on fiscal year 2020 domestic spending, including the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment and Housing and Urban…

The Senate confirmed Andrew Bremberg’s nomination for U.S. representative to the United Nations office in Geneva. Members also voted to limit initial debate on H.R. 3055, a House-passed…

The Senate passed a joint disapproval resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration for the U.S. southern border. In March 2019, members first voted 59-41 in…