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The Senate confirmed Dr. Atul Gawande’s nomination to be assistant administrator for Global Health at the U.S. Agency for International Aid annd Rahm Emanuel to be U.S. ambassador to Japan,…

The Senate voted to discharge from committee Holly Thomas' judicial nomination to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Members also confirmed three nominations: Nicholas Burns to be…

The Senate approved the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The final vote was 88-11. Members also confirmed several judicial nominations, including Jennifer Sung to the…

Military officials, legal experts, and advocates testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the ongoing operation of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Witnesses answered questions on a variety of…

The Senate voted to advance the Acting Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel’s nomination to serve another term on the commission. Members also paid tribute to the…

The Senate approved a House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government through February 18, 2022, thus avoiding a shutdown ahead of a December 3 deadline. An amendment to the measure…

The Senate confirmed Graham Steele’s nomination for assistant secretary of the treasury for financial institutions, and voted to limit debate on Robert Bonnie’s nomination for…

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced that he would retire at the end of his eighth term in 2023. Elected in 1974, he was the president pro tempore and longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate…

The Senate confirmed Michael Connor’s nomination for assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, and Robert Santos' nomination for director of the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Senate confirmed four nominations: Benjamin Harris, assistant treasury secretary for economic policy; Isobel Coleman, USAID deputy administrator for policy and programming; Jeffrey Prieto for assistant administrator and…

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Senate Democratic leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon. Senator Schumer also announced that…

The Senate Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research held a hearing focused on nutrition. Topics included health care, federal subsidies, food production,…

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Topics included an October memo on threats against school boards and officials,…

In a 49-51 vote, the Senate blocked S. 2747, the Freedom to Vote Act. Sixty votes were needed to begin debate on the Democratic elections and voting rights bill. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) changed his vote…

The Senate voted to limit debate on Christine P. O’Hearn’s nomination to the a U.S. district court judge for the District of New Jersey.

Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. The legislation…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Paloma Adams-Allen to be deputy administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Lauren King to be U.S. District Court judge…

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on reauthorizing the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. Other topics discussed included the FBI’s…

The Senate approved a bill to fund the federal government through December 3, 2021, and sent it to the House for consideration ahead of the midnight deadline to avert a government shutdown. Members…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the recently-passed Texas law that bans abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law through its use of the emergency “shadow”…