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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…

Financial regulators testified at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on oversight of the banking system, including the cryptocurrency market. This hearing occurred after the recent collapse…

CEOs from the country’s six largest banks, including Jamie Dimon from JPMorgan Chase, Jane Fraser from Citigroup, and Brian Moynihan from Bank of America, testified at a Senate Banking…

Treasury and Justice Department officials testified at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the effectiveness of U.S. sanctions against Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. Elizabeth Rosenberg,…

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testified before the Senate Banking Committee at an oversight hearing of his agency. In response to a question on the importance of climate risk…

Lieutenant General Chance Saltzman, President Biden’s nominee to lead the U.S. Space Force, said he is concerned with Russia and China’s interests, commitment, and funding to increase their…

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane and Federal Insurance Office Director Steven Seitz testified at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on current practices in the insurance…

Homeless advocates testified about the need for more affordable housing and federal support to address homelessness across the country. The witnesses, who represented several organizations…

State and Defense Department officials testified on instability in the Sahel, an African region south of the Sahara Desert stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. Members of the…

“February 24 fundamentally changed the perspective of both Finland and Sweden,” said Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said a recession caused by interest rate hikes is “certainly a possibility,” while testifying on the the economy and inflation during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on…

General Christopher Cavoli testified at his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to become the next NATO supreme allied commander. Of NATO and the United States, General Cavoli in…

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) talked about the vote in the Senate on whether to codify Roe v. Wade and draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn the law.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report to Congress and the state of the U.S. financial system. Secretary…

As she testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on global threats and national security, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said Russian President Putin would not be satisfied with…

“We are facing crisis deterrence dynamics right now that we have only seen a few times in our nation’s history,” said U.S. Strategic Command Commander Admiral Charles Richard. He and other…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss President Biden’s foreign policy and fiscal year 2023 budget request for the department. Secretary…

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra appeared before the Senate Banking Committee to speak about the agency’s semiannual report. The director responded to a variety of…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley testified on the department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The…

The Senate continued work on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and confirmed James O’Brien as State Department sanctions coordinator. Also, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led…