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State Department officials testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for Latin American and Ca…

Amid the Israel-Hamas war, U.S. ambassador to Israel nominee Jack Lew testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In light of Iran’s long-standing support for Hamas, several Rep…

The Senate reconvened after recessing to attend a classified briefing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the director of National Intelligence, and the J…

The Senate approved the Inflation Reduction Act, the Democratic bill on tax policy, health care, and climate change. The vote was 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding to break …

The Senate approved a resolution from Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) to repeal a White House Council on Environmental Quality rule changing the federal environmental permitting process. Members…

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 S…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member James Risch (R-ID) held a news conference to discuss border security. He was joined by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), John Barrasso (R-WY), Ma…

“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 i…

The Senate worked on instructions for negotiations between the House and Senate on a science and technology research bill. Both chambers have already passed separate versions of the legislat…

Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ms. Nuland said, “it is clear that Ru…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Amit Bose to be administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, and Gabriel Sanchez to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Republicans used their …

State Department officials testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. policy in Latin America and the Caribbean. The witnesses answered questions on a variety of topic…

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 …

Victoria Nuland, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. policy toward Russia. She addressed President Biden’s ea…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Rachel Rollins for U.S. attorney in Massachusetts, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote on both her confirmation and the clot…

The Senate considered the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The secretary was asked questions on a variety of topics, i…

The Senate voted 55-37 to limit debate on James Kvaal’s nomination for undersecretary of education, the top Education Department official overseeing higher education and student aid policies…

The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, 69-30. Vice President Kamala Harris read the final vote. All Democrats and 19 Republicans voted for the measure, including M…

Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representative Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) addressed the Faith and Freedom Conference in Kissimmee, Florida.