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Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Mark Warner (D-VA) were interviewed as part of the New York Times “TimesTalks” series. They talked about bipartisanship. Other topics included Republican effor…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider the rules and guidelines for the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons. Members considered the conditions under whic…

Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). They told t…

Three State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development officials testified at a hearing on U.S.-Myanmar relations, with a focus on the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in that nati…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Food for Peace program, as well as on ways to distribute food aid more effectively around the worl…

The Senate Budget Committee continued its markup of its version of a fiscal year 2018 federal budget. The legislation lays the groundwork for Republicans to advance their tax bill through th…

After returning from a break for floor votes, the Senate Budget Committee continued its markup of its version of a fiscal year 2018 federal budget. The legislation lays the groundwork for Re…

The Senate Budget Committee began the first day of markup on its version of a fiscal year 2018 budget that lays the groundwork for Republicans to advance their tax legislation. The budget re…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Corker (R-TN) spoke with reporters following a closed-door briefing concerning a series of unexplained health incidents that have affected 22 U.S…

State Department officials testified at a hearing on the efficacy of unilateral and multilateral sanctions against North Korea in response to its pursuit of a nuclear weapons program. They a…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nominations of former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman to be ambassador to Russia and A. Wess Mitchell to serve as assistant…

The Senate continued work on the $692 billion Defense Authorization bill for fiscal year 2018. Senators also voted to table an amendment offered by Senator Rand Paul that would sunset curren…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for several State Department posts, including the U.S. ambassadors to Afghanistan and Bahrain and the executive director no…

Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) spoke to reporters following a meeting about sanctions on North Korea in response to recent nuclear and ballistic missile tests conducted by that country.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for pending judicial and Justice Department nominees. The judicial nominees were: Amy Coney Barrett, Seventh Circuit Court of Appea…

Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke to reporters about the bipartisan bill successfully marked up by the Foreign Relations Committee, which Senator Corker chairs. The …

Senators voted down the so-called skinny repeal health care amendment. Republican Senators McCain (R-AZ), Murkowski (R-AK), and Collins (R-ME) joined all Democrats in voting against it.

Senate Foreign Relations Chair Bob Corker (R-TN) spoke with David Ignatius about national security legislation moving through the House and Senate that would impose sanctions on Russia and I…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for the ambassador nominations to key U.S. allies, including Canada, Singapore, Italy, the United Kingdom, and NATO. Former…

Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) spoke with reporters about the meeting with President Trump on health care.