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The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee met in executive session to consider President Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos to be the education secretary. Senators debated h…

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…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nomination of John Sullivan to be State Department’s deputy secretary. Mr. Sullivan previously served as deputy secretary of comm…

The Senate continued work on the nomination of John Bush to be a judge on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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…

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…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee convened a hearing on federal response to the nation’s opioid epidemic. Witnesses included National Institutes of Health Director F…

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 met for a period of morning business and general speeches.

Congressional Democrats held an impromptu rally after the Senate voted 51-50 in favor of a motion to proceed to health care legislation. All Democrats and Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and …

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democratic leaders briefed reporters and responded to questions on their party’s legislative agenda. Senator Schumer called on Republica…

The Senate session of Monday, February 6, 2017, resumed at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday to continue debate on the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to be attorney general. Senator Sessions …

Senators Grassley (R-IA), Hatch (R-UT), Murphy (D-CT), and Wyden (D-OR) spoke on the chamber floor about gun background checks for mentally ill persons. Republicans senators argued for repea…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to be Interior secretary. Senators later took up the nomination of Dr. Ben Carson for Housing and Urban Development se…

Dr. Scott Gottlieb testified at a confirmation hearing on his nomination to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He said his priorities at the FDA would be combating op…

A bipartisan group of governors testified on ways to lower health care premium costs and to stabilize the individual insurance market. They discussed allowing states more flexibility to inno…

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta testified on his department’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. Topics included the impact on jobs if the Affordable Care Act were replaced, expanding apprent…

The Senate approved a treaty allowing Montenegro to join the NATO alliance.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee heard from health insurance experts on their recommendations to stabilize the individual health insurance markets and lower premium…

The U.S. Senate Sergeant-at-Arms and the U.S. Capitol Police chief testified at a hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2018 budget for the Capitol Hill protocol and law enforcement entities. …