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The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jerry Edwards Jr. to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Louisiana, and voted to limit debate on the nomination of Brandon Long …

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Nathalie Rayes to be U.S. ambassador to Croatia. Republicans blocked consideration of legislation providing emergency aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwa…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee holds an annual oversight hearing of Wall Street firms, with CEOs from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and …

The Senate Aging Committee held a hearing to examine how scammers are using artificial intelligence to create voice clones and deepfakes to target older Americans. Philadelphia attorney Gary…

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg said the allegations of “pervasive sexual harassment” by FDIC regulators detailed in a recent article from The Wall Street…

The Senate completed work on and passed a three-bill package for fiscal year 2024 federal spending for the Departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Vete…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jack Lew to be U.S. ambassador to Israel. Lawmakers also continued work on the three-bill package for fiscal year 2024 federal spending for the Departm…

Witnesses with rare diseases, advocates for medical ethics, and therapeutic industry professionals discussed access to research and treatment for rare diseases before the Senate Special Agin…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on how to better combat financing for terrorism. This occurred amid Hamas' recent attack on Israel and Iran’s long-stan…

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) promoted President Biden’s economic policies at the Center for American Progress' annual IDEAS conference in Washington, D.C. She credited the American Rescue…

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testified on oversight of his agency before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Several of the committee’s senators…

Policy advocates, including Consumer Federation of America’s Insurance Director Douglas Heller, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on challenges in the property insurance market a…

The Senate continued work on its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Armed Services Committee Jack Reed (D-RI) and other Democrats came to the floor to condem…

Transplant recipients and organ procurement professionals testified on the effectiveness of the organ transplant system before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care. They discussed …

Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr., nominee to be Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, highlighted his military career and said he “is mindful of the security challenges” facing the nation, as he testified…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that even though the Federal Reserve did not raise interest rates at their last meeting, there is a strong possibility of one to two interest rate hi…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Julie Rikelman to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

The Senate voted to begin debate on a House-passed resolution repealing an Education Department rule on federal student loan forgiveness.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr and other federal and state regulators testified on recent bank failures before the Senate Banking Committee. Mr. Barr discussed a rev…

“The takeover of SVB has been personally and professionally devastating, and I am truly sorry for how this has impacted SVB’s employees, clients and shareholders,” said former CEO of Silicon…