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On ABC’s "This Week", Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) was asked about how he might vote at an impeachment trial in the Senate.

The Senate approved the fiscal year 2020 defense policy and programs bill, the National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate confirmed Lawrence Vandyke’s judicial nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and also voted to limit debate on three other nominations: John Sullivan, amba…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Richard Myers for Eastern North Carolina and Sherri Lydon for South Carolina. Members also confirmed Robert Duncan’s appointment as …

The Senate approved a bill to permanently authorize funding for historically black colleges and universities. The measure also simplifies the student loan application process. It now heads b…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on a government report detailing poor living conditions for military personnel in privatized housing. Lawmakers' questions focused on what …

Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist testified on the full financial audit of the Pentagon before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee. Mr. Norquist touched on the importance of an audit …

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on affordable housing access and safety. Housing authority officials and policy experts testified on the importance of …

The Senate Aging Committee held a hearing on how to better protect veterans being targeted by scams. Witnesses included a veteran who volunteers with elder veterans, a veteran who fell victi…

The Senate confirmed David Tapp’s judicial nomination for a 15-year term on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which hears monetary claims cases against the U.S. government. Members also vote…

The Senate passed a fiscal year 2020 domestic spending bill, focusing on the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment, and Housing and Urban Development.…

The Senate continued work on fiscal year 2020 domestic spending, including the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment and Housing and Urban Development…

The Senate confirmed Andrew Bremberg’s nomination for U.S. representative to the United Nations office in Geneva. Members also voted to limit initial debate on H.R. 3055, a House-passed fisc…

The Senate passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through November 21, 2019. Members also voted to confirm Air Force General John Hyten for vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of S…

The Senate voted on several motions to instruct Senate negotiators when they meet with the House on the defense programs and policy bill. Members also voted in favor of limiting debate on th…

The Senate continued work on executive nominations, including Brian McGuire for deputy treasury undersecretary for legislative affairs.

Eugene Scalia testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on his nomination to serve as Labor secretary. He addressed a number of topics with lawmakers, inclu…

The Senate Armed Service Committee held a confirmation hearing for Ryan McCarthy to become Army secretary and Barbara Barrett to become Air Force secretary. The two witnesses fielded questio…

The Senate confirmed several nominations: Stephen Akard for director of the Foreign Missions Office, Dale Cabaniss for director of the Office of Personnel Management, and James Byrne for dep…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency outlined their proposals for housing finance refo…