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The Senate continued debate on H.R.6147, a package of four spending bills for fiscal year 2019: (1) Interior and Environment, (2) Financial Services, (3) Transportation, Housing and Urban De…

The Senate confirmed Elizabeth Branch to be a judge on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Senators also voted to limit debate on the nomination of Russell Vought to be deputy director of…

The Senate resumed debate on reauthorization of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for another six years.

The Senate confirmed two Circuit Court of Appeals nominations, Allison Eid to serve on the Tenth Circuit and Stephanos Bibas' to the Third Circuit.

The Senate began consideration of the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution.

The Senate debated the nomination of Lee Cissna to be director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on his department’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. Topics included proposed cuts to the budge…

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

Former Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on his nomination to be energy secretary in the Trump administration. When asked about co…

Representative Ryan Zinke (R-MT) testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on his nomination by President-elect Trump to be secretary of the Department of the Interi…

Following Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) farewell address, the Senate passed S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act.

Senators voted 97-1 to override President Obama’s veto of a bill allowing families of the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, to sue Saudi Arabia. Senators also approved …

The Senate reconvened after a short recess to resume debate on the Commerce, Science, Justice spending bill for fiscal year 2017. Members voted to block a bipartisan gun control proposal tha…

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and eight other senators from both parties presented proposed compromise gun-control legislation the day after four gun-control amendments failed on the Senate f…

Thomas Tidwell testified at a hearing on the Forest Service’s fiscal year 2017 budget proposal. Many of the committee members' questions focused on the Forest Service’s increasing expenditur…

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz testified on his department’s $32.5 billion budget request for fiscal year 2017.

The Senate continued work on S. 524, a heroin and opioid addiction bill.

Senators gave general speeches.

Environmental and firefighting experts testified on the role of government in wildfire management. The hearing focused on the effects of wildfires on communities prone to them.