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State and local election officials, including secretaries of state Jocelyn Benson (D-MI) and Wes Allen (R-AL), testified before the Senate Rules Committee on election preparation, administra…

The Senate worked on a House-passed government funding measure. This bill would extend funding for part of the government beyond the March 8 deadline until the end of the fiscal year on Sept…

Former Federal Election Commission Chair Trevor Potter (R) and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon (D) were among the witnesses testifying on prohibiting content generated by artificial…

In an effort to circumvent Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) hold on senior military nominees, the Senate Rules Committee passed a rule-change resolution, along a party-line vote of 9-7, that a…

The Senate convened with a period of morning business, speaking on aid to Israel and Ukraine and U.S.-China relations. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) asked for unanimous consent to approve a …

The Senate confirmed Natasha Merle’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Eastern New York, and members voted to move forward with a tax treaty with Chile. Senators also debated …

The Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, chaired by Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), held a hearing on federal food assistance funding in the upcoming farm bill reauthorizati…

The Senate continued debate on legislation to extend federal programs that provide grants to local fire departments for training, equipment, and staffing.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee on the Department of Agriculture (USDA) operations and recommendations for the 2023 farm bill. Topics incl…

In an 81-14 vote, the Senate approved a House-passed resolution repealing a District of Columbia law reducing penalties for certain crimes, including carjackings, burglaries, and robberies. …

Phil Washington, President Biden’s nominee to be the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee. Several Re…

Agriculture Undersecretaries Alexis Taylor and Jenny Moffitt joined Sarah Charles, assistant to the administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to testify in fro…

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam testified at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the collapse and bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. He called on Congr…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified at a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing on agriculture policy. Addressing an ongoing baby formula shortage, Secretary Vi…

The Senate confirmed Elizabeth Heinzelman’s nomination to be general counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. Members also voted to limit debate on the nomination of Julianna Childs to be…

Steven Dettelbach, President Biden’s nominee to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), said his “thoughts are very much with the community in Te…

Former Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield, whose mother was killed in the mass shooting at Tops Market in Buffalo, said if there is nothing lawmakers are willing to do to end domest…

The Senate continued work on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and confirmed James O’Brien as State Department sanctions coordinator. Also, Senator Sherrod Brown …

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for five of President Biden’s judicial nominees. The first panel comprised Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson, nominated to the U.S. Cour…

By a 49-51 margin, the Senate blocked the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 from advancing to a final passage vote. Sixty votes were needed. No Republicans voted for the le…