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Vice President Biden held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected and re-elected senators. The event happens at the start of each Congress in the Old Senate Chamber. The officia…

Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on his agency’s report highlighting government programs that, in their assessment, are “high-risk” due…

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice about the Justice Department’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. Among his comments h…

Federal intelligence and cybersecurity officials as well as state government and election board leaders testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee about Russian hacking and U.S. elec…

The Senate continued work on several nominations, including Eric Hargan to be deputy Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary and Lee Cissna to be director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati…

Witnesses testified on duplication, waste, and fraud in areas of the federal government, including improper refundable tax credits by the IRS. Witnesses included the comptroller general of t…

Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael O’Rielly testified at a hearing on their agency’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. The primary t…

The Senate confirmed South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to be United Nations ambassador in a 96-4 vote.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominees to be the next Transportation Security Administrator and Homeland S…

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…

Retired Marine Corps General John Kelly, the nominee to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the incoming Trump administration, responded to questions regarding border secu…

The Senate voted on a number of disapproval resolutions. Vice President Pence broke a 50-50 tie by voting in favor of overturning a Department of Health and Human Services rule on family pla…

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. …

The Senate passed a bill to extend federal government funding until December 22, 7017. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) announced he would be resigning in the coming weeks in the wake of recent all…

University professors and medical experts testified at a hearing on federal funding for scientific research. Subcommittee Chair Rand Paul (R-KY) called for greater transparency involving fed…

The Senate by a 89-8 vote passed the fiscal year Defense Programs Authorization bill (H.R. 2810). Democratic senators spoke against a new block grant health care bill being proposed by Repub…

The Senate considered a disapproval resolution to overturn a Labor Department rule dealing with retirement plans and federal pension law.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly spoke before a Senate subcommittee about his department’s budget request for 2018. One of the areas he discussed was his concern of homegrown terrorism…

Senator Dan Coats (R-IN), President Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testified at his confirmation hearing. He vowed to investigate Russia’s hacking of the U.S. elect…

President Trump delivered remarks at the congressional Republican retreat in Philadelphia. He highlighted his immediate policy agenda and administration goals. Topics included trade, immigra…