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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 Special Aging Committee held a public hearing to examine substance abuse by older adults. Topics included data on increasing overdose deaths by seniors, fentanyl and the opioid ep…

Federal officials from NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Defense Department testified before a Senate Commerce, Sci…

The Senate passed the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an extension of the FISA surveillance aut…

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) spoke at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit in Washington, D.C. He outlined his vision for the Republican Party while discussing a variety of topics, including…

Arthur Milikh of the Claremont Institute led a discussion about the future of conservatism with members of Congress and contributors to the book Up from Conservatism, which he edited. This e…

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 …

Republican Senators Roger Marshall (KS), JD Vance (OH), Mike Lee (UT), and others hold a news conference to discuss a stand-alone aid package for Israel.

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 Dr. Monica Bertagnolli’s nomination for director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Members also confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Kenly Kiya Kato,…

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…

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 confirmed Jessica Looman’s nomination for Department of Labor administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. Lawmakers also began work on a three-bill fiscal year 2024 spending pack…

Mitigating illegal robocalls and robotexts was the topic of discussion as witnesses from the Chamber of Commerce, National Consumer Law Center, and robocall-blocking tech companies testified…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. district judge nominations: Brendan Hurson, District of Maryland; and Susan DeClercq, Eastern District of Michigan.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan testified on CHIPS and Science Act investments before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Tran…

Michael Whitaker, President Biden’s nominee to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transport…

Following leadership remarks on the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who passed away the previous evening, lawmakers continued working on legislation to extend funding through Novem…

The Senate continued work on a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown on September 30 at midnight. The bipartisan measure would extend current funding levels until November …

The Senate voted to invoke cloture on General Charles Brown’s nomination for Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, despite Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) months-long blockade of Pentagon promotion…