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Military officials, legal experts, and advocates testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the ongoing operation of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Witnesses answered question…

Michael Bolton, the inspector general of the U.S. Capitol Police, testified at a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing on the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Mr. Bol…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to testify on oversight of the CARES Act, whic…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Biden’s nominees for deputy administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency…

Saule Omarova testified before the Senate Banking Committee at her confirmation hearing to serve as comptroller of the currency, who is tasked with regulating the nation’s banks. Committee m…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Biden administration’s border and immigration policies. Secretary Mayorkas c…

The Senate confirmed Michael Connor’s nomination for assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, and Robert Santos' nomination for director of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the agency’s semiannual report. Topics included consumer protectio…

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Topics included an October memo on threats against school boards and officials, voti…

The Senate Rules and Administration Committee held a hearing with state and local officials, as well as election experts, to examine threats received by election workers and volunteers. The …

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on protecting the independence of inspectors general. Much of the testimony centered around the IG Independence…

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, U.S. Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter, and other officials testified at a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing on efforts to modern…

Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo testified at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the department’s sanctions policy.

Assistant U.S. Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. The legislation …

Lawmakers from both political parties took part in the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The Republicans won the game 13-12. President Biden made a sur…

Experts testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at a hearing on the threat of natural disasters and the country’s preparedness for such threats. Witn…

Experts testified before a Senate subcommittee on the need for federal changes to conservatorships. Nicholas Clouse shared his experience of living under a guardianship, telling the subcommi…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified at a Senate Banking Committee oversight hearing on the the COVID-19 relief law, the CARES Act. Secretary Yel…

White House National Cyber Director Chris Inglis, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly, and Office of Management and Budget’s Federal Chief Informati…

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Representative James Clyburn (D-SC), and other lawmakers spoke with reporters about a proposal to expand Medicaid. They also talked about pending votes on the…