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The Senate by voice vote passed a short-term spending bill to fund the government through February 8, 2019. Members also voted in favor of limiting debate on Joseph Maguire’s nomination to b…

Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and other senators held a news conference the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and the Saudi government’s proxy war…

The Senate adopted a measure offered by Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) to change IRS donor disclosure requirements for tax-exempt groups. Members also voted to move forward with a resolution that…

Navy and Marine Corps senior officials testified on the readiness of the two military branches at a Senate Armed Services joint subcommittee hearing. Witnesses included Navy Secretary Richar…

In this portion of Politico’s annual Women Rule Summit, Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) talked about the challenges of running for public office as a woman and advice fo…

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) addressed New Hampshire Democrats at the party’s 2018 post-election celebration at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. Before his address, the state’s top Democrat…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominees to be the next commanders of U.S. Central Command commander and the U.S. Special Operations. Me…

Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined former Obama administration defense official Kathleen Hicks for a discussion on the U.S. role in the Middle East, focusing on Iran…

Senators Coons (D-DE), Booker (D-NJ) and Flake (R-AZ) tried to bring up a bipartisan bill to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) objected. Earlier in the mont…

The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower held a hearing on the Navy’s fiscal year 2019 budget request, which includes proposed increases in shipbuilding rates with the goal of esta…

The co-chairs of the National Defense Strategy Commission, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The two witnesses discussed the findings and recommendations of their commiss…

Actor Alec Baldwin joined lawmakers and candidates at a New Hampshire Democratic Party dinner ahead of the midterm elections and discussed a number of issues on the minds of voters, includin…

The Senate worked on White House nominations.

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson testified at a hearing about Air Force readiness. Joining Secretary Wilson were Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein, and John Pendleton of th…

In a vote of 50-48 vote, the Senate confirmed Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice on the Supreme Court. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who voted “no” on cloture and was the only…

The Senate continued the legislative day of September 28, 2018. Members also worked on H.R. 302, a five-year Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) re-authorization, a bill that includes over $1 bill…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nominations of Army General Robert Abrams to be commander of the U.N. Command, the Combined Forces Command and the U.S.…

Representatives from the State and Defense Departments testified at a hearing on the status and future of arms control agreements between the U.S. and Russia. The two witnesses answered ques…

The Senate approved the final version of H.R. 6157, a two-bill spending package funding the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for fiscal year 2019. The …

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered several ambassador nominees including businessman David Fischer to be the U.S. ambassador to Morocco. Mr. Fischer backed Mitt Romney’s 2012 …