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The Senate approved the House-passed continuing resolution, which extends government funding until April 28. It also included funding for miners' health care for four months and the water sy…

President Obama delivered keynote remarks at the 20th Lake Tahoe Summit, an annual gathering of federal, state, and local officials in the Lake Tahoe basin of California and Nevada to discus…

Senators Boxer, Toomey, Grassley, Nelson, and Murphy debated gun control amendments.

The Senate voted to block several gun control amendments, including proposed changes to the terrorist watchlist, universal background checks, and adding mental health considerations for gun …

The Senate voted end debate on H.R.2028, an energy and water projects spending bill. 

The Senate continued work on H.R.2028, a $37.5 billion energy and water spending bill for fiscal year 2017.

Thirteen of the 14 female Democratic senators announced their endorsement of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate. They explained why they …

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) called for amendments to a budget reconciliation bill to address gun viol…

The Senate approved a House-passed budget reconciliation bill, which includes provisions to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act and defunds Planned Parenthood for one year. Members also …

The Senate voted 82-7 to go to conference on a six-year highway funding bill approved by the House the previous week 363-64.

The Senate resumed consideration of a six-year highway and transit funding bill.

The Senate resumed debate on S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act. It would change the No Child Left Behind law by giving more authority to states and local school districts.

The Senate resumed debate on on H.R. 1735, the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate resumed debate on H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.

The Senate considered a House-passed defense authorization bill, which authorized $585 billion for defense programs for 2015.

The Senate continued work on a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Witnesses testified on the domestic remotely-piloted aerial vehicle industry. They focused on economic potential and legal hurdles facing the commercialization of the drone industry as the f…

The Senate reconvened for a period of morning business with senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. At 5:00 p.m. ET senators began talking about climate change. At 5:30 p…

The Senate resumed consideration of S.1845, the Unemployment Extension Act.

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.815, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.