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Republican Senator Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) talked about the procedure they would use later that day to elect an incoming Senate majority leader using a conference call. Senator Kay Ba…

Republican leaders made a call to President Bush aboard Air Force One to inform him of the passage of homeland security legislation and other issues. Following the telephone call they answer…

Senate Republicans announce the results of their leadership elections for the next Congress. Speakers included the incoming Senate Majority Leader, Senator Trent Lott (R-MS), incoming Presid…

Representative Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) and Senator Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) held a news conference to discuss efforts to reach agreement on legislation which would create a homeland se…

The Senate continued debate on a resolution that would authorize the president to use force against Iraq.

Nominees for various military commands testified about their experience and qualifications for the positions. Among the issues they addressed were military transformation in the Post-Cold Wa…

In a portion of a hearing to consider several judicial nominations, Mr. Estrada testified about his nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. At issue were his re…

In a portion of a four-hour hearing, committee members heard testimony from Professor McConnell, a University of Utah professor nominated by President Bush to serve on the 10th Circuit Court…

Acting Undersecretary of Transportation for Security James Loy testified to the Senate Transportation Committee about a number of issues related to transportation security. Among the issues …

Republican senators spoke to reporters about a 10 to 9 vote by the Judiciary Committee not to forward the nomination of Judge Priscilla Owen to the full Senate. They said the vote reflected …

Witnesses testified before a Senate Technology and Government Information subcommittee about the AMBER alert system which is used to enlist public help in searching for abducted children. Am…

Republican leaders spoke to reporters about their progress on various legislation prior to their August recess. Following their remarks they answered questions from the reporters.