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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…

The Senate confirmed Margaret Garnett’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Southern New York. In a 44-51 vote, lawmakers also failed to advance Jose Javier Rodriguez’s nominati…

Social Security Administration (SSA) commissioner nominee Martin O’Malley testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. He made his pitch of why he was qualified f…

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler testified on oversight of his agency before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Several of the committee’s senators…

In a 86-11 vote, the Senate passed its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. The House earlier in the month passed its own version.

Physicians and mental health advocates testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on barriers to care, specifically challenges referred to as “phantom or ghost networks.” These networks…

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the agency’s priorities and President Biden’s 2024 budget request before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators asked how the IRS has improved its…

“A total of $100 billion was scheduled to go out of the door that day. The bank did not have enough collateral to meet that … and they were shut down,” said Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Su…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the agency before the Senate Finance Committee. Topics included protecting M…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured lawmakers the U.S. banking system remains sound as she testified before congress for the first time following two recent bank failures. The secretar…

Daniel Werfel, President Biden’s nominee to be IRS commissioner, testified at his confirmation hearing committing to senators from both parties to address issues including public trust, audi…