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The Senate rejected a resolution to repeal rules set by the Department of Education for charter schools, and members also confirmed Francisco Mora’s nomination be an Organization of American…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged the U.S. is dealing with what she labeled “unacceptable levels of inflation” and expects it to remain high for 2022. Additionally, she pledged it…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. Secretary Becerra said the Biden admin…

U.S. intelligence leaders gave their annual global threat assessment before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Much of their testimony focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the intelli…

The Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf to be Food and Drug Administration commissioner for a second time. He previously served in the position during the Obama administration.

The Senate confirmed Bridget Meehan Brennan’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Northern Ohio, and advanced Charles Fleming’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for …

The Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for Tucson, Arizona Police Chief Chris Magnus to be the next commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection agency. The senators p…

The Senate Select Intelligence Committee held a hearing to examine threats posed to U.S. national security from China. National security experts, including former National Counterintelligenc…

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig testified before the Senate Finance Committee on the tax filing season and modernization efforts at the agency. The commissioner was asked repeatedly about th…

Intelligence agency leaders testified on the current global threats at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines discussed the intelligence comm…

The Senate Select Intelligence Committee held a hearing on the SolarWinds cyber hack. They discussed how the cyber hack happened and why it took so long for the hackers to be detected. The p…

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Nominee William Burns testified in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. In his opening statement Mr. Burns said his t…

Christopher Miller, nominee for director of the National Counterterrorism Center, and Peter Hovakimian, nominee for general counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ap…

The Senate Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing President Trump’s nomination of Peter Thomson to be CIA inspector general. Lawmakers questioned the nominee about the need for I…

Representative John Ratcliffe (R-TX), President Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee. During his testimony, Representat…

The Senate cleared, by unanimous consent, a resolution continuing current federal funding for two days, giving the chamber time to debate H.R. 83, the $1.1 trillion federal spending bill, wh…

In this second portion of day 10 of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, senators asked House impeachment managers and the president’s defense team questions. Topics included the…

In this first portion of day 10 of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, senators asked House impeachment managers and the president’s defense team questions. Topics including ask…

In this first portion of day 9 of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, senators asked questions of the House impeachment managers and the president’s defense team. Topics include…

In this second portion of day 9 of the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, senators asked questions of the House impeachment managers and the president’s defense team. Topics includ…