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The Senate confirmed Dennis Hankins’s nomination for U.S. ambassador to Haiti. Mr. Hankins was nominated by President Biden in May 2023, and the Port-au-Prince-based post had been without a …
View in Congressional Chronicle742 viewsThe Senate confirmed Dennis Hankins’s nomination for U.S. ambassador to Haiti. Mr. Hankins was nominated by President Biden in May 2023, and the Port-au-Prince-based post had been without a …
View in Congressional Chronicle742 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing about updating patent-eligibility law. The bill under consideration was the bipartisan Patent Eligibility Restoratio…
194 viewsAppearing before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, whistleblower Arturo Bejar, a former Meta engineering director and consultant, testified on Meta’s harmful impact on children. He said that …
1,899 viewsThe Senate confirmed two nominations: Moshe Marvit, member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; and Cathy Ann Harris, chair of the the Merit Systems Protection Board. Mem…
View in Congressional Chronicle318 views“Given the steady drumbeat of calls for attacks by foreign terrorist organizations since October 7, we’re working around the clock to identify and disrupt potential attacks by those inspired…
10,090 viewsThe Senate voted in favor of advancing consideration of legislation providing security aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip. This came aft…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,484 viewsMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, Discord CEO Jason Citron, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, and X (formerly Twitter) CEO Linda Yaccarino to testify on efforts to protect childr…
10,196 views“Congratulations on destroying the United States Senate Judiciary Committee,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) to Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a tense meeting. The committee voted o…
7,076 viewsThe Senate voted in favor of tabling a resolution on Israel’s human rights practices. Members also voted to advance a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown on January 19. Th…
View in Congressional Chronicle908 viewsSeema Nanda, solicitor of labor for the U.S. Labor Department, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee there has been an 88% increase since 2019 in the number of children employed il…
3,003 viewsRepublican Senators, including Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), criticized the administration’s border policies during a press co…
14,494 viewsThe Senate confirmed the nomination of Nathalie Rayes to be U.S. ambassador to Croatia. Republicans blocked consideration of legislation providing emergency aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwa…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,306 viewsSenators John Cornyn (R-TX), Mark Warner (D-VA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and others spoke to reporters about President Biden’s emergency supplemental aid request for Ukraine and the impasse o…
101 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court judicial nominations: Micah Smith, District of Hawaii; and Jamel Semper, District of New Jersey. Members also advanced other nominees, including …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,470 viewsThe Senate approved a House-passed short-term spending bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown before a midnight deadline on November 17, 2023. The legislation extends government fu…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,176 viewsNCAA President Charlie Baker, Big Ten Commissioner Tony Pettiti, four-time national team gymnast Trinity Thomas, and others testifIed on compensation for college athletes for their name, ima…
1,280 viewsIllinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias (D) joined advocates for and against book bans in testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Mr. Giannoulias focused on Illinois' new ant…
5,126 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill along party lines that aims to establish a code of ethics for the Supreme Court. Throughout the markup, Republican members voiced their opposit…
2,634 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Supreme Court ethical standards following press reports that Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch might be in violation of ethics rules.…
8,034 views“I nearly died on their watch,” said Amanda Zurawski before the Senate Judiciary Committee about her inability to receive an emergency abortion in Texas. Ms. Zurawski testified alongside med…
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