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The U.S. Senate convened for a legislative session.

Republican senators spoke on the Senate floor in reaction to President Obama’s remarks about negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff” of impending tax increases and sequestration budget cuts…

The Senate convened for a legislative session and resumed consideration of H.R.5949, the FISA bill. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R.1, the Emergency Supplemental Appropr…

The Senate convened and began consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.4310, the National Defense Authorization Act. Thereafter, the Senate proceeded to vote on the motion to …

Senators McCain (R-AZ), Graham (R-SC), and Ayotte (R-NH) reacted to a State Department report on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libys, in which Ambassador …

Governor Nikki Haley (R) announced the appointment U.S. Representative Tim Scott (R-SC) to succeed to the seat of U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), who resigned from the Senate as of January 1…

A bipartisan group of senators spoke about U.S. policy towards Syria. They expressed support for the Obama administration’s latest warning to the Assad regime over the use of biological weap…

The U.S. Senate convened for a legislative session. The Senate passed H. R. 6156; A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to produ…

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke on the floor of the Senate about the retirement of his friend and colleague, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC). Earlier that day Senator DeMint had anno…

The Senate resumed for an hour of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of amendments to S. 3254, the defense authorization bill. The Senate adjourned as a mark of further re…

As the United Nations voted on Palestine’s bid for statehood status in the United Nations, senators discussed bipartisan legislation that would penalize Palestine by shutting down the Palest…

Republican senators spoke to reporters following a meeting with United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice and the acting CIA director about the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi,…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the pending nomination of General Joseph Dunford to lead the war in Afghanistan. Topics included war planning, troop levels, safe havens…

The U.S. Senate continued debate on a bill to expand hunting and fishing on federal lands. Senator John McCain filed a resolution calling for a bipartisan joint investigation into the attack…

Senator John McCain (R-AZ), the Armed Services Committee’s ranking member, filed a resolution calling for a bipartisan joint investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya. He …

Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Lindsay Graham (R-SC) and Kelly Ayotte (R-CT) repeated their calls for the establishment of a temporary select committee to investigate the attacks on the U.S. c…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), John McCain (R-AZ), and Max Baucus (D-MO) discussed foreign policy on the Senate floor.