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The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee held a hearing on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a loan program created to provide businesses incentive to keep their workers…

The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy held a virtual hearing to examine retirement security and how Americans can save more. The committee heard from…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Nathan Simington to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, and Stephen Schwartz to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a 15-year…

The Senate advanced Nathan Simington’s nomination to the Federal Communications Commission. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), who was retiring, gave his farewell speech, and several senators gave tr…

The Wilson Center hosted a virtual discussion on the state of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which is made up of 57 European and North American states and w…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Stephen Vaden to be a judge on the U.S. Court of International Trade and Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to be U.S. District judge for the Middle District of Fl…

The Senate convened to consider Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In a session that lasted from Sunday afternoon, thr…

The Senate returned from their weekly caucus luncheon and continued the previous legislative day, as members the previous evening recessed rather than adjourned. Senators continued work on t…

The Senate approved a House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government through December 11, 2020. Funding was due to expire at midnight the same day. The vote was 84-10, with ten Re…

The Senate confirmed the nominations of John Hinderaker to be a U.S. District Court judge for the District of Arizona, and Jocelyn Samuels to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity …

The Senate confirmed the nominations of Andrea Lucas and Keith Sonderling to be members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). A number of senators came to the floor to talk …

State Department officials testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on China’s global influence, specifically in Europe, the Indo-Pacific region, Latin America, and the Caribb…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. district judge nominations for Northern Illinois: Iain Johnson and Franklin Valderrama.

The Senate approved John Cronan’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of New York. Off the floor, negotiations continued on another coronavirus pandemic ec…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a virtual hearing on President Trump’s nominations for several ambassadorial positions, including retired Lieutenant General Keith Dayton to be U.…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee convened a hearing to discuss political, security and humanitarian conditions in Venezuela. Witnesses included the State Department’s Special Represent…

The Senate confirmed Derek Kan’s nomination for deputy director of the White House budget office. Members also approved a motion to proceed to legislation that would be used to extend emerge…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his agency’s fiscal year 2021 budget request. He was also asked about President Trump’s tweet about …

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to discuss lessons learned from remote working during the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses from Dell Technologies, Global Work…

Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S.-China relations. Among the topics the deputy secretary addressed were China’s actio…