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The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jerry Edwards Jr. to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Louisiana, and voted to limit debate on the nomination of Brandon Long …

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee holds an annual oversight hearing of Wall Street firms, with CEOs from Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and …

FBI Director continued in his testimony in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on oversight of the FBI. Topics included “sextortion” crimes committed against children, combating human t…

“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…

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…

Policy advocates testified on the intersection of U.S. gun violence and public health before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Witnesses brought in by the Democratic majority included Universi…

The Senate met for a period of morning business. No votes were taken in this portion.

The Senate voted to table a motion to proceed to a House-passed emergency funding bill to aid Israel in its fight against Hamas.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg said the allegations of “pervasive sexual harassment” by FDIC regulators detailed in a recent article from The Wall Street…

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that the committee would pursue subpoenas for Republican donor Harlan Crow and conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo as par…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s multibillion-dollar supplemental funding requests for the…

Appearing 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 …

The Senate confirmed Dr. Monica Bertagnolli’s nomination for director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Members also confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Kenly Kiya Kato,…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified on President’s Biden’s $106 billion emergency aid request that would provide military and humanitarian assistan…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on how to better combat financing for terrorism. This occurred amid Hamas' recent attack on Israel and Iran’s long-stan…

The Senate confirmed Jessica Looman’s nomination for Department of Labor administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. Lawmakers also began work on a three-bill fiscal year 2024 spending pack…

Seema 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…

The Senate voted to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau small business lending rule. The vote was 53-44. Members recessed to attend a classified briefing with Secretary of State …

NCAA 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…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. district judge nominations: Brendan Hurson, District of Maryland; and Susan DeClercq, Eastern District of Michigan.