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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. He responded to Sen. John Kennedy’s…

The Senate worked on a House-passed government funding measure. This bill would extend funding for part of the government beyond the March 8 deadline until the end of the fiscal year on Sept…

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R), an East Palestine resident, and others testified on rail safety before the Senate Commerce Committee. The hearing followed Norf…

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…

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan testified on CHIPS and Science Act investments before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Tran…

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…

The Senate completed work on and passed a three-bill package for fiscal year 2024 federal spending for the Departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Vete…

Michael Whitaker, President Biden’s nominee to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transport…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testified on U.S.-China relations, competitiveness, and national security investment b…

EPA Administrator Michael Regan testified before a Senate panel on the Biden administration’s 2024 budget request for the agency. Topics included addressing the problem of per- and polyfluor…

The Senate approved the House-passed debt limit and federal spending bill by a 63-36 vote, after defeating the offered 10 amendments. Members also approved a House-passed resolution repealin…

Acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Billy Nolen testified on January’s Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system outage, which briefly led to thousands of delayed flights,…

“Let me be clear: We messed up,” said Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson as he testified at a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on airlin…

The Senate continued debate on legislation to extend federal programs that provide grants to local fire departments for training, equipment, and staffing.

The Senate in a 66-30 vote approved legislation repealing the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMFs) against Iraq. The measure would next to to the House. Members als…

Phil Washington, President Biden’s nominee to be the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee. Several Re…

“Let me be clear, we messed up,” said Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson as he testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on airline …

Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer and others testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on airline operations and consumer protections amid recent ma…

Internet and Television Association CEO Michael Powell and other executives and advocates testified at a Senate commerce subcommittee hearing on increasing broadband access and achieving sus…

The Senate confirmed Lynne Tracy to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. Lawmakers also debated the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.