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A memorial service was held for former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN), who died on March 14, 2019, at age 91. The late senator served from 1963 to 1981 and authored Title IX, which prohibits…

Gina Haspel, President Trump’s choice to head the CIA, testified on her nomination before the Senate Intelligence Committee. She talked about her over 30-year career with the CIA and answere…

Candidates for Indiana’s U.S. Senate race, Republican Rep. Todd Young, Democrat Evan Bayh, and Libertarian Lucy Brenton, participated in a debate. Topics included health care, climate change…

No Labels, a bipartisan group of current and former members of Congress, talked to reporters about a plan, "Make Congress Work!", a 12-point blueprint for breaking gridlock and promoting con…

Panelists talked about ways that the federal government and states and local communities can continue to invest in needed infrastructure and other projects while simultaneously balancing bud…

Miki Brzezinski moderated a panel on hyper-partisanship in American politics. Among the issues addressed were historical levels of partisanship in policy making, as well as strategies to re…

Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) delivered his farewell address to the Senate.

A panel discussion was held on presidents as commanders-in chief by looking at the nature of modern U.S. military engagements and foreign policy, learning from key conflicts over the past 60…

The Senate debated and ratified the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia on a vote of 71 to 26. They also passed provisions to assist first responders to the September 11, 200…

The Senate approved the compromise proposal to extend the tax cuts and began debate on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

Defense Department officials testified on the Department of Defense Working Group survey of the issues associated with a repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy banning gays and lesbian…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen testified on the potential repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy barring openly gay and lesbia…

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke and other top financial regulators testified on the implementation of the new financial regulation bill. They said their agencies would work toge…

General Patraeus and Ambassador Crocker testified on the situation in Iraq and progress made by the government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks for progress and achieving reconciliation. They r…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified in a hearing on the Humphrey-Hawkins Semiannual Monetary Policy Report, current economic conditions, and the outlook for the financial sector and…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the appointment of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist.…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke presented to the committee the Federal Reserve Board’s semiannual report on monetary policy. In his testimony he indicated that the Federal Reserve had no …

Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) announced today he will not seek a third term to the United States Senate. At a news conference at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), he refl…

Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman proposed new sanctions against Iran for human rights violations. They also answered questions from reporters about the proposals.

The committee heard testimony on the tools financial regulators need to monitor the systemic risk for financial institutions.