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The Senate met for legislative business. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-SD) gave his maiden floor speech.

Government officials and health care professionals testified on efforts to address the opioid epidemic before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Officials with the White House, Justice Departme…

The Senate approved several executive nominations, including Aurelia Skipwith to be director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; John Sullivan, ambassador to Russia; and Stephen Hahn, Foo…

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on his report on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuse allegations related …

The Senate confirmed Lawrence Vandyke’s judicial nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and also voted to limit debate on three other nominations: John Sullivan, amba…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Richard Myers for Eastern North Carolina and Sherri Lydon for South Carolina. Members also confirmed Robert Duncan’s appointment as …

The Senate confirmed five U.S. District Court nominations: Sarah Pitlyk, Eastern District of Missouri; Douglas Cole, Southern District of Ohio; R. Austin Huffaker Jr., Middle District of Ala…

House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) led a delegation of congressional Democrats to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain. Speaker Pelosi addressed reporters at the international conferen…

The Senate confirmed Robert Luck’s nomination to be a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for the Eleventh Circuit. Members also voted to limit debate on the nomination of Barbara Lagoa to also be a…

Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Kathleen Sawyer testified on the operations of her agency before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She was asked about the ongoing investigations involving t…

The Senate continued consideration of judicial nominations.

In the weekly Democratic address, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) talked about recent confirmations to federal courts and the egislative agenda for Senate Democrats.

The Senate confirmed Danielle Hunsaker’s nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and voted to limit debate on a number of other judicial nominations.

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism held a hearing with cybersecurity experts on data security and breaches. In the hearing, concerns were expressed about the Chinese so…

The Senate continued work on a fiscal year 2020 domestic spending bill, including the Departments of Agriculture, Justice, Commerce, Science, Interior, Environment, and Housing and Urban Dev…

The Senate confirmed Barbara Barrett’s nomination for Air Force secretary. Members also confirmed four district judge nominations: Frank Volk, Southern District of West Virginia; Charles Esk…

The Senate passed a joint disapproval resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration for the U.S. southern border. In March 2019, members first voted 59-41 in favor…

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust held an oversight hearing on antitrust enforcement efforts at the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission. Testifying before the co…

The Senate confirmed Kenneth Howery as U.S. ambassador to Sweden, and advanced the Treasury Department nominations of Brent McIntosh for undersecretary of international affairs and Brian Cal…

The Senate advanced John Rakolta’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.