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The Senate approved a $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the government through the end of fiscal year 2021. The measure included $900 billion in coronavirus pandemic economic relief aid.

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 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 …

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…

A Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee examined various pieces of legislation addressing wildfires and forest management. This hearing came as wildfires devastated large swaths o…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on improving cybersecurity for the energy sector. Senators and witnesses stressed the importance of safeguarding the nation’s…

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…

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 …

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…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a virtual hearing to examine the U.S. and international response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included global health experts alo…

The Senate Intelligence Committee held a confirmation hearing President Trump’s nomination of Peter Thomson to be CIA inspector general. Lawmakers questioned the nominee about the need for I…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee convened a hearing to examine the U.S. and international response to the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included officials from the State Department’s…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza testified before the Senate Small Business Committee on the implementation of the CARE…

The Senate confirmed Michael Pack’s nomination for chief executive officer of U.S. Agency for Global Media, formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees Voice of Ame…

The Senate considered executive and judicial nominations and passed by unanimous consent a House-passed fix to the Paycheck Protection Program.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s deputy energy secretary nominee, Mark Menezes. The hearing focused on various energy relat…

The Senate confirmed Scott Rash’s nomination to be a U.S. district judge for the District of Arizona.

Representative John Ratcliffe (R-TX), President Trump’s nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee. During his testimony, Representat…

The Senate for a second time fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance consideration of a “phase three” economic stimulus package to address the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout the day’s…