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Vice President Biden held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected and re-elected senators. The event happens at the start of each Congress in the Old Senate Chamber. The officia…

The Senate debated and approved the House-passed trade promotion authority (TPA) bill by a 60-38 vote.

The Senate voted 78-20 in favor of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government beyond the September 30 deadline, through December 11, 2015.

The Senate continued debate on H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. Earlier, senators voted 56-40 against limiting debate on the cybersecurity amendment t…

The Senate resumed debate on the House-passed budget reconciliation bill, which includes provisions to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act.

The Senate continued debate on cybersecurity legislation.

The Senate resumed debate on on H.R. 1735, the fiscal year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act.

Following President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address, members of Congress were interviewed about their reactions to the speech.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain (R-AZ), and other members of the Senate Republican leadership held a news conference following Senate passa…

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee about her department’s fiscal year 2016 budget request. Topics included a $1 billion invest…

The commissioners testified at a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oversight hearing about operations and budget. The focus was on their recent open Internet vote classifying the Inter…

Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) talked about U.S. policy toward Asia and military security. Josh Rogin moderated. “An Agenda for Asia” was the third panel of the Fore…

Officials from the State Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration testified at a hearing on implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement.

Members resumed debate and voting on amendments to S.Con.Res. 11, the Senate Republican budget resolution for fiscal year 2016.

The Senate resumed debate on H.R. 1191, a bill that would require the president to submit any nuclear agreement with Iran to Congress for review.

Officials from the Department of the Interior and the Arizona and Washington state governments testified on drought conditions in several Western states. California officials had ordered a 2…

Secretary of State John Kerry, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the details of the recently signed…

Juan Zarate and Richard Nephew testified on the structure and implications of sanctions relief to Iran through the nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). …

Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Undersecretary of State David Cohen testified on negotiations with Iran over its nuclear arms program. Members focused on the status of the talks…

The Senate failed by a 58-42 margin to advance consideration of a resolution of disapproval on the Iran nuclear agreement.