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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chair General Paul Selva testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. military strategy against ISIS.* Secret…

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) talked about the implications of closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Senator Cotton argued that keeping the facility open was in the best interests of na…

The Senate resumed debate on the conference report to the Every Child Achieves Act, which rewrites and reauthorizes the 2001 No Child Left Behind law.

Senators confirmed Gayle Smith to be administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Senator Tom Cotton talked about disability insurance benefits and changes that might improve the program. Following his remarks, panelists discussed recommendations for lawmakers.

The Senate voted to pass a disapproval resolution related to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water rule.

The Senate voted 74-21 to approve the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. strategy in the Middle East. Senators' q…

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates testified on current U.S. defense policy and strategic posture overseas. He discussed several topics including, budget challenges, sequestration, Defens…

General John Campbell, commander of U.S. Forces - Afghanistan, testified on U.S. operations in Afghanistan. Topics included the Doctors Without Borders in Kundhz hospital that was hit in a U…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Dale Drozd to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California. The chamber then returned to work on its compromise bill with t…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell (R-KY) and members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services Committees spoke to reporters about congressional debate on a Department of Veter…

Senior Defense Department and military officials from the U.S. Navy testified at a hearing on the Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carrier program. The first two aircraft carriers in the program w…

The Senate voted to block a spending bill for military construction and Department of Veterans Affairs programs.

The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing to gather ideas for ways to address pension advances scams and hold perpetrators accountable. Pension advance programs ask retirees to si…

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work, and U.S. Cyber Command Commander Michael Rogers testified on cybersecurity threats facing the U.S. Topi…

National Security Agency (NSA) Director Michael Rogers testified on the challenges his agency faces, including retention of key personnel, securing the budget, optimization within the NSA, a…

Former CIA Director and General David Petraeus (Ret.) testified at a hearing on U.S. policy toward the Middle East and combating ISIS* in the region. He talked about his support for military…

Adam Szubin testified on his nomination to become under secretary of the treasury for Terrorism and Financial Crimes. Mr. Szubin in his comments discussed how to cut off funds to terrorist g…

The Senate resumed debate for a fifth day on H.J. Res. 61, the legislative vehicle for the disapproval of the proposed Iran nuclear agreement.