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Former Defense Department Deputy Secretary Ashton Carter testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be secretary of defense. He answered two full rounds of que…

The U.S. Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for morning business until 2 p.m. The time from 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. was designated for speeches by and regarding retiring Senators. At 2 p.m., the Senate resumed c…

A bipartisan group of senators spoke about U.S. policy towards Syria. They expressed support for the Obama administration’s latest warning to the Assad regime over the use of biological weap…

A bipartisan roup of senators briefed the media on the Magnitsky Act, which targets Russian officials deemed by the U.S. to have violated human rights, as well as the Russia-Moldova trade bi…

The Senate convened for a period of morning business, with the time equally divided. At about 2 p.m., the Senate began consideration of HR 6156, the Russia/Moldova trade bill. The Senate co…

The U.S. Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate resumed consideration of S. 3254, the defense authorization bill. At 5 p.m. the Senate met in executive session to consider the nomination of Paul William Grimm to be a U.S. Distr…

The Senate resumed for an hour of morning business and thereafter resumed consideration of amendments to S. 3254, the defense authorization bill. The Senate adjourned as a mark of further re…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the pending nomination of General Joseph Dunford to lead the war in Afghanistan. Topics included war planning, troop levels, safe havens…

The U.S. Senate continued debate on a bill to expand hunting and fishing on federal lands. Senator John McCain filed a resolution calling for a bipartisan joint investigation into the attack…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S.3457, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act.

Nominees for senior military commander positions testified about their qualifications. Members asked the nominees a range of questions focusing on the impact of budget cuts to the Department…

S.3326, the African Growth and Opportunity Act and Burma Sanctions bill.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate considered the Multinational Business Tax Incentives bill.

The Senate resumed consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 1940, the flood insurance bill (post cloture). By unanimous consent, the motion to proceed to the flood insurance bill will be…

Senators McCain (R-AZ) and Lieberman (I-CT) spoke about recent violence and political unrest in Syria.