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The Senate continued work on House-passed legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for two years. Section 702 allows the U.S. to monitor for…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, Discord CEO Jason Citron, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, and X (formerly Twitter) CEO Linda Yaccarino to testify on efforts to protect childr…

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing about updating patent-eligibility law. The bill under consideration was the bipartisan Patent Eligibility Restoratio…

The Senate voted in favor of advancing consideration of legislation providing security aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip. This came aft…

The Senate confirmed Gretchen Lund to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Indiana. Lawmakers also voted to invoke cloture on two other judicial nominations: Joshua Pa…

Following leadership remarks on the death of Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who passed away the previous evening, lawmakers continued working on legislation to extend funding through Novem…

The Senate continued work on a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown on September 30 at midnight. The bipartisan measure would extend current funding levels until November …

Advocates testified on the civil rights of LGBTQ Americans, especially for transgender youths, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Witnesses included 16-year-old transgender girl Harleigh…

Law professors testified on Supreme Court ethics before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts. This hearing followed a ProPublica investigative report revealing Justice Clarenc…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Supreme Court ethical standards following press reports that Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch might be in violation of ethics rules.…

“I nearly died on their watch,” said Amanda Zurawski before the Senate Judiciary Committee about her inability to receive an emergency abortion in Texas. Ms. Zurawski testified alongside med…

The Senate approved a U.S.-Chile income tax treaty, the first bilateral income tax treaty between the two countries. Members also failed, 49-50, to repeal an ATF rule on pistol braces. Membe…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations, Orelia Merchant (Eastern New York) and Wesley Hsu (Central California), and voted in favor of limiting debate on LaShonda Hunt’s nom…

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight of the Justice Department. Topics included the department’s response to Mexican drug cartels and…

The Senate Judiciary Committee convened a hearing to examine the role of migrant workers in U.S. farming and food production. Topics included the H-2A Temporary Agriculture Employment of For…

The Senate approved the House-passed debt limit and federal spending bill by a 63-36 vote, after defeating the offered 10 amendments. Members also approved a House-passed resolution repealin…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company created the ChatGPT and DALL-E text and image generation tools, was one of three artificial intelligence experts who testified on oversight of the swiftl…

Academic and legal professionals testified on competition and consumer rights regarding big tech dominance in global commerce. Senators and witnesses alike debated the merits of the American…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Nancy Abudu to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Eleventh Circuit.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to address the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen Supreme Court decision on the right to carry a concealed weapon in public an…