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The Senate voted to officially begin work on a five-year Federal Aviation Administration programs reauthorization bill.

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…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Edward Sunyol Kiel, District of New Jersey; and Eumi Lee, Northern District of California.

State and local election officials, including secretaries of state Jocelyn Benson (D-MI) and Wes Allen (R-AL), testified before the Senate Rules Committee on election preparation, administra…

Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testified before the Senate Budget Committee on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request. She touted the successes of the adm…

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee examined consumer packaging, recycling and how to reduce plastic waste during a public hearing. Among those testifying included Fick Johnson…

Witnesses, including a reproductive health professional, an economist, a “pro-life” advocate, and a mother who experienced a 20-week abortion, testified on abortion access and the economic c…

Researchers testified before two Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittees at a joint hearing on the impact of microplastics in water and wasteway systems. Topics discussed included …

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 two nominations: Kurt Campbell, deputy secretary of state; and Amy Baggio, U.S. District Court judge for the District of Oregon.

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 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…

Karen Howard, director of Science and Technology Assessment at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO); Miami Assistant Police Chief Armando Aguilar; and University of California, Be…

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, U.S. Government Publishing Office Director Hugh Halpern, and Smithsonian Institution Chief Operating Officer Meroë Park testified before the Senate Rules …

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…