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House impeachment managers delivered to the Senate the two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Senators were sworn in as jurors in the trial the next day, w…

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the 2024 tax filing season and President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the agency during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committ…

The Senate confirmed Jose Javier Rodriguez to be the assistant labor secretary for Employment and Training. Lawmakers also approved a bipartisan measure to repeal a U.S. Department of Agricu…

Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Health and Human Services Department. He said the budget includes expansions in Medicaid-like …

The Senate worked on judicial nominations, confirming S. Kato Crews to be a U.S. District Court judge for the District of Colorado. Members also failed (54-45) to override President Biden’s …

The Senate voted to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau small business lending rule. The vote was 53-44. Members recessed to attend a classified briefing with Secretary of State …

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 …

Physicians and mental health advocates testified at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on barriers to care, specifically challenges referred to as “phantom or ghost networks.” These networks…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the agency before the Senate Finance Committee. Topics included protecting M…

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on the agency’s priorities and President Biden’s 2024 budget request before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators asked how the IRS has improved its…

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

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reassured lawmakers the U.S. banking system remains sound as she testified before congress for the first time following two recent bank failures. The secretar…

Daniel Werfel, President Biden’s nominee to be IRS commissioner, testified at his confirmation hearing committing to senators from both parties to address issues including public trust, audi…

The Senate continued work on President Biden’s executive and judicial nominations. Several senators came to the floor to make speeches.

The Senate continued work on President Biden’s executive and judicial nominations. Several senators came to the floor to make speeches.

The Senate rejected a resolution to repeal rules set by the Department of Education for charter schools, and members also confirmed Francisco Mora’s nomination be an Organization of American…

The Senate voted 62-37 to advance a House-passed marriage equality legislation protecting same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. Twelve Republicans voted “yes” along with all D…

The Senate voted to confirm five nominations: Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs; Elizabeth Watson, assistant labor secretary for Congressional and Intergove…

The Senate worked on instructions for negotiations between the House and Senate on a science and technology research bill. Both chambers have already passed separate versions of the legislat…

Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) held a news conference with several of his Republican colleagues to discuss border security and plans by the Biden administration to end Title 42 COVID-19 pandemic…