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The secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force were among the witnesses at a hearing on defense acquisition and management. The panelists testified about efforts to improve military readin…

The Senate voted in favor of starting negotiations with the House on the Republican tax reform bill. Members rejected two motions from Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Deb Stabenow (MI) to ins…

Officials from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the U.S. Air Force testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on proposed legislation from Ranking Member Diann…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to be Homeland Security secretary.

Senators voted 52-48 in favor of a motion to proceed to consideration of the Republicans' tax reform bill for 20 hours. Members also debated a motion offered by Finance Committee Ranking Mem…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for a group of President Trump’s judicial and Commerce Department nominees. A good part of the first hour was spent discussing the …

The Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Federal Reserve chair nominee, Jerome Powell. Mr. Powell answered questions on his overall philosophy and antic…

The Senate confirmed the nominations of David Zatezalo to be assistant labor secretary for mine safety and health and Mark Esper for secretary of the Army.

The Senate approved the nomination of Peter Robb to be general counsel pf the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Members also voted to limit debate on the nomination of William Wehrum to…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for several Defense Department nominees. Among them was Mark Espers, nominated to be the next Army secretary. He talked about …

The Senate continued work on Scott Palk’s nomination to be a district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma.

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nation’s cybersecurity and defense capabilities against cyber attacks. Witnesses included representatives from the Defense Departmen…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified at a Justice Department oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. He defended President Trump’s decision to fire former FBI Director J…

The Senate continued work on the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution.

Representatives of the credit reporting industry and consumer protection groups were among the witnesses at a hearing on potential legislative responses to the Equifax data breach, which mad…

Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith testified before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on his former employer’s response to a data breach that left more than 140 million consumers with their pers…

Former Equifax Chair and CEO Richard Smith testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the company’s data breach that left more than 140 million consumers' data at risk. Senators focuse…

The Senate continued work on several nominations, including Eric Hargan to be deputy Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary and Lee Cissna to be director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati…

Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan testified at a hearing on the bank’s business practices. Wells Fargo had faced scrutiny since 2016 when it was revealed that customers had unknowingly been enro…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Witnesses included Homeland Security …