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Military officials, legal experts, and advocates testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the ongoing operation of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Witnesses answered question…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to testify on oversight of the CARES Act, whic…

Saule Omarova testified before the Senate Banking Committee at her confirmation hearing to serve as comptroller of the currency, who is tasked with regulating the nation’s banks. Committee m…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Biden administration’s border and immigration policies. Secretary Mayorkas c…

The Senate confirmed Michael Connor’s nomination for assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, and Robert Santos' nomination for director of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Senate Republicans held a news conference to call for floor action on the National Defense Authorization Act.

Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the agency’s semiannual report. Topics included consumer protectio…

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Topics included an October memo on threats against school boards and officials, voti…

The Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony from Colin Kahl, undersecretary of defense policy, and Lieutenant General James Mingus, director for operations for J3 Joint Staff, on Afg…

In a 49-51 vote, the Senate blocked S. 2747, the Freedom to Vote Act. Sixty votes were needed to begin debate on the Democratic elections and voting rights bill. Majority Leader Chuck Schume…

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on reauthorizing the 1994 Violence Against Women Act. Other topics discussed included the FBI’s mishandl…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified at a Senate Banking Committee oversight hearing on the the COVID-19 relief law, the CARES Act. Secretary Yel…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chair General Mark Milley, and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander General Kenneth McKenzie testified before the Senate Armed Services Commi…

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other Republican senators addressed the federal debt limit during a press conference at the Capitol.

Gary Gensler, chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on oversight of the SEC. Chair Gensler answered …

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on several of President Biden’s circuit court and executive nominations. The first panel included nominees Beth Robinson to the Sec…

The heads of the federal banking regulatory systems testified before the Senate Banking Committee on securing the U.S. banking industry. The chairs of the National Credit Union Administratio…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and others testified on immigrant farmworkers before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Lawmakers questioned Secretary Vilsack about the Farm Workforce M…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on monetary policy and the economy before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. He answered questions on several topics, incl…

Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Republican colleagues held a news conference to discuss their concerns about public health concerns at the U.S. border with Mexico.