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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a public hearing to examine the impact of forced arbitration clauses on workers and their inability to seek legal recourse. Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Moshe Marvit, member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; and Cathy Ann Harris, chair of the the Merit Systems Protection Board. Mem…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Nathalie Rayes to be U.S. ambassador to Croatia. Republicans blocked consideration of legislation providing emergency aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwa…

NCAA President Charlie Baker, Big Ten Commissioner Tony Pettiti, four-time national team gymnast Trinity Thomas, and others testifIed on compensation for college athletes for their name, ima…

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias (D) joined advocates for and against book bans in testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Mr. Giannoulias focused on Illinois' new ant…

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…

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…

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 Agriculture Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, chaired by Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), held a hearing on federal food assistance funding in the upcoming farm bill reauthorizati…

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…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified at an oversight hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Republican senators grilled him with several questions relating to is…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee on the Department of Agriculture (USDA) operations and recommendations for the 2023 farm bill. Topics incl…

Agriculture Department officials testified on nutrition programs in the 2023 farm bill. Topics included the methodology for determining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benef…

In an 81-14 vote, the Senate approved a House-passed resolution repealing a District of Columbia law reducing penalties for certain crimes, including carjackings, burglaries, and robberies. …

The Senate approved a resolution designating January 2023 as “National Stalking Awareness Month,” to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of stalking.

The Senate confirmed Lynne Tracy to be U.S. ambassador to Russia. Lawmakers also debated the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam testified at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the collapse and bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. He called on Congr…

Colette Peters, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, testified on oversight of the agency before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators questioned her on reports of sexual abuse comm…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the legal impact, financial cost, and human toll of U.S. drone strikes conducted over the past two decades. Topics included the 2001 Authoriz…