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Several senators asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown about the Biden administration and Defense Department pausing a weapons shipment…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on USDA oversight before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. They discussed a variety of topics including mitigating child …

During testimony before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on President Biden’s Department of Education fiscal year 2025 budget request, Education Secretary Cardona responded to the pro-Pa…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on his department’s fiscal year 2025 and 2026 budget requests. He took several questions on v…

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

The Senate confirmed Robert White’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court judge for Eastern Michigan, and voted to advance Ann Marie McIff Allen’s nomination to be a U.S. District Court jud…

The Senate resumed consideration of a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown on January 19. The House-passed bill being used to house the continuing resolution is H.R. 2872, …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified on President’s Biden’s $106 billion emergency aid request that would provide military and humanitarian assistan…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of John Kazen to be U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of Texas. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) in a floor speech responded to the latest…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s multibillion-dollar supplemental funding requests for the…

Local and state officials testified on drinking water, wastewater, and infrastructure investments before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Topics included how funding from t…

The Senate voted 91-7 to begin debate on the fiscal year 2024 spending package for the Departments of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley testified on on the fiscal year 2024 Defense Department budget before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.…

Chiefs from the National Guard and Reserves testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Several topics were discu…

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Acting Director Lawrence Tabak testified on the president’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the agency, before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. T…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testified on U.S.-China relations, competitiveness, and national security investment b…

Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request, before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee o…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough and veterans' groups testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. Topics included …

Groups representing farmers testified on crop insurance and other federal safety net programs for farmers at a Senate Agriculture subcommittee hearing. Two panels of witnesses represented lo…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations, Orelia Merchant (Eastern New York) and Wesley Hsu (Central California), and voted in favor of limiting debate on LaShonda Hunt’s nom…