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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…

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…

The Senate continued debate on legislation to extend federal programs that provide grants to local fire departments for training, equipment, and staffing.

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…

The Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court judge nominations: Andrew Schopler for Southern California, and Arun Subramanian for Southern New York. Members also voted to limit debate on the…

Agriculture Undersecretaries Alexis Taylor and Jenny Moffitt joined Sarah Charles, assistant to the administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to testify in fro…

Senators gave floor speeches. No votes were taken.

Vice President Kamala Harris held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected and re-elected senators. The event happens at the start of each Congress in the Old Senate Chamber. The…

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…

The Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act, which aims to give oversight of the cryptocurrency industry to the Commodity Futures Tradi…

The Senate approved a resolution from Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) to repeal a White House Council on Environmental Quality rule changing the federal environmental permitting process. Members…

The Senate confirmed Constance Milstein to be U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Malta. Lawmakers also approved a House-passed water resources development bill.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified at a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee hearing on agriculture policy. Addressing an ongoing baby formula shortage, Secretary Vi…

The Senate voted 86-11 to approve the House-passed $40 billion Ukraine aid bill. Members also blocked a $48 billion COVID-19 relief bill for restaurants, gyms, and other businesses, and vote…

Senator Rob Portman (R-PA) and Republican colleagues hold a news conference to discuss the Biden administration’s lifting of Title 42 COVID-19 restrictions at the border.

The Senate debated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Members also voted on beginning debate on a COVID-19 relief bill, which failed to get the necessary 60 votes…

Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam testified at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the regulation and risk of financial digital assets such as bitcoin a…