Senate Session
The Senate continued work on the override of President Trump’s veto of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,027 viewsThe Senate continued work on the override of President Trump’s veto of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,027 viewsA Senate Commerce subcommittee held a hybrid hearing on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the live event entertainment industry. Witnesses represented the wide range of industries invol…
2,811 viewsThe Senate worked on the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
View in Congressional Chronicle2,643 viewsThe Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Security held a hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard safeguarding national interests in the Arctic. U.S. Coast Guard Vice Commandant Admiral Charles Ray discus…
532 viewsThe Senate advanced Nathan Simington’s nomination to the Federal Communications Commission. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), who was retiring, gave his farewell speech, and several senators gave tr…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,399 viewsThe Senate confirmed two nominations: Kyle Hauptman to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for a term expiring August 2, 2025, and Kathryn Davis for a 15-year term …
View in Congressional Chronicle9,733 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court judicial nominations: Benjamin Beaton for the Western District of Kentucky, and Toby Crouse for the District of Kansas. Members voted against…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,211 viewsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the regulation of social media content and the 2020 presidential election. …
20,889 viewsFormer Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before Senate Judiciary Committee concerning its review of the FBI Russia investigation. He was about the origins of the investigation, the…
20,670 viewsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified on social media content moderation before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committ…
30,895 viewsThe Senate convened to consider Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In a session that lasted from Sunday afternoon, thr…
View in Congressional Chronicle17,259 viewsSenate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted to move the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett out of committee to the floor for consideration. No Democrats were presen…
22,947 viewsIn the first portion of day 4 of Supreme Court nominee Judge Senate Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Senate, Democrats urged Committee Chair Lin…
56,326 viewsSupreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett returned for a second day of questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Each senator received 20 minutes to engage with Judge Bar…
43,678 viewsSenate Judiciary Committee members began questioning Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on various legal topics, including judicial activism, abortion rights, gun regulations, and…
104,426 viewsDay one of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett began with senators' opening statements. This opening portion includes the openi…
78,283 viewsFBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Judiciary concerning the Republican-led review of the FBI’s handling of its investigation of Russian investigation in the 2016 presidenti…
41,574 viewsThe Joint Economic Committee held a virtual hearing to discuss the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses also discussed the existing pandemic policy response as well as refo…
694 viewsThe Senate confirmed the nominations of Andrea Lucas and Keith Sonderling to be members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). A number of senators came to the floor to talk …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,236 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. district judge nominations for Northern Illinois: Iain Johnson and Franklin Valderrama.
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