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The Senate voted 66-32 to pass a short-term government funding bill. Also, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) delivered his farewell address. He was to leave the Senate on January 2, 2018, following …

The Senate confirmed Don Willett’s judicial nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Members also voted to limit debate on James Ho’s nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, a 2016 law passed that removed some of the Drug Enforcement Admini…

In the weekly Democratic address, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) talked about about government spending.

The Senate voted in favor of starting negotiations with the House on the Republican tax reform bill. Members rejected two motions from Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Deb Stabenow (MI) to ins…

Officials from the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the U.S. Air Force testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on proposed legislation from Ranking Member Diann…

The Senate voted to advance the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Members considered the Senate Republican tax reform bill.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for a group of President Trump’s judicial and Commerce Department nominees. A good part of the first hour was spent discussing the …

The Senate met to consider several nominations.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider the rules and guidelines for the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons. Members considered the conditions under whic…

The Senate confirmed two Circuit Court of Appeals nominations, Allison Eid to serve on the Tenth Circuit and Stephanos Bibas' to the Third Circuit.

Following the weekly Senate Democratic caucus luncheon, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other party leaders spoke with reporters. Senator Schumer criticized the House Republican tax…

Twitter, Facebook, and Google officials testified at a hearing on social media and Russian influence in the 2016 elections. The hearing was part of an ongoing investigation by several congre…

Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). They told t…

The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee held a hearing to consider the impact and leadership of women in the U.S. economy. Three women testified about their experiences runn…

Five Energy Department officials and utility executives testified at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on efforts to protect the nation’s energy providers from cybersec…

The Senate continued work on Scott Palk’s nomination to be a district judge for the Western District of Oklahoma.

Three State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development officials testified at a hearing on U.S.-Myanmar relations, with a focus on the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in that nati…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Food for Peace program, as well as on ways to distribute food aid more effectively around the worl…