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Members of the Senate Republican leadership spoke after their weekly party meetings to explain why they were supporting a plan to vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act. Republican leader…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Witnesses included Homeland Security …

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a confirmation hearing for the ambassador nominations to key U.S. allies, including Canada, Singapore, Italy, the United Kingdom, and NATO. Former…

The Senate Judiciary Committee entered its third day of testimony on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to be an associate justice on the Supreme Court. Questions from Democrats centered o…

The Senate approved H.J.Res. 42, a disapproval resolution that would repeal an Obama administration Labor Department rule limiting drug testing of unemployment insurance applicants.

The Senate confirmed Timothy Kelly to be a U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia

The Senate approved Trevor McFadden’s nomination to be a judge in the D.C. Circuit Court. Members also voted to limit debate and set up a final vote on Amy Coney Barrett' s nomination to the…

The Senate in a 56-43 vote confirmed former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson’s nomination to be secretary of state.

The Senate continued work on several nominations, including Eric Hargan to be deputy Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary and Lee Cissna to be director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati…

Christopher Wray, President Trump’s nominee to be the next FBI director, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing. He faced tough questions from both Repu…

The Senate approved a bill to allow the Government Accountability Office to access certain federal agency records.

The Senate by a 50-48 vote confirmed Marvin Kaplan to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a five-year term.

Senators observed a moment of silence commemorating the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, then began work on the $692 billion Defense Authorization Act.

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

The Senate voted 66-32 to confirm Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS) to be the next director of the CIA.

The Senate resumed debate on Rod Rosenstein’s nomination to be deputy attorney general.

Courtney Simmons Elwood testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on her nomination to be general counsel for the Central Intelligence Agency. She pledged to provide the committee w…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Marshall Billingslea to be assistant treasury secretary for terrorist financing. Members also gave speeches to the just-released Senate version of an A…

The Senate voted to advance Alexander Acosta’s nomination to be secretary of labor in the Trump administration.

The Senate confirmed Dabney Friedrich to be a district judge for the District of Columbia. Senators also voted to limit debate on Gregory Katsas' nomination to be a district judge for the Di…