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The Senate convened and began a period of morning business.

The Senate convened with a period of morning business and thereafter, proceeded to concurrent consideration of S.J.Res.10 and S.J.Res.24, joint resolutions proposing balanced budget amendmen…

The Senate convened and began with a period of morning business. Thereafter, members resumed consideration of S.1867, the National Defense Authorization Act.

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, it began consideration of the motion to proceed to S.J.Res.27, a joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the…

Attorney General Eric Holder testified at an oversight hearing. In his opening statement Mr. Holder addressed the controversy surrounding the Fast and Furious Operation, the Bureau of Alcoho…

The Senate began work on a fiscal year 2012 spending measure that includes three of the 12 annual spending bills that fund the federal government and related agencies.

Late in the session Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) moved that a post-cloture motion by Republicans was dilatory. The chair ruled against the motion and the ruling of the chair was appealed and …

Witnesses testified about Google’s business practices and whether it leveraged its Internet search market power to prioritize some of its own business lines, such as YouTube, Google Books, o…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Ashton Carter to be deputy secretary of Defense. Among the topics addressed were the potential impact of …

The Senate approved a bill that overhauls the patent system. The legislation includes changes to the collection of fees and the way patents are awarded.

Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters following weekly party lunches.

Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters and answered questions about passage of a deficit reduction bill that also raised the debt ceiling. The measure passed by a vote of 74 to 26.

Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters following their weekly party lunch. They focused on the status of negotiations on deficit reduction and raising the debt ceiling.

The Senate Finance Committee held a “mock” markup hearing to debate amendments to free trade agreements with South Korea, Columbia, and Panama. The hearing is referred to as a “mock” markup…