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The Senate Homeland Security Committee approved a subpoena for documents and deposition from Blue Star Strategies, a consulting firm that worked with Ukrainian gas company Burisma when Hunter…

The Senate Aging Committee held a hearing to examine the impact of the coronavirus on the elderly and those living in long-term care centers. An expert with the University of Chicago who is…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s deputy energy secretary nominee, Mark Menezes. The hearing focused on various energy related issues,…

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler testified about the agency’s role in the coronavirus response as well as its overall mission and priorities during a Senate…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for Judge Cory Wilson to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judge Wilson currently serves on the…

Business meeting to consider S.3667, to require the establishment of a repatriation task force during major infectious disease outbreaks, to authorize additional paid leave for employees of certain…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a meeting to consider authorization for FISA investigation subpoenas along with considering DC Circuit nominee Judge Justin Walker and Justice Department…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified at a virtual Senate Banking Committee hearing about the $2 trillion CARES Act coronavirus relief bill. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin…

Hearings to examine the nominations of Beth Harwell, of Tennessee, and Brian Noland, of Tennessee, both to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and…

The Senate Homeland Security Committee discussed a report submitted in March 2020 by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC). Congress set up the commission in 2019 as part of the National Defense…

The Senate Commerce Committee convened a hearing to examine broadband access and capabilities amid the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included executives from the telecommunications and…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a virtual hearing on oversight of financial regulators, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included Federal Reserve Board…

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci testified along with other members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on the federal response to the…

Business meeting to consider the nominations of William Scott Hardy, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, David Cleveland Joseph, to be United States…

Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.

Members of business and tourism industries, university and law communities, and service and employee advocacy groups testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue of…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominees for Navy secretary, Air Force chief of staff, and deputy defense undersecretary for policy. Navy secretary…

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee held a hearing on efforts to improve and expand coronavirus testing. Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),…