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Judge Merrick Garland, President Biden’s attorney general nominee, appeared for his confirmation before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Judge Garland said that if confirmed he would be an…

Two Senate committees held a hearing on security failures during the January 6 attack on the Capitol. “A clear lack of accurate and complete intelligence across several federal agencies contributed to this event, and…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing on Representative Deb Haaland’s (D-NM) nomination for secretary of the Department of the Interior in the Biden…

The Senate Judiciary Committee convened a hearing to receive testimony from witnesses in support of Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to be the next U.S. attorney general. Witnesses who…

The House met for a pro forma session.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing on news of the day. She took questions on a range of topics, including President Biden’s upcoming meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin…

The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and then voted in favor of limiting debate on her nomination for U.S. representative…

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki held a briefing Monday afternoon. She defended Office of Management and Budget Director nominee Neera Tanden and said that the administration still…

The Senate convened and began with a reading by Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) of President George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address. The annual event began on the former president’s birthday in…

The Senate Select Intelligence Committee held a hearing on the SolarWinds cyber hack. They discussed how the cyber hack happened and why it took so long for the hackers to be detected. The…

President Biden delivered remarks at the White House on the U.S. surpassing 500,000 deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The president noted that the death toll had surpassed the U.S. deaths in World…

The House convened for one-minute speeches.

The Senate Health Committee held a confirmation hearing to consider the nomination of Xavier Becerra to serve as the next Health and Human Services secretary. Lawmakers questioned the…

The House Budget Committee considered President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Committee members delivered opening statements and…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Florida v. Georgia, a case on water rights law

President Biden and White House Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice participated in a virtual roundtable discussion with Black essential workers that included a pharmacist, grocery store director,…

President Biden delivered remarks on his plan to help support small businesses struggling to stay open during the pandemic. He said in his remarks that approximately 400,000 small…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the semiannual monetary policy report. In his opening remarks, he reported to the committee the economy was a “long way”…

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill held a moment of silence in memory of the 500,000 Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19 since the pandemic began almost a year ago.

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