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The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts held an oversight hearing to examine the structure, size, and operations of federal appeals courts and their respective circuits. A topic…

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on implementing positive train control (PTC) technology, which is designed to automatically stop a train before…

Technology experts and privacy advocates testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on consumer data privacy. The committee was considering drafting legislation that seeks to address consumer…

The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on the nominations of Army Gen. Robert Abrams to be commander of the U.N. Command, the Combined Forces Command and the U.S.…

Following a short vote break, the Senate Judiciary Committee continued its confirmation hearing to consider several judicial nominees. The portion heard testimony from Judge Rossie Alston…

A Senate Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on preventing abuse of amateur athletes with officials from USA Weightlifting, U.S. Figure Skating, USA Swimming, and USA Bobsled and Skeleton.…

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance several of President Trump’s judicial nominees. This included the nomination of Jonathan Kobes to be a judge on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.…

In a vote of 50-48 vote, the Senate confirmed Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be an associate justice on the Supreme Court. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who voted “no” on cloture and was the only Republican to oppose the nominee, used a…

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) led a group of speakers protesting Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination in front of the…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testified before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on the agency’s priorities. He addressed several ongoing issues including working to improve…

Part one, day one of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing got underway with protests from Democratic committee members and those in the public seating area of…

Executives from Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Google, Twitter, and Charter Communications testified on data privacy before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The committee…

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 to move the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh out of committee. Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) only cast the deciding “aye” vote after negotiations with…

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about allegations he assaulted Christine Blasey Ford while the two were teenagers. Judge Kavanaugh’s statement…

The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from Christine Blasey Ford about her allegation that Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while the two were teenagers…

Senators spoke about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. The Senate recessed until October 1, 2018.

Senate and House Democrats spoke to reporters after they walked out a Judiciary Committee hearing where Republicans rejected their motion to call Mark Judge to testify on Professor Christine…

The Senate confirmed Peter Feldman to serve on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for a full seven-year term.

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Democratic senators, led by Assistant Minority Leader Patty Murray (D-WA), spoke with reporters about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the…

The Senate approved a bipartisan package of more than 70 bills to combat opioid addiction in the U.S. Members also passed a bill that would allow pharmacists to disclose drug cost payment…