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The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nomination of General Mark Milley to serve as the 20th chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Milley, who has served as the…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in the global markets. Witnesses discussed the recent growth of U.S.…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine temporary and permanent storage options for nuclear waste. The hearing also considered the future of the Yucca…

Senate Democratic leaders spoke to reporters in the Capitol following their weekly caucus luncheon.

The Senate confirmed the judicial nomination of Daniel Bress to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Lawmakers also voted to limit debate on three other U.S. district court…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine public lands infrastructure maintenance needs. Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said the National Park…

The Senate continued work on the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a $750 billion defense programs and policy bill.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the outlook of wildland fire and management programs for 2019. Witnesses included members of state and federal…

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on the fiscal year 2020 budget requests for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…

The Senate Armed Service Committee held a confirmation hearing for General John Raymond to become U.S. Space Command commander and Christopher Scolese to become National Reconnaissance…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on the fiscal year 2020 budget…

The Senate confirmed Kenneth Lee’s nomination to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. He told lawmakers he was unaware of any evidence the FBI engaged in…

The Senate confirmed three Export-Import Bank nominations: Kimberly Reed for president and two board members. Members also confirmed Joseph Bianco’s judicial nomination to the U.S. Second…

The Senate voted to limit debate on three Export-Import Bank nominations: Kimberly Reed for president and two board members.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford were among the witnesses at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the creation of a U.S.…

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) talked about Attorney General William Barr’s Senate subcommittee testimony earlier in the week on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference…

Attorney General William Barr testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on the Justice Department’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. Like a similar previous-day House Appropriations subcommittee…

Energy Secretary Rick Perry testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee about President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for his department. Issues included emissions…

The Senate confirmed David Bernhardt’s nomination for interior secretary.