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Senator Kamala Harris (D-Ca), the 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee, spoke to reporters after landing in Pennsylvania and responded to questions on the final full day of the…

Tiffany D. Cross talked about her book, Say It Louder! Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy, and the 2020 election.

The House Rules Committee met to debate the $1.4 trillion dollar government spending bill. The first 10 minutes of the hearing concerned other committee business related to legislation…

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized Senate Democrats for not agreeing to move ahead with the fiscal year 2020 federal spending package the…

Leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Vice Chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Chair Richard Shelby (R-AL) spoke on the Senate floor before a key test vote on FY2020 Spending. The vote…

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee regarding his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. Other…

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) held a discussion on fiscal year 2020 defense spending. Travis Sharp, a research fellow for CSBA, discussed the Pentagon’s budget.…

In this portion of the House Armed Services Committee’s consideration of the defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2020, Committee Chair Adam Smith (D-WA) and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry…

In this portion of the House Armed Services Committee’s consideration of the defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2020, members debated amendments offered by Representatives Jackie Speier…

Peter Gaynor, the acting Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, testified before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget…

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) discussed an amendment offered to the 2020 Defense Authorization Bill, which would prohibit funding for military action against Iran without prior congressional…

Senator Schumer (D-NY) spoke about the 2020 Defense Programs and Policy bill, specifically about the Udall amendment requiring congressional approval for any military action against Iran. He…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) opened the day by talking about the 2020 Defense Programs and Policy bill, specifically the Udall amendment on use of military force against…

Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) spoke on the chamber floor about an amendment to the defense programs and policy bill.

Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) spoke on the chamber floor about the defense programs and policy bill.

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) came to the Senate floor to talk about the Defense Programs and Policy bill and intelligence programs.

Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) came to the chamber floor to talk about the defense programs and policy bill.

Erik Wasson discussed the border security supplemental spending legislation being debated in the Senate and the House in the upcoming week, as well as the status of fiscal year 2020…

House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-KY) talked about congressional efforts to reach deals on multiple spending bills.

Jennifer Shutt talked about the details of the four-bill fiscal year 2020 spending package headed to the House the following day.