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The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for CIA Director Leon Panetta to become secretary of Defense. Among the topics he addressed were troop withdrawal and transfer…

The Senate debated compromise legislation to raise the debt ceiling and begin a deficit reduction process. The measure passed the House the previous day on a vote of 269 to 161. The vote lat…

Energy Secretary Steven Chu testified about the department’s fiscal year 2012 budget request. Under the president’s plan, the department’s budget would increase 12% to $29.5 billion. Battery…

General Petraeus and Undersecretary Flournoy testified on U.S. operations in Afghanistan. General Petraeus, on his first trip to Washington, D.C., since taking the commander position in Afgh…

State and Treasury Department officials testified on U.S. policy toward Syria. At the time of this hearing violence continued in the country despite for calls for President Bashar al-Assad t…

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business. *At 4:30pm, the Senate will proceed to executive session in order to consider the following nominations: -Norman L. Eisen, of the …

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen spoke on the scope and extent of U.S. involvement in military action against the forces of Moammar Qa…

Senators John McCain and John Kerry and the late Washington Post political correspondent David Broder were honored at the New Hampshire primary awards banquet. Video tributes to each of the …

The Senate convened and began a period of morning business.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified on funding for State Departent programs and foreign policy priorities. She reiterated her testimony from the previous day before the House Foreig…

Democratic and Republican women senators paid tribute to former House member Geraldine Ferraro, the first female vice presidential candidate. She was the running mate to Democrat Walter Mond…

Witnesses testified on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The hearing took place two days after the killing by U.S. forces of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Ranking Committee Member Di…

State and Interior Department officials and people from across the U.S. working on water issues testified on the global water supply and public health issues. Among the topics they addressed…

State and Treasury Department representatives testified on U.S. policy toward Iran. Much of the hearing focused on the Menendez-Kirk Amendment, which bans foreign financial institutions that…