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Vice President Biden held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected and re-elected senators. The event happens at the start of each Congress in the Old Senate Chamber. The officia…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on her semiannual report on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and the future…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen delivered the central bank’s semiannual monetary policy report. This was her second day on the Hill. She said she’d like to see a three percent growth rate…

The Senate debated and voted 51-48 to pass Republican tax reform legislation.

The Senate approved H.J.Res. 42, a disapproval resolution that would repeal an Obama administration Labor Department rule limiting drug testing of unemployment insurance applicants.

Witnesses testified at a hearing on rural development and energy programs for the 2018 farm bill. The first panel included testimony by several Agriculture Department officials who outlined …

The Senate Budget Committee began the first day of markup on its version of a fiscal year 2018 budget that lays the groundwork for Republicans to advance their tax legislation. The budget re…

Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Michael O’Rielly testified at a hearing on their agency’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. The primary t…

Senate Democrats held a meeting on the Republican Affordable Care Act replacement bill. Speakers included those affected by chronic illnesses and health insurance officials.

The Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Federal Reserve chair nominee, Jerome Powell. Mr. Powell answered questions on his overall philosophy and antic…

The Senate passed a bill overturning an Obama administration regulation requiring states and institutions of higher learning colleges and universities to report on the effectiveness of their…

Andy Slavitt talked about the potential impact of the Senate Affordable Care Act replacement bill on Medicaid. During the program, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) was interviewed from the Ca…

The Senate confirmed Amul Thapar’s nomination for judge in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Senate voted 55-43 to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to be U.S. circuit judge for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Senate resumed debate on the fiscal year 2017 budget resolution, which includes instructions to committees to write legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Ben Carson testified on his nomination to be Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) secretary in the Donald Trump administration. Dr. Carson, a former neurosurgeon and 2016 Republica…

The Senate confirmed Representative Tom Price’s (R-GA) nomination to be health and human services secretary. Senators also voted to move forward on the nomination of Steve Mnuchin for treasu…

Congressional Democrats held an impromptu rally after the Senate voted 51-50 in favor of a motion to proceed to health care legislation. All Democrats and Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and …

After returning from a break for floor votes, the Senate Budget Committee continued its markup of its version of a fiscal year 2018 federal budget. The legislation lays the groundwork for Re…

Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot testified at a hearing on his agency’s fiscal year 2018 budget. Members questioned him about cuts to programs in areas such as education, earth sci…