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College students, university officials, and law professors testified at a hearing on the First Amendment and free speech on college campuses. Topics included the role colleges play in protec…

The House and Senate convened for a joint session of Congress to verify certificates and count Electoral College votes from each state for president and vice president of the United States. …

The Senate considered the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court associate justice.

Justice Department officials, including the agency’s inspector general, testified at a hearing on foreign agent registration requirements. Inspector General Michael Horowitz detailed a revie…

Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith testified before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on his former employer’s response to a data breach that left more than 140 million consumers with their pers…

The Senate voted 66-32 to pass a short-term government funding bill. Also, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) delivered his farewell address. He was to leave the Senate on January 2, 2018, following …

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act. The bill, intended to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and amateur athletes, was introd…

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 …

Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai (R) and Commissioners Mignon Clyburn (D) and Michael O’Rielly (R) testified at an oversight hearing of their agency. Topics included open int…

Kevin Hassett appeared before the Joint Economic Committee to give the Trump administration’s perspective on the need for tax reform to boost job creation and economic growth. He explained s…

Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue (R) testified before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee about his nomination to be agriculture secretary. He pledged to be a strong…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for Allison Eid to serve on the U. S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. If confirmed, Ms. Eid would fill the seat vacated by Supreme …

The Senate Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act, a 2016 law passed that removed some of the Drug Enforcement Admini…

Members considered the Senate Republican tax reform bill.

The Senate debated the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September, 30, 2017.

The Senate voted 49-51 against beginning debate on H.J. Res. 36, a disapproval resolution to repeal an Obama administration Bureau of Land Management rule requiring oil and gas producers to …

Various federal law enforcement representatives testified at a hearing on the problems associated with the international street gang known as MS-13. The criminal group originated in Los Ange…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), and several other House and Senate Democrats announced their party’s new economic agenda called “A Bet…

Gun safety advocates and a group of Democratic senators held a news conference on gun legislation following a mass shooting in Las Vegas.

Wilbur Ross testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on his nomination to serve as secretary of commerce in the Trump administration. He was introduced by S…