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Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch and Senate Judiciary Committee members gave opening statements for day one of his confirmation hearing. Judge Gorsuch outlined his judicial record, s…

The Senate Judiciary Committee entered its third day of testimony on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to be an associate justice on the Supreme Court. Questions from Democrats centered o…

Five Energy Department officials and utility executives testified at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on efforts to protect the nation’s energy providers from cybersec…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing to consider the rules and guidelines for the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons. Members considered the conditions under whic…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the nomination of John Sullivan to be State Department’s deputy secretary. Mr. Sullivan previously served as deputy secretary of comm…

Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). They told t…

Three Syrian doctors were among the five witnesses at a hearing on the impact on the Syrian people of six years of constant militarized conflict in that country. They and two executives of f…

Law experts and professors testified at a hearing on the role of special counsels and separation of powers. Many of the questions from committee members centered around Robert Mueller, the s…

Governor Terry Branstad (R-IA) testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be U.S. ambassador to China. Governor Branstad addressed his relationship …

After a short lunch break, the confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch continued before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Former law clerks and civil rights advocates …

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 convened with a period of morning business.

In the weekly Democratic address, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) talked about about government spending.

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) spoke with reporters following a briefing on North Korea. All U.S. senators were invited for a briefing at the White House with the President’s national security t…

In a 51-49 vote, the Senate passed the Republican fiscal year 2018 budget resolution which clears the way for committees to work on tax legislation Senator Rand Paul (KY) was the only Republ…

The Senate confirmed Rod Rosenstein’s nomination to be deputy attorney general.

Twitter, Facebook, and Google officials testified at a hearing on social media and Russian influence in the 2016 elections. The hearing was part of an ongoing investigation by several congre…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met to vote on former ExxonMobil Chair and CEO Rex Tillerson’s nomination to be secretary of state. Members voted 11-10 along party lines to send the n…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Food for Peace program, as well as on ways to distribute food aid more effectively around the worl…

Senate Democratic leaders spoke with reporters about Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.