Maryland Officials Provide Update on Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Maryland State officials hold a news conferene to discuss the Baltimore bridge collapse and recovery effort
122 viewsMaryland State officials hold a news conferene to discuss the Baltimore bridge collapse and recovery effort
122 viewsGovernor Wes Moore (D-MD), Maryland Senators Ben Cardin (D) and Chris Van Hollen (D), White House Adviser Tom Perez, members from Maryland State Police and U.S. Coast Guard, and others held …
497 views“Today we are most acutely focused on the emergency operations underway and on the families that have been impacted. I have no doubt that we will rebuild together, and that Baltimore will co…
The Senate approved the House-passed $1.2 trillion six-bill spending package to fund about 70 percent of the federal government through the end of the fiscal year on September 30, and avoid …
View in Congressional Chronicle4,772 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Edward Sunyol Kiel, District of New Jersey; and Eumi Lee, Northern District of California.
View in Congressional Chronicle188 viewsSecretary Xavier Becerra testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request for the Health and Human Services Department. He said the budget includes expansions in Medicaid-like …
603 viewsThe Senate confirmed Service Employees International Union general counsel Nicole Berner to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
View in Congressional Chronicle452 viewsOfficials from the State Department, Defense Department, and U.S. Agency for International Development testified on U.S. strategy in the Pacific Islands region before the Senate Foreign Rela…
263 viewsThe Senate confirmed Dennis Hankins’s nomination for U.S. ambassador to Haiti. Mr. Hankins was nominated by President Biden in May 2023, and the Port-au-Prince-based post had been without a …
View in Congressional Chronicle825 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court judicial nominations: Sunil Harjani, Northern Illinois; and Melissa DuBose, Rhode Island. Members also confirmed Sean Patrick Maloney to be U.S. …
View in Congressional Chronicle235 viewsU.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking and Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for the Middle East Daniel Shapiro testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near E…
515 viewsThe Senate approved (77-13) the House-passed continuing resolution to extend government funding in two stages, until March 8 and 22, to avert a looming partial government shutdown at midnigh…
View in Congressional Chronicle977 viewsThe Senate confirmed two U.S. District Court nominations: Julie Sneed, District of Middle Florida; and Melissa Damian, District of Southern Florida. Members also advanced Marjorie Rollinson’…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,125 viewsThe Senate convened and began with a reading by Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) of President George Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address. The annual event began on the former president’s birthday in…
View in Congressional Chronicle782 viewsThe Senate voted in favor of advancing consideration of legislation providing security aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip. This came aft…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,493 viewsThe Senate voted to limit debate on Kurt Campbell’s nomination to be deputy secretary of state.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,383 viewsThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on foreign governments that repress dissenters abroad with intimidation and violence, and how the U.S. government can more effectively c…
1,119 viewsThe Senate considered nominations to the U.S. Court of International Trade, confirming Lisa Wang and voting to advance Joseph Laroski’s nomination. The federal court hears cases on the enfor…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,919 viewsThe Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee held a public hearing to examine the role of small businesses in the outdoor recreation economy. Lawmakers heard from tourism officia…
255 viewsKurt Campbell, President Biden’s nominee to be deputy secretary of state, testified at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He said the Biden administration …
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