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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget request before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Secretary Haaland, along with t…

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, CIA Director Bill Burns, and FBI Director Christopher Wray joined other leaders from the intelligence community to testify before the Senate S…

Officials 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…

The 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…

The 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…

Kurt 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 …

Military generals, lawmakers, and other domestic and foreign government officials discussed national security and foreign policy at the Aspen Security Forum in Washington, D.C. Topics includ…

Nathaniel Fick, ambassador-at-large for cyberspace and digital policy, and Matthew Graviss, chief data and artificial intelligence officer for the State Department, testified on strategic co…

A bipartisan group of senators, and others, held a news conference with American and Israeli families of hostages kidnapped by Hamas.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jerry Edwards Jr. to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Louisiana, and voted to limit debate on the nomination of Brandon Long …

International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive Officer Scott Nathan testified on U.S. investments abroad and oversight of the agency. Topics included DFC priorities such…

Amid the Russia-Ukraine War, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) discussed proposed legislation that repurposes frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruct…

Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) discussed the Russia-Ukraine War and global security during the Halifax International…

Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), John Cornyn (R-TX), and James Risch (R-ID) discussed national security and foreign policy efforts at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. Topics included the Ru…

State Department officials testified on U.S. national security interests pertaining to Ukraine before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. As the Senate considered the Biden administratio…

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jack Lew to be U.S. ambassador to Israel. Lawmakers also continued work on the three-bill package for fiscal year 2024 federal spending for the Departm…

Amid the Israel-Hamas war, U.S. ambassador to Israel nominee Jack Lew testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In light of Iran’s long-standing support for Hamas, several Rep…

Officials from the State and Defense Departments testified on the Australia-U.K.-U.S. security partnership (AUKUS) before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Topics included how the alli…

The Senate defeated a measure from Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) to withdraw U.S. troops from Niger. Members also voted down a Republican proposal to block a Food and Nutrition Service proposed a…