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17 Diplomatic Nominations To Be Considered By Senate

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will decide whether to advance 17 nominees, including ambassadors to Indonesia, Colombia and Serbia, a new Arctic...

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Gun Records Retention Process Questioned By House Panel

The fate of a federal archive of firearms dealer records is on the table. How long the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) keeps...

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Senate Committe To Consider Multiple Federal Agency Nominees

Five nominations to agencies that oversee drug approvals, workplace safety, employment law, education spending and federal science funding go to a Senate...

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Senate Intelligence Committee Will Hold Closed Briefing on Nvidia

Senators on the Select Committee on Intelligence will hear a closed intelligence briefing days after a national security story involving Nvidia and an...

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Counterterrorism Chief Nominee To Be Vetted In Senate Hearing

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will vet two nominees for leadership posts on Nov. 18, including the director of the National Counterterrorism...

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Devin Mauney Joins Sen. Warnock's Office As Banking Counsel

In staff movement news, Devin Mauney started Oct. 1 as banking counsel in the personal office of Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), according to his staff...

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Senate to Examine Veterans' Health Record Rollout

The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) new electronic health record system has finished its 2026 deployments, and the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs...

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Rural Development Programs In The Spotlight At House Hearing

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) runs rural broadband, water, housing and community facilities programs. The House Agriculture Committee's...

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Cyber Agency Director Nominee In Senate Review

The nominee for director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Michael LoSapio, goes before the Senate Homeland Security and...

Politics

Content Moderation Bill To Be Reviewed At Senate Hearing

Senate Commerce Committee members will vote on whether to advance S.69, a bill that would bar governmental interference in how online platforms moderate...

hearings

Opportunities in Central Asia To Be Highlighted At House Panel

The House Foreign Affairs Committee's South and Central Asia Subcommittee will examine U.S. economic and strategic ties with Central Asia on Nov. 19. The...

hearings

Psychedelic Therapy For Veterans Under Review By House Panel

A House panel will take up psychedelic therapy for veterans days after the administration announced new federal money for psychedelic research. The House...

Congress

China's Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Focus Of House Hearing

Concerns have grown over supply chain concentration and dependence on China for active pharmaceutical ingredients and other medical supplies. The East Asia...

Congress

Tribal Health and Land Bills Under Consideration In House Hearing

The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on Nov. 19 on four bills: the Anaktuvuk...

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Influence of Environmental Activists on Courts Under Scrutiny

A House panel will examine the influence by environmental activists on federal courts at a hearing on Nov. 19, "A Climate Of Bias: How Environmental...

Congress

House Panel Will Weigh Federal Leases For Veterans' Facilities

Leases for federal veterans' facilities need congressional sign-off, and the House Veterans' Affairs Committee will take up a new set of them. The panel's...

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Clara Coleman Promoted to Exec Asst in Rep. Hamadeh's Office

Clara Coleman moved into the executive assistant role in the personal office of Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-8), effective October 1. Hamadeh sits on the House...