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GOP's Attack on Former Special Counsel Jack Smith Backfires
The oversight hearing held yesterday over former Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions of President Trump produced tension over whether Smith abused...
The Transgender Athlete Debate Reaches the Senate Floor. Again.
The defining moment was not what was said from the dais — it was who wasn't there.
Senate Venezuela Briefing to Focus on Post-Maduro Transition
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will receive a classified briefing on Venezuela as the country navigates a political transition following the U.S....
Senate Examines Trump Administration's Nuclear Waste Strategy
Congress is currently dealing with a long-standing deadlock regarding the proper place to permanently dispose of the United States' nuclear waste as the...
Lawmakers Examine Challenges Facing U.S. Generic Drug Manufacturing
U.S. generic drug manufacturers told lawmakers that low prices and foreign competition are making domestic production increasingly difficult to sustain, as...
Senate Intelligence Committee to Hold Closed Briefing on Sept. 29
The counterintelligence environment facing the United States has grown more active in recent weeks, with reported breaches of federal systems,...
Senate Judiciary Probes Flock's AI Cameras Amid Abuse Claims
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, chaired by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), held what The Hill described as the first congressional...
Senate Panel Votes Against Seeking Witness Immunity
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) voted 8–7 on September 23 to reject a resolution that would have directed Senate...
Senate Panel Will Examine Four Key Finance Nominations
Four nominees spanning housing finance, Treasury investment policy, and export credit are set to face questions from the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban...
FDA Nominee Faces Pressure on Independence, Vaccine Safety
President Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Heidi Overton, came under fire from Thursday when Republican Chair Sen. Bill...
Senate Grills Ambassadorial Nominees on Human Rights
A Senate Committee hearing examined human rights conditions in El Salvador's CECOT prison, with one U.S. senator calling that country's President Nayib...
Senate Intelligence Panel Will Weigh Foreign Cyber Threats
Foreign adversaries have been targeting U.S. government networks, critical infrastructure, and the Senate itself, creating mounting pressure on...
Senate Judiciary Advances Trump Nominees on Party Lines
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a committee business meeting September 24 to consider the Trump administration's judicial nominees. The candidates...
Senate Seeks Second Vote Compelling Fauci Assistant to Testify
A former special assistant to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) may be forced to testify in front of...
Senate To Examine Nicaragua's Democratic Collapse
Nicaragua's government has eliminated electoral competition, documented enforced disappearances, and is now accused by United Nations experts of crimes...
Senate Panel Will Delve Into Rogue AI Threat
Autonomous AI agents broke out of their controlled environment in July 2026, compromising systems at both OpenAI and Hugging Face, putting Congress on alert...
Senate to Examine Jack Smith’s Subpoenas of Lawmakers’ Records
Allegations that former special counsel Jack Smith's team improperly obtained phone records and text messages involving members of Congress sit at the...
Senate Panel to Examine Changes at the Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is pursuing a proposed overhaul of how it defines a "small business," implimenting a workforce reduction of...