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The commanders of U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Space Command testified on nuclear deterrence and space security before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The hearing focused on the need…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, and Defense Comptroller Mike McCord testified on President Biden’s 2025 Pentagon budget request before th…

U.S. Northern Command Commander Gen. Gregory Guillot and U.S. Southern Command Commander Gen. Laura Richardson testified on security challenges affecting the Western Hemisphere. Such challen…

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…

The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 815, legislation providing $95.3 billion in foreign aid to Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine. This came after the chamber earlier in the week failed to a…

Veterans Affairs (VA) Chief Research and Development Officer Rachel Ramoni testified on the VA’s research priorities before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. She was joined by medical …

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Karoline Mehalchick to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and Joseph Goffman to be an Environmental Protection Agen…

President Biden delivered remarks and paid his respects to the victims of the October 25, 2023, deadly mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Members of Maine’s congressional delegation also spok…

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…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on U.S. competitiveness amid recent advances in artificial intelligence. Witnesses included Energy Department Deputy Secretar…

Energy industry stakeholders and policy advocates testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the reliability of the U.S. power grid. Topics included regulations by…

Officials from the Agriculture and Interior departments, among others, testified on the federal response to escalating wildfires before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The…

The Senate continued work on its version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. Armed Services Committee Jack Reed (D-RI) and other Democrats came to the floor to condem…

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier testified on worldwide threats before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Topi…

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The committee’s senators--most of whom are fr…

Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Jr., nominee to be Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, highlighted his military career and said he “is mindful of the security challenges” facing the nation, as he testified…

“We are pursuing a strategy of energy security through energy diversity,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm as she discussed the threats posed to global energy markets by Russia’s inva…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough and veterans' groups testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. Topics included …

“In brief, the CCP represents both the leading and most consequential threat to U.S. national security and leadership globally, and its intelligence-specific ambitions and capabilities make …

U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman testified on programs and spending needs before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Several topics wer…