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US classified docs leak not total ‘surprise’ but shows system needs reforms: Senate intel chair

Sunday, April 23 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner on Sunday said the online leaks of classified U.S. military and intelligence documents -- allegedly by an airman working in IT at Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts -- weren't completely unexpected but underscored how... Read More.

Elton John testifies before Senate about AIDS relief: “We need to keep our foot on the accelerator”

Wednesday, April 19 by ABC News

Elton John testified remotely before the U.S. Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday morning, urging the committee to continue to fund the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.The plan, known as PEPFAR, was founded in 2003 by President George W. Bush. The Hill reports that in his testimony,... Read More.

Pentagon’s ‘UFO’ tracking efforts focus of Senate hearing

Wednesday, April 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In a rare open hearing, lawmakers on Wednesday are set to question the head of the Pentagon's office charged with tracking UFOs -- or what the Defense Department calls unexplained anomalous phenomena (UAP).The director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, Sean M.... Read More.

New report from Senate Republicans doubles down on COVID lab leak theory

Tuesday, April 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A new report from Senate Republicans doubles down on the theory that COVID-19 emerged from an accidental lab leak in Wuhan -- and possibly, even more than one leak.While their investigation concedes that "both hypotheses are plausible," the nearly 300-page document released... Read More.

Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after concussion, rib injury

Monday, April 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Leader Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate floor on Monday, nearly six weeks after suffering a concussion and a fractured rib from a fall at a Washington hotel.The Kentucky senator, who's 81, has been recovering at home upon release from a rehabilitation... Read More.

Three Senate Republicans vow to block Feinstein’s Judiciary replacement

Monday, April 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- At least three Republican senators have said they will not support a move to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on the Senate Judiciary Committee -- saying they wouldn't want to help Democrats advance President Joe Biden's agenda.On Monday afternoon, Sen. John Cornyn,... Read More.

Mitch McConnell returning to Senate after head, rib injury

Monday, April 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is returning to Congress on Monday, nearly six weeks after suffering a concussion and a fractured rib from a fall at a Washington hotel.The Kentucky senator, who's 81, has been recovering at home upon release from a... Read More.

John Fetterman returning to Senate following treatment for depression

Wednesday, March 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is expected to return to Congress the week of April 17, after the upcoming two-week recess, according to a source familiar with the matter.The Democratic lawmaker, who suffered a stroke during his campaign, checked himself into an impatient facility... Read More.

Senate votes to repeal decades-old measures that authorized Iraq, Gulf wars

Wednesday, March 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal two congressional authorizations from decades ago allowing the use of military force against Iraq, a country then falsely accused of stockpiling chemical and nuclear weapons and now a U.S. security partner in the Gulf region.The measure... Read More.

Bank regulators blame SVB collapse on ‘textbook’ mismanagement during Senate grilling

Tuesday, March 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The country's top banking regulators faced a grilling from lawmakers Tuesday about who was responsible for the the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.The Senate Banking Committee heard testimony from officials at the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and... Read More.

East Palestine mother to Senate: ‘My seven-year-old has asked me if he is going to die’

Wednesday, March 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Some East Palestine, Ohio, residents are still grappling with the aftershock of last month's train derailment, with one mother offering compelling testimony about how the incident traumatized her young child.The night of the incident, a "huge fireball" was visible from East Palestine resident... Read More.

Patients, health care providers face shortages of critical drugs, Senate report finds

Wednesday, March 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Patients and medical providers who rely on pharmaceutical medications to treat everything from asthma to ADHD to cancer may have had a harder time finding those medications last year than in years past, a new Senate report released Wednesday finds.The report, issued... Read More.

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US classified docs leak not total ‘surprise’ but shows system needs reforms: Senate intel chair

Elton John testifies before Senate about AIDS relief: “We need to keep our foot on the accelerator”

Pentagon’s ‘UFO’ tracking efforts focus of Senate hearing

New report from Senate Republicans doubles down on COVID lab leak theory

Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after concussion, rib injury

Three Senate Republicans vow to block Feinstein’s Judiciary replacement

Mitch McConnell returning to Senate after head, rib injury

John Fetterman returning to Senate following treatment for depression

Senate votes to repeal decades-old measures that authorized Iraq, Gulf wars

Bank regulators blame SVB collapse on ‘textbook’ mismanagement during Senate grilling

East Palestine mother to Senate: ‘My seven-year-old has asked me if he is going to die’

Patients, health care providers face shortages of critical drugs, Senate report finds

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