Senate confirmation hearings

• All eyes on the Senate, will any other work get done?

  The Senate is almost totally occupied with Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, but this debate also crowds out other important business in a compressed time period.

  Congress

  October 13, 2020
• Different stimulus bills from the House and Senate to come

  The Senate will craft a stimulus bill very different from that of the House, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services could get bailout help from Congress this week.

  Congress

  July 20, 2020
• Independent panel finds FAA put Boeing 737 Max through ‘rigorous’ vetting

  In today's Federal Newscast, a federally appointed panel finds the Federal Aviation Administration followed its own rules in certifying the troubled airplane.

  Federal Newscast

  January 21, 2020
• What awaits the next secretary of state?

  Mike Pompeo has been nominated to lead the State Department, but what shape is the agency in and how does its workplace compare to other large federal agencies?

  People

  April 16, 2018