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The Senate confirmed Elizabeth Prelogar as solicitor general by a 53-36 vote Thursday, becoming the second women confirmed to the influential position.

Ninth Circuit nominee Judge Holly A. Thomas defended her past advocacy work and impartiality as a judge when repeatedly pressed by Republican senators Wednesday over past briefs she signed on cases dealing with transgender rights.

The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday evening recommending the House of Representatives find former Trump adviser Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the committee.

Ninth Circuit nominee Judge Holly A. Thomas defended her past advocacy work and impartiality as a judge when repeatedly pressed by Republican senators Wednesday over past briefs she signed on cases dealing with transgender rights.

Ninth Circuit nominee Judge Holly A. Thomas defended her past advocacy work and impartiality as a judge when repeatedly pressed by Republican senators Wednesday over past briefs she signed on cases dealing with transgender rights.

A bipartisan group of senators is moving to hit Big Tech platforms with new legislation that could reshape how they do business by blocking them from prioritizing their own products and services at a disadvantage to smaller rivals.

A bipartisan group of senators is moving to hit Big Tech platforms with new legislation that could reshape how they do business by blocking them from prioritizing their own products and services at a disadvantage to smaller rivals.

U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh, one of President Joe Biden's nominees for the Ninth Circuit, defended herself against criticism from Republicans over her decision upholding California COVID-19 restrictions on indoor at-home religious gatherings when she testified before a Senate panel considering her nomination Wednesday.

U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh, one of President Joe Biden's nominees for the Ninth Circuit, defended herself against criticism from Republicans over her decision upholding California COVID-19 restrictions on indoor at-home religious gatherings when she testified before a Senate panel considering her nomination Wednesday.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, urged the U.S. secretary of state on Monday to use a major international summit this week to focus on technology policy issues and a coordinated response to China's recent technological advances.