last Friday, the Department of Justice announced Donald Trump had been indicted on 37 counts related to his mishandling of classified documents. One only has to listen to the statements from former Trump National Security Advisor John…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 23. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 26. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, June 12, be waived. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 29. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 157. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…

These unprecedented wildfires are a crisis for both Canada and the United States, so both nations must respond speedily and forcefully to contain the blazes. The best way to ensure the United States does not suffer another wave of wildfire…

today our democracy held firm against voter discrimination. The Supreme Court has ruled that Alabama's Republican-drawn congressional districts discriminate against Black voters, violating the Voting Rights Act and must be redrawn. This…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 41. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, June 8, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

as everyone knows, this week, the United States has suffered through some of the worst wildfire air pollution in the entire history of our country. North of the border, over 400 wildfires continue blazing across Quebec and many parts of…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 25. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 171. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 76, 128, and 216; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate; that the motions to reconsider be…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:08 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 10 a.m…

this morning, our Nation's Capital and much of the Northeast, including almost the whole of my State of New York, woke up once again under a veil of smog. As we speak, wildfires of unnatural strength continue blazing in Canada, sending…

I know of no further debate on the resolutions en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the resolutions en bloc. The resolutions (S. Res. 239, S. Res. 240, and S. Res. 241) were agreed…

I ask unanimous consent that the cloture motion with respect to the Ho nomination be withdrawn and the cloture vote on the Syed nomination occur at 2:30 p.m. today; further, that the Senate recess following the confirmation vote on the…