The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control is holding a hearing Tuesday afternoon looking into the alleged ties between Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, and Latin American drug trafficking operations.

Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning on oversight of the Justice Department. Bondi is expected to face intense questioning as the Trump administration continues its crime crackdown and threatens to deploy National Guard troops to several Democratic-run cities.

The Senate resumed on Monday its hearing on anomalous flood control projects, which INQUIRER.net is live streaming.

A Senate panel on Wednesday will look into government pressure on social media platforms to censor speech protected under the First Amendment. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing centered on what’s known as “jawboning” comes as the protection of free speech has been in the spotlight following the death of conservative activist

The government shutdown extended into Day 20 on Monday as the Senate failed to advance a House-passed measure to end the impasse for an 11th time.

The Senate blue ribbon committee, presided by Sen. Panfilo Lacson, resumes its hearing on anomalous flood control projects on Sept. 25.

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