WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate passed a bill aimed at limiting the volume of television commercials with regulations to be enforced by the Federal Communications Commission. Federal Communication Commission - Television advertisement - United States Senate - WASHINGTON - United States

The US Senate has unanimously confirmed career diplomat Cameron Munter as the new US ambassador to Pakistan, where he has pledged ceaseless engagement to combat the country's anti-Americanism.

A Senate Committee investigation into federal investment in for-profit colleges devolved into a political squabble this morning, with Republican Sen. Richard Burr calling Sen. Tom Harkin's investigation a witch hunt.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a long-awaited hearing Wednesday that aims to find out why Scotland last year gave a controversial compassionate release to cancer-stricken Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.

The Senate will wait until after the November 2 congressional elections to vote on legislation to pressure China to raise the value of its currency, Democratic senators said on Tuesday.