The full senate approved Mark Recktenwald this afternoon as Hawaii’s new Supreme Court chief justice.

The Senate will resume next week its investigation on the August 23 hostage tragedy in Manila, this time focusing on the media's coverage of the incident.

MANILA, Philippines - The Senate is reviving an investigation on the role of broadcast media during the August 23 hostage crisis, Sen. Gregorio Honasan said Thursday.

The defeat of Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski by an upstart fiscal conservative in Alaska's GOP primary could mark a significant shift for a state that has so long relied on federal pork to survive. The outcome was also an unexpected blow to the seniority Alaska has enjoyed in the Senate.

The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday asking President Benigno Aquino III to immediately suspend the allowances and bonuses of board members of government financial institutions and government-owned and -controlled corporations.