Senate Democrats on Friday voted to block a Republican stopgap spending measure that would keep the government open through late November, setting up a perilous showdown with just days before federal funding lapses and no clear path to prevent a partial shutdown.

Live updates and the latest news as Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping to hold call about TikTok and the countries' trade war and early voting begins in Virginia

Top Democrats in the Massachusetts Senate released a bill that seeks to bolster consumer privacy laws in the state by limiting the type of data large companies can store and collect from customers.

Sen. Chris Murphy said Senate and House Democrats are proposing legislation that they are calling the "No Political Enemies Act" to quell political violence.

Facing Democratic opposition, the GOP has discarded a series of precedents and weakened minority power in order to vote through Trump's nominees and legislation.

Former CDC Director Susan Monarez issued a detailed timeline of events she said led to her ouster as she testified before a Senate committee on Wednesday.