In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an ...

The Senate action came just hours after the House sent them the short-term funding bill. The Senate voted to block that ...

Among the 48 nominees confirmed were Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich, both tapped for ambassador roles to Greece and Switzerland, respectively.

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator Bernie Sanders railed against Trump's devastating healthcare cuts.

A Republican measure to keep the government funded past Oct. 1 stalled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday.

Republicans believe they have the political upper hand, pointing to Schumer’s own past warnings against shutdowns. “What ...

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator Ed Markey shined a spotlight on the Trump administration's corruption ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new ...

Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a House-passed bill to fund federal departments and agencies for seven weeks, putting Washington on the path to an Oct. 1 government shutdown. Democrats came ...

The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Republicans acted for the first time under new rules to ...

On the same day, Republicans in the Senate also defeated Democrats' version of a government funding extension. Their legislation, which GOP leaders denounced as partisan, would have reversed Medicaid ...

Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Tim Kaine (Va.) have introduced a new resolution under the War Powers Act that would stop U.S. military strikes against boats from Venezuela that ...