Senate Clears the Way to Avert Shutdown After Schumer Relents
An afternoon vote was expected to clear the way for a Republican-written bill to keep government funding flowing past ...
Senate unanimously approves fix to prevent $1B cuts for District of Columbia, sending bill to House
The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.
House Democratic leader Jeffries pushes back on divisions with Senate Democrats
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tussled with reporters Friday, pushing back against the notion that the Democratic ...
Senate Retirements Make Midterms Harder for Democrats
Democrats anxious to deny Donald Trump and his Republican Party a governing trifecta as soon as possible are feeling pretty ...
Senate nears final approval of a bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl ...
Trump pulls nomination of David Weldon for CDC director right before Senate testimony
The Senate health committee announced Thursday morning that it was canceling a planned hearing on Weldon’s nomination because ...
White House withdraws CDC nominee hours before Senate hearing
The White House has withdrawn its candidate to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just hours before he was set to testify before a Senate committee. President Donald Trump's ...