Senate passes GOP measure to avert shutdown as Democrats fume over choice
The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
U.S. Senate passes continuing resolution with Klobuchar and Smith opposing
The bill’s path to approval caused upheaval in the Democratic ranks and put Senate Democrats in a tough spot.
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 ...
Senate overcomes first procedural hurdle to pass GOP-led funding bill after Democrats fold to pressure
Democrats voted to end the filibuster, paving the way for Republicans to pass their funding bill before the shutdown deadline ...
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 ...