A small band of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Monday night to approve a funding measure to reopen the federal government — without securing their party’s demand to guarantee an extension ...

As the government shutdown nears its 40 th day, Republican senators are balking at President Donald Trump’s demand to end the filibuster, a rule change that would allow a simple Senate majority vote ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Democrats face an uphill battle to recapture a U.S. Senate majority in the November 2026 midterm elections, as Republicans are defending just two seats seen as ...

Trump said the long-standing rule should be killed to end the shutdown. As the government shutdown nears becoming the longest in U.S. history, President Donald Trump has called on Senate Republicans ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Friday to block dueling Republican and Democratic proposals to keep the federal government funded on a short-term basis, raising the chances of a shutdown at the end of ...

Washington — Democrats will be trying to take control of the Senate in the midterm elections next year, eyeing a handful of competitive races and a couple of long-shot bids. Over a third of the Senate ...

Washington — The Senate narrowly passed President Trump's massive tax and spending bill Tuesday after a marathon series of amendment votes that stretched more than 24 hours, delivering a major victory ...

The Senate passed its budget resolution early on Friday, which acts as a framework to implement President Trump's legislative agenda. It would provide $175 billion for border security and $150 billion ...

Democrats and Republicans are battling for control of the U.S. Senate this election. There are 34 Senate seats up for grabs, with about a half dozen of those likely to be decided by tight margins. The ...

The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He will confront a challenge managing President-elect Donald J. Trump’s ...

Senate Majority Leader-in-waiting John Thune plans to have the chamber in session for 10 straight weeks to start 2025. That’s according to the Senate’s 2025 legislative calendar released by the South ...

Republicans retook the Senate by flipping four seats to secure a majority. Once President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, the Senate will hold power to advance his legislative priorities ...