The U.S. Senate is meeting Thursday to vote at 11:45 a.m. on various bills, though the House-passed bill to reopen the ...

Shades of optimism filled the Senate this past week as bipartisan talks on a way out of the government shutdown increased.

If they are confirmed, the new members nominated by President Trump can be sworn in. They were named to replace Biden ...

Senate Republicans have long resisted the temptation of going nuclear on the filibuster, a move more often made by Senate Democrats when they controlled the upper chamber.

Donald Trump, in a long Truth Social post, said the GOP should end the shutdown by doing away with the filibuster to pass ...

The Senate returned today on Day 30 of the shutdown. Did they vote to reopen the government? Here's the latest, what's next.

WASHINGTON — The federal government shutdown will continue at least through Monday — its 34th day — after the Senate ...

Lawmakers have surrendered their individual power, initiative and independent judgment, Steven Pearlstine writes.

The planning body for a University-wide faculty senate released proposed bylaws for the group on Friday, recommending a ...