With Republicans poised to take the majority and usher in a new GOP leader, the Senate has a rare chance at reshaping some ...

Bills are crafted by party leaders behind closed doors, and the majority leader — often in consultation with the minority leader — brings those bills directly to the Senate floor, bypassing ...

Conservatives want to exert more power over the Senate GOP conference if they win back the majority in November, so that they can exert some of the same influence that the House Freedom Caucus has ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., even laid the groundwork for blaming the GOP for a potential shutdown in recent floor remarks, labeling the possibility as a "Trump shutdown." ...

Congress is getting the job done," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor. "We will keep the government open. We will prevent vital government services from needlessly ...

THIS WAS SENATOR LOU D’ALLESANDRO, HIS LAST DAY ON THE SENATE FLOOR. ACTING IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS LAWMAKERS VOTED ON A SERIES OF THE GOVERNOR’S VETOES. HE HAS SERVED 50 YEARS IN STATE ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now while punting final spending decisions until ...

A dramatic showdown unfolded in the Senate on Wednesday evening during the impeachment trial of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

“The problem is not that the vice president doesn’t have a record,” McConnell said from the Senate floor Wednesday. “Instead, the problem is that on issue after issue, Vice President ...

Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) said in remarks on the Senate floor before a voice vote on the resolution. “While they got rich, workers, patients and communities suffered. Nurses paid out of pocket ...

Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on the Senate floor Wednesday. However, they have been stymied by de la Torre’s defiance. De la Torre was set to attend a hearing on Sept. 12. However, in the week prior ...