Nearly 100 more nominees were confirmed by the Senate late Thursday, enabling President Donald Trump to close out his first calendar year back in the White House with more confirmations compared to the same time for his predecessor. A change in Senate ...

The U.S. Senate finally reached a deal to end the Democrat-led filibuster that caused a government shutdown for more than 40 days. But Sen. Tommy Tuberville said more delays are coming and is calling on his Republican colleagues to do what President Trump ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with food aid potentially delayed or suspended for millions of Americans and President Donald Trump pushing ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate left Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump's nominees, calling it quits after days of contentious bipartisan negotiations and Trump posting on ...

Bravo to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Republican senators for refusing to even consider President Donald Trump’s demand to get rid of the filibuster that protects the rights of the chamber’s minority. It’s rare these days for the MAGA ...

Senate lawmakers appeared to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown, but it’s not clear whether it will pass the House in time.