"I don’t know if it would be helpful or not. I really haven’t spent time thinking about it," Republican John Deaton said of a ...

The Senate took a step toward ending the U.S. government shutdown late Sunday night, when eight moderate Democrats joined ...

Senate Republicans are in a deadlock with Democrats over the government shutdown, with various ideas being proposed to break ...

The government shutdown has reached Day 31, and by Monday it'll tie the longest funding lapse in history. Will Senate vote ...

A group of 8 Democratic senators broke from their party to join Republicans in voting to pass a plan to end the shutdown.

The Senate is beginning a series of votes on the GOP deal to end the longest government shutdown in history. Follow live.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Wednesday dismissed the House’s efforts to potentially repeal a measure in the ...

Senate Democrats, fresh off a weekend of anti-Trump rallies, again blocked the Republicans' plan to reopen the government for an 11th time as the shutdown nears its fourth week. Senate Republicans had ...

The Senate on Tuesday failed to reopen the federal government for the 13th time, as the shutdown hit the four-week mark. It failed in a 54-45 vote. Meanwhile, one GOP senator is floating a plan to pay ...

The Senate returns to Washington today, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, with no vote scheduled on a House-backed plan to fund and reopen the government. The shutdown, now in its 34th day, will become the ...

The Senate will return today, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, but a Senate vote today on a House-backed bill to fund and reopen the government is not currently scheduled as the shutdown enters a fifth week.