NEW YORK (AP) — A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor, a spokesperson for the Senate health committee said ...

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved legislation Wednesday to bolster international cooperation around critical minerals and appoint a diplomat to oversee Arctic affairs. The panel cleared ...

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon spoke on the Senate floor for more than 12 hours to protest what he called President Donald Trump’s “grave threats to democracy.” ‘Elaborate’ heist through hole ...

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is speaking through the night about President Donald Trump and threats to democracy. The Oregon Democrat is going to hold the Senate floor tonight as long as he’s able to ...

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Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., sent a letter to Big Ten presidents Friday, warning that a move into private equity could have negative consequences, including impacting the schools' tax-exempt status. ...

Nearly a week into the government shutdown, gridlock in the Senate persists. Dueling plans to fund the federal government once again failed on Monday evening. Ahead of those votes, President Donald ...

The Senate adjourned for the day on Wednesday with no resolution on how to reopen the government. A vote to end the government shutdown hours after it began failed, as Democrats in the Senate held ...

The Senate is slated to vote on measures to keep the government open ahead of the midnight shutdown deadline. There will be two votes considering proposals brought forth by Democrats and Republicans, ...

Lights shine inside the U.S. Capitol Building as night falls on Jan. 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) WASHINGTON (CN) — A government shutdown appeared more likely than ever ...

Republicans in the Iowa Senate have elected Mike Klimesh of Spillville as Senate Majority Leader. Jack Whitver, who had been Senate Majority Leader 2018, has been undergoing treatment for a brain ...

Embattled Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was yesterday granted access into her office at the National Assembly premises, six months and two weeks after her suspension from the Senate. She moved into ...