Senate begins voting to advance bill to fund government
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced Friday afternoon that the Senate would begin voting immediately on a ...
Senate passes bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
The bill passed the Senate, 84 to 16, with all the no votes from Democrats. It next heads to the House, where a similar ...
The Senate just voted to avoid a shutdown with a bill that cuts non-defense spending by $13 billion
Senate Democrats decided not to block a GOP-led funding bill, which many have said fails to do enough to rein in Elon Musk's ...
Senate votes to avoid government shutdown
The Senate voted mostly along party lines Friday afternoon to pass the House Republican-drafted bill to fund government through September, avoiding a government shutdown only hours before funding ...
Senate labors to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats divide before the midnight deadline
The Senate is nearing a key test vote as lawmakers work to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.
Senate nears final approval of a bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl ...
Government shutdown averted as Democrats help Senate advance GOP spending bill
One crisis looks to be avoided as a midnight deadline looms to keep the government funded amid economic uncertainty and a ...
Senate Dems join with Republicans to advance government funding bill as shutdown looms
The bill — a continuing resolution that will essentially extend fiscal 2024 spending levels through the start of the 2026 fiscal year — is backed by President Trump.
Senate advances GOP funding bill, clearing the way for a final vote to avert a government shutdown
Ten Democrats joined with most Republicans to set up a final vote on the six-month spending measure hours out from the shutdown deadline.
Simpson remembered as a giant of the Senate, literally
Former Wyoming Sen. Alan K. Simpson, one of the most colorful lawmakers in recent congressional history, died Friday at age ...
Live updates: Senate taking final vote on averting shutdown; Trump lays out plan for DOJ
The Senate inched closer to funding the government before the deadline Friday. Needing 60 votes to keep the lights on and ...