For all the heartburn over recess appointments to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, the Senate is breezing through ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to ...

Missouri senator asks his Republican colleagues whether they want their new-found working-class support ‘to begin and end ...

The president's executive orders have already drawn dozens of legal challenges, including some that could make it to the U.S.

As sweeping changes to Michigan’s minimum wage and earned sick time standards, which pose concerns in the restaurant industry ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies Jan. 29, 2025, at his confirmation hearing. President Donald Trump named RFK Jr. to serve as secretary of Health and Human ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s director of national ...

Senate Leader Winnie Brinks previously vowed to "defend the integrity" of two proposals on the minimum wage and earned sick ...

Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she will not run for reelection in 2026. CBS News political ...

No matter how much a South Dakotan loves or hates a piece of legislation in Pierre, it’s just that: only a bill, at least temporarily. House Bill 1025, which ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is summoning his caucus for a rare Saturday conference call ahead of a ...

The U.S. has roughly one month until the government runs out of money, and the talks to avoid that are a mess, writes Philip ...