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The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution to display a plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, stepping around House Speaker Mike Johnson after he refused to install the memorial despite a federal law requiring it. The resolution directs …

Indiana’s Republican-dominated Senate voted Tuesday to adjourn until January, defying mounting pressure from President Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Braun to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the 2026 session begins. The 29–19 vote on “organization day,” the ceremonial kickoff of the legislative year, amounted to an explicit rejection of …

Congress moved with rare speed and near unanimity Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, delivering a sweeping bipartisan rebuke to months of resistance from President Donald Trump and Republican leaders. The House voted 427-1 to approve the …

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that the House will vote next week to repeal a little-known provision slipped into the bipartisan bill that ended the 43-day government shutdown — a clause that could allow several Republican senators to sue the federal government for up to $500,000 each over a …

President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, demanding that Republicans invoke the so-called “nuclear option” to end a 30-day government shutdown that has stalled funding for federal services and furloughed hundreds of thousands of workers. “It is now time for the Republicans to play …

The Senate voted Thursday to overturn many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the world, a rare rebuke of his trade policies that came just hours after Trump hailed his latest deal with China as a major economic victory. The resolution — passed 51-47 with four Republicans joining all Democrats …

The U.S. Senate deadlocked Friday over how to fund the government past a deadline at the end of September, escalating the odds of a shutdown and heightening tensions on Capitol Hill. Democrats on a 44-48 vote blocked a seven-week stopgap spending bill that had passed the House just hours earlier, …

FBI Director Kash Patel endured a contentious oversight hearing Tuesday, fending off heated criticism from Senate Democrats over the bureau’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the firing of senior agents, and his controversial social media posts during the investigation into the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Appearing before …

Senate Republicans on Thursday detonated the so-called “nuclear option” to change chamber rules on a party-line vote, paving the way for President Donald Trump to accelerate confirmation of his executive branch nominees. The 53-45 vote alters long-standing Senate procedure by allowing unlimited numbers of nominees to be confirmed en bloc, …

The Senate on Wednesday narrowly voted to block an amendment from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that would have forced the Justice Department to release all Jeffrey Epstein files, a move that has gained bipartisan momentum in the House. In a 51-49 vote, senators agreed to table Schumer’s amendment to …

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday he is prepared to change the chamber’s rules to fast-track confirmation of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, escalating a showdown with Democrats who have blocked nearly all of Trump’s picks. In an op-ed published on Breitbart.com, Thune accused Democrats of waging an …

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is planning to challenge U.S. Sen. Jon Husted next year for one of Ohio’s two seats in the Senate, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Tuesday. The race would surely take on a national profile as Democrats try to take control of a closely divided chamber …

The Senate adjourned Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to confirm dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees, capping off days of tense negotiations and partisan finger-pointing — and an explosive Truth Social post from Trump telling Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to “GO TO HELL.” The …

In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping housing reform package designed to tackle the nation’s deepening housing crisis, signaling that meaningful federal action could be within reach after years of gridlock. The legislation, dubbed the Road to Housing Act, was co-authored …

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, Emil Bove, to a lifetime position on the federal appeals bench, in the face of whistleblower allegations and criticism from former judges and advocates. Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine broke …