Senate

President Donald Trump on Friday publicly pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune to bring a House-passed $95 billion budget resolution to a vote before senators leave Washington for the August recess.

The scene at Trump's Georgia rally Wednesday night told you everything you needed to know.

The Senate Health Committee postponed a vote Thursday on Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after committee chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced his support for her nomination.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Thursday he does not have the 50 votes needed to advance a House-passed budget resolution that would unlock a $95 billion reconciliation package covering Iran war funding, farm aid, and election law reforms.

The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 9-8 Tuesday to advance Jay Clayton's nomination to serve as Director of National Intelligence, clearing the path for a full Senate confirmation vote.

The best the Maine Democratic Party could put on the debate stage Thursday night was a candidate whose top qualification is writing songs.

The Senate passed a resolution this week declaring that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried should not receive a pardon.

President Trump's nominee to lead the nation's intelligence community, Jay Clayton, is now headed toward a party-line confirmation vote after he declined Wednesday to state that Joseph Biden won the 2020 presidential election during his Senate confirmation hearing.

Sen. Jim Banks introduced legislation Monday to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants and birth tourists, using the very legal precedent the Supreme Court cited last month to rule against President Trump's executive order.

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) plans to launch a platform that includes eliminating the U.S. Senate.