Grand Forks Herald4d
Letter: Have states pay for their senators and representatives
Here is an idea: Let’s take the senators and congressmen and their expenses off the federal government. Let each state pay for their own representatives and expenses. The billions of dollars ...
Senator Wears Cowboy Hat in Protest: What Is Congress's Dress Code?
Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin sparked controversy this week when he appeared on the Senate floor wearing a cowboy hat.
ABC News4d
With Democrats' help, Senate votes to avert a government shutdown
In a test vote, the Senate voted 62 to 38 to advance the bill. The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at the end ...
NBC News6d
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats would reject a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through the House, leaving it ...
USA Today4d
Democratic anger boils over as Schumer, 9 other Dem senators vote to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON – After weeks of frustration with President Donald Trump, the Democratic base has turned its ire on a new target: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the 9 Democratic senators ...
Los Angeles Times4d
Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
Congress has been unable to pass the annual appropriations bills designed to fund the government, instead passing short-term extensions. House Democratic leaders who essentially held the line ...
USA Today3d
How some Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to vote against government shutdown
With the help of several Democrats, the Senate voted 54-46 Friday to pass a Republican-sponsored stopgap funding bill that averted a federal government shutdown. The vote was the second of two key ...
The New York Times5d
The Senate Voted to Avoid a Shutdown
Also, the advance of A.G.I. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. By Matthew Cullen The Senate voted this afternoon to pass a Republican-written spending bill and avert a government shutdown.
The New York Times5d
Dr. Oz to Face Pointed Questions on Medicare and Medicaid Before Senate Panel
The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing on Friday for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity who is nominated to run major health programs for older Americans and the poor. By Reed ...
The Daily Signal5d
Senate Strikes Blow to Drug Traffickers With Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act
Bradley Devlin is politics editor for The Daily Signal. Send an email to Bradley. Update: The Senate passed the HALT Fentanyl Act on Friday afternoon by a vote of 84-16. America has many ...
CBS News6d
Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Democrat, not running for Senate reelection in 2026
Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire announced Wednesday that she will not be running for reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2026 ... she presented herself as that nice, sane, sensible mom down the ...