Announcing his intentions months in advance, at the start of the legislative session, the longest serving speaker of the ...

A final vote in the Senate is likely to be on Jan. 20, when Donald Trump is sworn in as president. The Laken Riley Act would ...

The Senate is set for an Inauguration Day vote on legislation that would require federal authorities to detain migrants ...

WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing ...

The Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, putting Republicans a step closer to sending the first bill of the ...

The Laken Riley Act cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on Thursday after Democrats overwhelmingly crossed the aisle to vote in favor of proceeding to debate the Republican-led bill that would ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his first floor speech as leader that his priority ...

DEGGANS: So speaking of the Senate, there's a new Senate majority leader, John Thune. What are his plans? WALSH: Well, it was definitely a smoother first day for John Thune. He now has a 53-seat ...

The new Republican majorities in the House and Senate plan to move border legislation and cabinet confirmations first, with tax bills coming later this year. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station.

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his first floor speech ...

Senate Minority Leader Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, describes Paxton, 56, as “very honest and up front.” “He has respect for Senate rules and fairness to the body and that is very important ...