The Senate on Wednesday failed for the ninth time to reopen the federal government as the impasse on Capitol Hill deepens. On Thursday, the upper chamber will switch gears and vote on

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's mass layoffs as the government shutdown drags on, pausing the cuts for thousands of workers.

Democrats are betting he’s more open to a deal than the Hill GOP. But so far, the president is prepared to go another way — outlasting their desire for talks.

The latest vote marked the ninth time that the Senate failed to advance or pass the legislation, prolonging the government shutdown past the two-week mark. The vote failed in a 51-44 split, with five senators not voting.

Senate heads home with House already gone as shutdown persists and Americans suffer - ANALYSIS: Everyone knows the shutdown is a loser. But nobody has given the other side a reason to assume good faith,

The oldest living senator in Congress is also the Senate President Pro Tempore amid the government shutdown 2025. How old is he? Meet Chuck Grassley.

The Senate Wednesday rejected 51 to 48 a bid by Sen. Adam Schiff to require President Donald Trump to get congressional approval before continuing the administration’s deadly military strikes against ships allegedly carrying illegal drugs. The vote was largely along party lines.

While Congress appears poised to pass the repeal, it is unclear whether President Donald Trump will support it. During his first term, his administration cited the 2002 Iraq resolution as part of its legal justification for a 2020 U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani. It has otherwise been rarely used.