Live updates: Senate fails to reopen government; Trump touts crime crackdown

The Senate on Wednesday failed for the ninth time to reopen the federal government as the impasse on Capitol Hill deepens. On ...

Senate to Vote on Standalone Defense Spending Bill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is putting a House-passed bill on Defense Department appropriations up for a procedural ...

Shutdown Day 15: Another Senate vote fails, administration vows more layoffs

"The law is clear: all impacted government employees, regardless of excepted or furloughed status, are entitled to back pay ...

Senate GOP sets up single vote to reopen government Tuesday

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has set up one vote Tuesday afternoon to reopen the government, giving Democrats only the opportunity to vote for or against a House-passed continuing ...

Penn faculty senate overwhelmingly votes to urge university leaders to reject Trump compact

The compact "demands that American universities surrender their institutional autonomy and place themselves under the control ...

US Senate Committee set to vote on aviation safety legislation next week

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee is set to vote on October 21 on aviation safety legislation after a fatal January crash ...

Live updates: Senate votes as government shutdown enters Week 3; White House warns of 10K+ layoffs

LIVE: House Democratic Party leaders speaks to press on Day 15 of shutdown The Senate on Wednesday is voting again on the ...

Senate set for new vote to end shutdown, but gridlock over Obamacare subsidies remains

The Senate prepares for an eighth vote on reopening the government as the shutdown nears its third week, with Democrats ...