The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Washington President Trump late ...

Washington — The Senate voted Thursday to approve a resolution that would block President Trump's tariffs on countries around the world, the third in a trio of rebukes of the president's trade policy ...

The Senate adjourned around 11:15 p.m. and is set to reconvene at 11 a.m. on Monday. House members have been notified that votes related to government funding are expected in the lower chamber this ...

S. Mac Healey ’27, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a Social Studies concentrator in Lowell House. On Nov. 9, a group of Senate Democrats negotiated a deal to end the longest government shutdown in ...

As Republicans and Democrats battle for the upper hand in the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump has zeroed in on a new target for potentially breaking the deadlock: eliminating the ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate took a first big step Sunday night toward ending the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown amid mounting pressure for Congress to act as Americans cope with halted food stamps ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump urged the Senate to abolish the filibuster so that a simple majority can approve legislation – and end the government shutdown – but even fellow Republicans are ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Polls show Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) faces the lowest approval numbers of any national leader in Washington.

When it arrives from the House, it will be passed on to Trump's desk. The Senate late Tuesday afternoon agreed to unanimously approve the House bill that calls for the Justice Department to release ...

A bipartisan Senate deal has been reached to fund the government through January 30 and to set a vote on an Affordable Care Act bill in December, in a major sign the government shutdown is poised to ...