Kennedy likens Senate dysfunction to 'game room in a mental hospital' as shutdown hits third week

Republican lawmakers Sen. John Kennedy and Rep. Steve Scalise blame Chuck Schumer and Democrats for prolonging the government ...

‘Unbelievably disrespectful’: Shapiro blasts Senate Republicans for absence as 100-day budget stalemate continues

As the budget impasse passes 100 days, Shapiro said the Republican-controlled Senate needs to "stop making excuses and show ...

Republican leaders dig in on pressuring Democrats to open government

Republican leaders in Congress on Wednesday dug in on pressuring Democrats to vote for a “clean” GOP-crafted stopgap to reopen the government, signaling the Senate will hold repeated votes on the ...

Senate vote tests Trump’s authority to strike vessels he says are carrying drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was voting Wednesday on legislation to put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use ...
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A time of testing for the Senate Republican majority

Republican senators face pressure to use rule changes for faster nominee confirmations while preparing for an anticipated Schumer shutdown this fall.

House Democrats send new budget proposal to Senate on 100th day of impasse in Pennsylvania

In the first public action in nearly two months amidst the state budget impasse, lawmakers in the Democratic-led House ...

Now 100 days late, the Pa. House OK’d a $50.3 billion budget but still no agreement with Senate as tempers flare

Now 100 days late on a state budget, the Democratic-led Pennsylvania House and the Republican-controlled Senate moved forward ...

Michigan K-12 budget heads to conference after Legislature action

The Michigan Legislature, after going all night Tuesday to pass a continuation budget to avoid a government shutdown, spent ...

The 2 failed Senate votes leading up to federal government shutdown

Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images - PHOTO: Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks during a press conference, following ...