Republican leaders reject ending the Senate filibuster despite Trump’s call to nuke it

The top two Republicans in Congress are showing no interest in taking the unprecedented step of ending the legislative ...

Democrats Colin Allred, James Talarico tout endorsements as Jasmine Crockett eyes Texas Senate race

Campaign endorsements are coming in for two Democrats hoping to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn.Fort ...

What to know about the Senate filibuster as Trump calls on GOP to eliminate it

Senate Republicans are resisting his demand to end the long-standing filibuster rule in order to end the government shutdown.

4 Senate Republicans rebuke Trump for a third time this week, voting with Democrats against president’s global tariffs

The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s global tariffs introduced last spring, ...

Setti Warren, former Newton mayor and candidate for Massachusetts governor and Senate, dies at 55

Setti Warren, the former mayor of Newton who also ran for governor in Massachusetts and the U.S. Senate, died unexpectedly at ...

Graham Platner says controversies have 'strengthened' his Maine Senate campaign

In an interview with NBC News, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner bashed "establishment politics" and said he's still more ...

Senate talks show signs of progress as government shutdown grinds into 2nd month

Shades of optimism filled the Senate this past week as bipartisan talks on a way out of the government shutdown increased.

Senate approves Democratic resolution that would block Trump's global tariffs

The Senate voted Thursday to approve a resolution that would block President Trump's tariffs on countries around the world, ...