The negotiations between Senate leaders simmered over President Donald Trump's nominees, with Republicans looking at all options to get the ball rolling and leave D.C.

Fed-up Senate Republicans are starting to whisper about recess appointments again as Democrats stonewall them on nominees, ...

Senate Republicans and conservative activists are divided over whether GOP leadership is doing enough to fully utilize all ...

The Senate took a significant step Friday towards averting a partial government shutdown in the fall by passing a tranche of government funding bills, much earlier than usual.

The general contours of the deal that Senate leadership has been negotiating with the White House have Democrats agreeing to speed up dozens of the president’s nominees, in exchange for the ...

On the Senate floor today, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) gave remarks complaining about his Democratic colleagues delaying the nomination process as much as possible. "This is historic and ...

Pressure from Trump, coupled with delays by Democrats, has complicated the upper chamber’s ability to embark on its extended summer break.

That’s a reference to the ongoing standoff Kennedy’s in with Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins of Maine over the energy and water bill, which last year directed nearly $60 billion in annual ...

Open letter to Sen. John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson, You are not my senator/representative — I can’t vote for (or against) you since I don’t live in your states. But in your roles as Senate ...

Republican senators are getting ready to leave Washington without advancing a major sanctions bill against Russia, giving ...

President Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) are making slow ...

A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate's yearly August recess, for now, as President Donald Trump ...