Talks to end US shutdown look promising, Senate majority leader says

By Richard Cowan and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to end the federal shutdown have ...

Senate likely to confirm Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court, cementing conservative majority

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate is expected on Monday to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, ...

2 Michigan Senate staffers forced out over campaign work, a move called a 'witch hunt'

The departures of Jeff Wiggins and Meghan Reckling represented a shakeup in the state Legislature's upper chamber.
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US Breaking: Senate Majority Leader John Thune Declares Victory After Longest U.S Shutdown Ends

After a record-breaking 41-day federal government shutdown, the United States Senate cleared a long-sought funding bill with ...

Senate reaches temporary truce to end record shutdown, but January battle looms

Lawmakers hope that the bipartisan desire to fund the government with spending bills can put the Senate on a path to avoid ...

Senate majority leader says he doesn’t have the votes to eliminate filibuster despite Trump’s wishes

Under former President Joe Biden, Senate Democrats tried but failed to abolish the filibuster. The party encountered ...

Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House

Speaker Mike Johnson says that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington “right now” after a small group of Senate ...

Enough Senate Democrats vote with Republicans to break government shutdown impasse

Although most Senate Democrats may have opposed this bill, they were resigned to the fact that this part of the fight is over ...
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Democratic Senate defections will allow Trump’s huge insurance premium hikes

Eight Democratic senators joined the Republican majority to end the federal government shutdown, resulting in increased health insurance premiums for millions of Americans, despite the Democratic ...

Senate passes a government funding bill as shutdown nears its likely end

While the bill to reopen government still has to pass the House — and then needs President Donald Trump’s signature — the ...