More than 150 of President Donald Trump's nominees for positions throughout the federal government await Senate confirmation ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S.

In the upper chamber, legislation to fund the government is subject to the filibuster and requires 60 votes. That means ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is urging his Senate colleagues to cancel August recess and continue confirming President ...

As Congress begins its summer recess, concerns grow over its ability to pass a full-year budget by the end of September, with ...

Senate Republicans are miffed that their House counterparts are leaving Washington early while they remain for at least ...

According to CSPAN's Craig Caplan, "Senate just agreed by unanimous consent at the request of Majority Leader Thune to hold pro forma sessions every 3 days following today’s session and not return for ...

The Senate on Friday broke a multiday impasse by passing the first three fiscal 2026 spending bills, the first time the upper ...