Inside the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Dusty Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune introduced companion legislation in their ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced Friday afternoon that the Senate would begin voting immediately on a ...

President Trump assailed in biblical terms the “weaponization” of the Justice Department under his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr., saying during a meandering speech in the Great Hall of the ...

At least seven Democrats, who have been divided on their shutdown strategy, will need to join with Republicans for the measure to clear a key procedural hurdle.

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...

The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?

House Republicans this week passed a government funding bill 217-213 without assistance from Democrats, losing only one vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

The push for Puerto Rico's freedom from the United States is making waves. And the man behind it is making a plea to Donald ...

Democrats are still divided over whether they should attempt to utilize their leverage to extract concessions from Republicans or risk a shutdown.

Senate Democrats say the six-month government funding resolution that passed the House Tuesday is a “horrible” bill, but ...