"My hopes and expectations are always that we're going to have enough Democrats to actually proceed, but I don't know, we'll see," Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters at the Capitol.

Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibili...

The Senate will take up a war powers resolution on Thursday aimed at blocking President Trump from conducting strikes against Venezuela, with a bipartisan group of senators forcing the issue as they warn that a continued campaign against alleged drug smugglers in the region could escalate.

The Senate on Thursday voted down a measure requiring congressional approval for any military action by President Donald Trump against Venezuela.

A federal judge has ordered the White House to reinstall sign language interpreters at press briefings to avoid “imminent harm” to deaf Americans being denied vital information.

As the government shutdown nears its 40 th day, Republican senators are balking at President Donald Trump ’s demand to end the filibuster, a rule change that would allow a simple Senate majority vote ...

Senate Republicans are moving to try to end the government shutdown by preparing a new bipartisan package of spending bills and daring Democrats to vote for it, but it was unclear if their plan would...

But the president, who has for days called on Republicans to eliminate the filibuster amid the ongoing government shutdown, acknowledged he is likely to face resistance and said he would abide by sena...