Senate Democrats moved to center stage in the U.S. government shutdown drama on Thursday, as they met behind closed doors to consider what the chamber's top Republican said was an offer to reopen shuttered federal agencies as early as this weekend.

Members of the US Congress have written a letter to the former Prince asking him to detail his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Senate blocks resolution to Venezuela war powers measure as Schumer warns Trump is “leading troops over the Rubicon”

U.S. senators are due to vote on a resolution on Thursday that could keep President Donald Trump from attacking Venezuela without congressional authorization

Some U.S. senators are demanding answers from major grocery chains after the FDA flagged imported shrimp for radioactive contamination, raising concerns about food safety and testing practices.

The panel, which does not have the power to subpoena Andrew, made the request as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

This year's election year battle for control of the U.S. Senate is intensifying, as voter disaffection for President Donald Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic weighs on a growing number of Senate races in the South and Midwest.

Senators will take up a war powers resolution on Thursday aimed at blocking President Trump from conducting strikes against Venezuela.

They hope to pair votes on the short-term measure with three longer-term bills, in hopes of luring Democrat votes.

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate is expected on Monday to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, as the next justice to the Supreme Court, a move that will tilt the country's highest court further to the right for years to come.

Senate leaders are moving closer to teeing up votes to end the government shutdown as negotiators met again Thursday morning in an attempt to hammer out final details, according to multiple sources in both parties.