Schumer to advance GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he's ready to...
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Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he's ready to...
Schumer signals support for considering the GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer signaled privately Thursday he's ready to start the process of considering a...
Senate is preparing to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary in late evening vote
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth's nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation Friday, prioritizing his vow to...
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary Thursday on a...
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations against him
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary Thursday on a...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski to vote against Hegseth, first Republican to oppose a Trump Cabinet pick
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead Pentagon, becoming...
Senate pushes to advance Hegseth as defense secretary amid mounting allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate GOP leaders rushed to advance Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee in a...
Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spent a second day Tuesday on Capitol Hill...
Trump and Republican senators plan agenda for first 30 days
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump dialed in to what was described as a "love fest" Tuesday with Senate Republicans...
Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump's agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in...
Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans have taken control of the U.S. Senate and are fighting to keep their majority in the...
Republicans take Senate majority with wins in Ohio and West Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate late Tuesday after flipping Democratic held seats, holding onto GOP...
Republicans take Senate majority for first time in 4 years
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate late Tuesday after flipping Democratic held seats, holding onto GOP...
Republicans are one seat away from a Senate majority with Cruz win in Texas and a pickup in Ohio
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans were one seat away from seizing the Senate majority late Tuesday after firebrand Republican Sen. Ted...
Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated in Ohio, putting Republicans closer to Senate majority
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic efforts to salvage their Senate majority slipped further out of reach Tuesday after Democratic Sen. Sherrod...
Republicans pick up a seat toward Senate majority and Democrats play defense in 'blue wall' states
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans flipped one Senate seat to deadlock the chamber Tuesday, while House races unfolded in a state-by-state...
Republicans pick up seat in West Virginia and block Florida challenge in race toward Senate majority
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans picked up a crucial win Tuesday in the race for the Senate majority, as Jim Justice...
Republicans pick up seat in West Virginia in the race toward Senate majority
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans picked up a crucial win Tuesday in the race for the Senate majority, as Jim Justice...
Control of Congress is at stake and with it a president's agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Control of Congress is at stake Tuesday, with ever-tight races for the House and Senate that will...
Schumer predicts Democrats will keep control of the Senate now that Harris is atop the party ticket
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep control of the Senate in the...
Republicans join Trump's attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Embracing Donald Trump's strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his historic guilty verdict, Republicans in...