Howard County Executive Ball discusses local impact of federal workforce and funding cuts during Senate hearing
During a Senate committee hearing, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball discussed the impacts that federal workforce and ...
Live updates: Senate Democrats weigh shutdown options; Trump to meet NATO leader
With less than two days until the government shuts down, the ball is in the Senate’s court to pass a short-term funding bill.
Senate panel takes up debanking reform, first digital assets bill
The Senate Banking Committee is considering bills to create a regulatory framework for dollar-denominated stablecoins and to prevent debanking due to "reputational risk." ...
Minnesota Senate GOP to present new evidence in ethics complaint against DFL Sen. Mitchell amid burglary charges
Minnesota Senate Republicans are making another attempt to oust embattled DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell in an ethics committee ...
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near
After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...
Senate panel backs diplomatic nominees after Democratic delay
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed three nominees for diplomatic posts, including the ambassador to NATO.
The Senate confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former congresswoman with a pro-union record, as secretary of labor.
While in Congress, Ms. Chavez-DeRemer was a co-sponsor of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, known as the PRO Act, a ...
Key takeaways from Marty Makary’s FDA confirmation hearing
Marty Makary, a career surgeon and President Trump’s nominee to run the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), faced senators in ...