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The U.S. Capitol dome is framed by clouds in Washington

WATCH LIVE: Senate returns from recess to consider judicial nominee after Iran talks come up short

By Associated Press

Insulin supplies are pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City,

Diabetes advocates hold out hope as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs

A bipartisan group of senators is aiming to relieve high insulin costs with the INSULIN Act, a bill to cap the cost of the lifesaving drug at $35 per month for Americans with private insurance plans.

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

Housing Development, Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountains, Colorado Springs, Colorado,

The Senate has passed a major housing reform bill. Here are 3 ways it could have a 'big impact'

Through a series of smaller efforts such as solidifying disaster recovery programs, funding low-income home repairs and keeping rural housing affordable, experts say the legislation has the potential to improve the nation’s housing infrastructure.

By Hannah Grabenstein

Senate Democrats speak to gathering opposed to the SAVE America legislation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Schumer had a plan to win back the Senate, but some Democrats aren't on board

Democrats are fighting over whether the party's traditional playbook still works in a country that elected Donald Trump for a second time — and whether leaders like Schumer should remain in charge.

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

U.S. Senate voted to end a partial government shutdown that has snarled airports across the country

WATCH: Johnson rejects Homeland Security funding bill passed by the Senate as a 'joke'

“We’re going to do something different,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said, challenging the Senate to take up the House’s continuing resolution on Monday — assuming it does pass the House, which is uncertain.

By Associated Press

WATCH: House Republicans reject Senate bill to reopen Department of Homeland Security

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress.

WATCH: Senate passes deal to fund TSA, DHS

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggled to reach a deal to end a budget impasse that has jammed airports and left…

Casey Means' surgeon general nomination is stalled

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

The nomination has languished despite ongoing efforts from the White House and Make America Healthy Again activists, revealing how intractable rifts over health policy can be even when Congress has shown deference to President Donald Trump.

WATCH: Senate meets as lawmakers consider deal to fund Homeland Security

By Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

The potential breakthrough came after a group of Republican senators headed to the White House late Monday to meet with President Donald Trump.

Energy executive Alan Armstrong picked to fill Mullin's Senate seat through end of year

By Sean Murphy, Associated Press

The choice by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who had pledged to pick a “conservative voice” to fill Markwayne Mullin's seat, elevates to the Senate the chairman and former CEO of Williams Companies, a major pipeline operator based in Tulsa.