Jun 26 WATCH: Senate OKs bipartisan bill to fund care for migrants By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press The GOP-held Senate on Wednesday passed a bipartisan $4.6 billion measure to deliver aid to the southern border before the government runs out of money to care for thousands of migrant families and unaccompanied children. Continue reading
Jun 20 Roy Moore announces he’ll run for U.S. Senate again in 2020 By Kim Chandler, Associated Press With his return to the political stage, Moore faces a crowded GOP primary field as he aims for an eventual rematch against Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, who bested him in the 2017 special election to fill the seat previously held… Continue reading
Jun 20 Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia By Susannah George, Associated Press President Donald Trump has promised to veto the legislation. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 3:23 Senate passes disaster relief bill, as Trump and Pelosi attacks grow more personal After a months-long delay, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a funding bill Thursday that helps communities hit by natural disasters. The House is expected to quickly follow suit, and President Trump said he will sign the bill into law. Yamiche Alcindor… Continue watching
May 14 Senate confirms Trump judicial pick who disparaged Obama By Associated Press Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was the only Republican to vote against lawyer Michael Truncale because of his 2011 comments in which he called then-President Barack Obama an "un-American imposter."… Continue reading
May 06 WATCH LIVE: FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before Senate subcommittee By Gretchen Frazee Wray is scheduled to testify before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee at 9:30 a.m. ET. Watch live in our video player. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 6:36 News Wrap: Stephen Moore withdraws as potential Fed nominee In our Thursday news wrap, conservative commentator Stephen Moore withdrew as a potential nominee to the Federal Reserve Board after losing support from Senate Republicans over past writings disparaging women. Meanwhile, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared that he retains the… Continue watching
Apr 30 WATCH: William Barr testifies on Mueller report to Senate committee By Lisa Desjardins The attorney general's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to highlight the partisan schism around Robert Mueller's report and the Justice Department's handling of it. Watch live starting at 10 a.m. ET in our player. Continue reading
Apr 03 Senate GOP to change debate time rules on Trump nominees By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The proposed rules change would limit debate on most nominees to two hours instead of the 30 hours now required. Cabinet secretaries, Supreme Court nominations, and appeals court judges would be exempted from the new rules. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Senate defeats proposal to take up Green New Deal Majority Republicans forced the vote Tuesday as they try to turn the Green New Deal into a wedge issue in the 2020 elections. Democrats called the GOP's move a "sham" and said it carries its own political risk. Continue reading