Swing-state Democrats oppose GOP budget despite Senate leadership approval
Many Senate Democrats in states that voted for President Donald Trump plan to vote against the Republican-led government funding bill, even after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said at least eight Democrats would support the measure.
GOP gears up to challenge Georgia's Dem senator in state Trump won by 2%
The GOP has identified Georgia’s U.S. Senate race in 2026 as a chance to widen its margin over Democrats in the U.S. Senate after Democrat Jeanne Shaheen announced she won't run.
Senate Democrats oppose spending bill as possible government shutdown nears. What to know
Several Senate Democrats have said they will not vote in favor of the current spending bill, raising the chances of a possible government shutdown.
Senate Democrats Refuse to Go Along With GOP Spending Plan, as Shutdown Deadline Nears
A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House
Senate pushes closer to shutdown after Democrats spurn funding bill
Senate Democrats say they are prepared to vote against the Republicans’ bill if lawmakers do not strike a deal by Friday night.
'More about politics than policy': Dem senator knocks GOP-backed funding bill
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) joins José Díaz-Balart to share why he is voting against the GOP-backed funding bill and to discuss Dr. Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Results for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Senate to vote on advancing GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown
The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown before a midnight deadline.
Alan K. Simpson, a Folksy Republican Force in the Senate, Dies at 93
A plain-spoken lawmaker from Wyoming, he balanced his conservative views with moderate stands on abortion rights, gay ...
Former state senator now faces investigation by Denver, Boulder district attorneys after resigning amid ethics probe
Former state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis resigned her Senate seat last month just hours before the ethics committee was set to ...
Mass. health care system ‘falling apart,’ key state senator says
Warning that the state’s health care system is “falling apart,” the Senate’s point person on the topic said Thursday that she wants to rein in for-profit and private equity entities as well as give ...
Trump Pardons Ex-Tennessee State Senator Imprisoned for Campaign Fraud
Brian Kelsey, a Republican, pleaded guilty to illegally funneling money to his failed campaign for Congress in 2016. He later ...
Texas state senators seeking to put 'horrors of communism' in public school curriculum
A hearing on the bill included heated testimony from ultra-conservative evangelical pastor Rafael Cruz, the father of Texas U ...
Controversial Delaware corporate law changes head to state Senate for vote
Legislation opponents have dubbed the "billionaire's bill" is now headed to the Delaware Senate. Here's the debate around it.
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Bill to rein in Florida utility rate increases gets boost from state Senate panel chair
Florida Power & Light, the state's largest utility with 6 million customers, asked the state Public Service Commission in ...
Florida Senate panel approves change to state defamation laws involving newspapers, broadcast stations
The bill is rooted in the coverage of a Miami man who was arrested after being accused of molesting a child at a pool party.
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Assembly and state Senate release ‘one-house’ state budget proposals
The Legislature’s budget proposals differ from the governor’s executive budget proposal when it comes to discovery reform, ...
Former Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo announces run for state Senate
Carrillo is the second person to declare their candidacy for Senate District 26, which represents parts of L.A. County.