"I rise tonight with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able," Sen. Cory Booker said. Booker began speaking at 7 p.m. Monday ...

Over the past week or so, a disturbing question has migrated from the fringe corners of the internet into the bloodstream of ...

When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

Caesar had no desire to remake the republic nor to destroy the way Roman politics worked ... popular generals Marius and Sulla marched on Rome to force the senate to grant them military commands.

The Senate voted 52-44 Wednesday to confirm Paul Atkins as the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins is expected to be friendlier toward the financial industry than the ...

Canada has a new U.S. ambassador to sort through its strained relations with Washington as the Senate on Wednesday approved President Donald Trump’s nomination of Peter Hoekstra in a 60-37 vote.

House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, was among those House lawmakers who balked at the Senate version, calling the changes "unserious and disappointing." The U.S. House of ...

Congressional Republicans agree that cutting taxes is their top priority, but the House and Senate have diverged on how, and how much, to cut Medicaid. The Senate approved a budget resolution in ...

Washington — Senate Republicans adopted a budget resolution on Saturday after an all-night voting marathon, putting Congress one step closer to enacting President Trump's agenda. Senate ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a budget framework early Saturday to begin the process of enacting President Trump’s signature campaign pledges — including his plans to cut taxes on tips ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurtling past Democratic ...