TheUnitedStates’secondshutdowninthreeweeksendedonFriday,afterthepresidentsignedanearly$400bnfundingbillthatnarrowlypassedCongressonlyafewhoursbefore.Fundingfort
ADemocraticgroupbackedbyformerPresidentBarackObamasaidthisweekitplanstoinvestmillionsofdollarsinstate-levelelectionsin11statesthisyear,withitsheaviestfocusonOhi
USlawmakersfailedtoreachanagreementSundayonendingagovernmentshutdownbeforethestartoftheworkingweekastheypostponedacrunchvoteintheSenatedespitemarathonnegotiatio
SenateminorityleaderChuckSchumernowsaysDemocratsintheSenateareasinglevoteawayfromrestoringnetneutrality.AccordingtothesenatorfromNewYork,theynowhaveatotalof50vo
InthespecialelectioninAlabamaonDecember12,DemocratDougJonesdefeatedRepublicanRoyMooreandgainedtheSenateseat,defyingthe25-yearhistoryoftheredstatecontrolledbythe
InthespecialelectioninAlabamaonDecember12,DemocratDougJonesdefeatedRepublicanRoyMooreandgainedtheSenateseat,defyingthe25-yearhistoryoftheredstatecontrolledbythe
Moneyandpowerhaveawayofalwaysbeingtogether.Themid-nightpassageoftheSenate’sversionofthetaxreformbillseemstoconfirmthis.EconomicImpactEconomically,thebillspassed
USsenatorshavepassedasweepingtaxcutsbill,pavingthewayforDonaldTrump'sfirstbiglegislativevictory.Thepackagewouldmarkthebiggesttaxoverhaulsincethe1980s.Itwaspasse
TheUSSenate,aseeminglyinsurmountableroadblockfortheRepublicanagendaformuchofthisyear,hasatlastgivenitsassenttoamajorpieceoflegislation.Perhapsunsurprisinglyitwa
U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumponTuesdayvoicedhissupportforAlabamaSenateRepublicancandidateRoyMoore,abombasticevangelicalChristianwhohasbeenaccusedofserioussexualmisco
RepublicanUSlawmakersonThursdaytookanimportantsteptowardthebiggesttaxcodeoverhaulsincethe1980sastheHouseofRepresentativesapprovedabroadpackageoftaxcutssoughtby
RepublicanUSlawmakersonThursdaytookanimportantsteptowardthebiggesttaxcodeoverhaulsincethe1980sastheHouseofRepresentativesapprovedabroadpackageoftaxcutssoughtby
RepublicanUSlawmakersonThursdaytookanimportantsteptowardthebiggesttaxcodeoverhaulsincethe1980sastheHouseofRepresentativesapprovedabroadpackageoftaxcutssoughtby
UneaseamongRepublicansaboutamassiveincreaseinthefederaldeficitcouldcomplicatepassageoftwotax-cutbillsworkingtheirwaythroughtheUSCongress,endangeringPresidentDon
USPresidentDonaldTrump'sdrivetooverhaultheUStaxcodeclearedacriticalhurdleonThursdaywhentheSenateapprovedabudgetblueprintforthe2018fiscalyearthatwillpavethewayfo
InternetandsocialmediagiantsGoogle,FacebookandTwitterhavebeenaskedtoappearbeforeCongresstotestifyaboutallegedRussianinterferenceinlastNovember’sUSpresidentialel
U.S.SenatorSusanCollinsrebuffedintenselobbyingfromfellowRepublicansandthepromiseofmoneyforherstateindecidingonMondaytooppose-andlikelydoom-herparty’slast-ditche