The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He ...

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) in his first prepared address as Senate majority leader says “preserving” the filibuster will be one ...

The Senate is considering the Social Security Fairness Act, a bill that aims to provide full Social Security benefits to ...

The Senate kicked off quietly as House steals the spotlight to start 2025. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) plans to pass individual appropriations bills, a farm bill, and focus on regular ...

Approaching a midnight deadline, the Senate is preparing to give final approval to a new plan to prevent a government ...

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Sen. Noel Frame cited familiar proposals in the email intended for her caucus but mistakenly went to GOP senators too.

The debate over Mr. Hegseth’s fitness to be confirmed has revealed a gender divide in the Senate, where a tiny group of Republican women have emerged as some of the only skeptics. Image Senator ...

The Senate on Wednesday passed an $895.2 billion defense policy bill that sparked controversy when House Speaker Mike Johnson amended the legislation with language forbidding the use of federal ...

And then there's the push to extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts, which expire soon. NPR congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh reports that House and Senate Republicans are debating what to do first.

Washington’s Senate Democrats are considering nine new or higher taxes, according to documents accidentally sent to ...

Majority Democrats are making clear they believe new taxes or tax hikes will likely be part of their approach to closing a multi-billion dollar budget gap.