Senate budget vote to avoid shutdown could devastate residents in Washington, DC
Washington, D.C., is in budget limbo ahead of budget cuts on Capitol Hill as the Senate prepares to vote on funding to keep ...
Senate nears final approval of a bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl ...
Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.
Washington braces for steeper layoffs as agencies submit new DOGE cuts
The plans for an impending reduction come after a federal judge on Thursday ordered multiple agencies to reinstate thousands ...
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WATCH LIVE: Dr. Oz stands before Senate Finance Committee in confirmation hearing
Mehmet Oz will stand before the Senate Finance Committee in his confirmation hearing to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Senate Democrats wrestle with allowing a government shutdown
With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...
Legislative cutoff marks end for these bills that could have become Washington law, at least for now
With the session more than halfway over, Wednesday marked the day most bills needed to pass out of their chamber of origin in ...
Dr. Mehmet Oz heads to the Senate with pitch to oversee America’s health insurance programs
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify before the ...
White House withdraws CDC director nomination just before his Senate confirmation hearing
Weldon was told Wednesday night that his nomination was being withdrawn, another Trump administration official said. The ...
Pete Buttigieg, a Possible 2028 Contender, Won’t Run for Senate in Michigan
The former transportation secretary, who moved to Michigan from Indiana in 2022, had been seen as the most prominent ...
They’re ‘hogging our money’: D.C. kids tell Senate not to gut city’s funding
The window narrowed to reverse the $1 billion in cuts to D.C.’s budget as senators prepared to vote on the continuing ...
Schumer Will Lead Senate Democrats To Pass Poison-Pilled Republican CR
Senate Democrats gave up their sole point of leverage Thursday, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that ...