The Senate on Tuesday will take up another vote on a stopgap funding bill that could reopen the government after the lapse stretched into its fifth week. Lawmakers in the upper chamber have already failed 13 times to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the legislation,

The Senate failed for a 13th time to advance a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.

The conservative majority Supreme Court appeared open today to undermining the landmark Voting Rights Act in a Louisiana congressional redistricting case. Coverage of this live blog has ended. For the latest news, click here. In her written order tonight ...

The Senate votes today, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, on a House-passed stopgap measure as the government shutdown 2025 enters Day 16 with Republicans and Democrats continuing a bitter battle as furloughed federal workers and agencies await a government reopening.

We are now three weeks into the government shutdown 2025, but another Senate vote today, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, will not take place on a House-backed measure to reopen the government. Senators will return this morning, but the shutdown continues as ...

Here are live election results from the Senate District 29 special election to fill the vacant seat left by Republican Sen. Bruce Anderson.

The Senate is scheduled to reconvene at 3 p.m. on Monday, as the shutdown of the federal government approaches a record set during President Donald Trump’s first term. The dome of the U.S. Capitol is reflected in a window as people visit the Washington Monument,