Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate committee hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Warsh is taking another step toward his decade-long goal of winning the top job…
Senate Votes 50-49 to Overturn Minnesota Mining Ban
The fight over mining near one of America’s most cherished wilderness areas just tipped in the industry’s…
Senate Republicans vote to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near…
Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown over ICE reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security…
Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands Wednesday…
Democrats vow to oppose homeland security money, increasing shutdown chance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security…
Lawmakers seek to revise pay, benefits for some federal employees under shutdown
As Congress still appears far from reaching a spending agreement to end the partial government shutdown, hundreds of…
Kennedy tries to defend COVID-19 vaccine stance in Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., facing pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour…