Federal workers brace for missed paycheck as shutdown enters 5th week
Washington’s government shutdown has entered its fifth week with no resolution in sight, as Senate efforts to pass a House-approved continuing resolution to reopen the government have failed 12 times.
Government shutdown latest: Senate rejects funding bills for 7th time
The U.S. Senate rejected competing funding bills for the seventh time on Thursday, meaning that the federal government shutdown will continue, at least for now.
Here's how long the government shutdown could go on
This shutdown is expected to last at least three days, as the Senate isn't likely to hold any votes until at least Oct. 3.
Senate expected to vote Friday on dueling stopgap bills
U.S. senators are expected to vote Friday on competing stopgap bills that both aim to temporarily fund the government past the Sept. 30 deadline, according to POLITICO.
Senate confirms 48 Trump nominees in single vote
The U.S. Senate has confirmed dozens of President Donald Trump's nominees at once, voting for the first time this session under the chamber's new "nuclear" rules.
Dems to propose alternative to GOP stopgap bill as government shutdown looms
On Tuesday, top Congressional Democrats said they opposed House Republicans' stopgap spending bill that would fund the government past the Sept. 30 deadline, and said they plan to offer an alternative bill in its place.
Trump administration aims to make US citizenship test more difficult
The Trump administration is planning to make the U.S. citizenship test more difficult, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow.
Rep. Angie Craig says she's considering U.S. Senate run
Rep. Angie Craig says she's mulling a U.S. Senate bid after Tina Smith announced last week she wouldn't seek re-election.
Senator John Fetterman’s high-speed crash in Maryland: bodycam footage released
Body camera video released Thursday by the Maryland State Police Department shows the moments after Senator John Fetterman and his wife were involved in an early morning crash in Maryland.
Mitch McConnell to resign as Senate Republican leader in November
Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.
Congressional leaders strike deal to punt government shutdown deadlines
Congressional leaders have reached a deal for a short-term federal funding extension until early March, a source familiar told Fox News Digital, assuaging fears of a partial government shutdown at the end of next week.
Fentanyl victim’s family backs Senate bill demystifying social media sales
The Cooper Davis Act, would require social media companies to report certain illegal drug sales found on their platforms.
North Dakota state senator and his family killed in Utah plane crash
A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were traveling in crashed in Utah, a Senate leader said Monday.
Government shutdown averted: Congress passes 45-day funding plan
The rushed package drops aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP lawmakers, but increases federal disaster assistance by $16 billion.
Sen. Mitch McConnell booed, heckled with chants to 'retire' at Kentucky rally
McConnell has had previous health scares in the last several months, leaving many of his voters with concerns.
GOP leader McConnell freezes during news conference at Capitol
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference on Tuesday after stopping his remarks mid-sentence and staring off into space for several seconds.
Sen. John Fetterman's case highlights common stroke, depression link
Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman is seeking treatment for severe depression months after having a stroke. Fetterman last year had the most common kind of stroke, caused by clots that block a blood vessel to the brain.
Senate to vote next week on protecting abortion rights
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls the abortion rights vote "one of the most important" saying in part "it deals with one of the most difficult decisions a woman has to make in her life.”


















