Trump signs stop-gap spending bill, avoids federal government shutdown
President Donald Trump prepares to board Marine One as he departs Washington, DC, en route to his home in Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday. At…
Senate averts government shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline
1 of 6 | Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer of New York leaves the U.S. Capitol after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill on…
Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor Department
1 of 2 | Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Feb. 19 speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on her nomination to be…
Armed with zingers, Clinton says she’d run as an underdog in 2016
Hillary Rodham Clinton may not have revealed much about her presidential plans during the first television interview of her book tour, but she reminded Americans…
Congress approves changes to Social Security that expand benefits for some public sector workers
The U.S. Senate early Saturday legislation that will expand Social Security for millions of public workers. Image courtesy Social Security Administration Dec. 21 (UPI) --…
Sens. Wyden, Paul introduce bipartisan bill to abolish military draft
1 of 2 | Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Thursday introduced a bill to abolish the military draft. He said the all-volunteer military has eliminated the…
U.S. Senate approves Kids Online Safety Act, sends it to House
1 of 2 | Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., announced the passage of a Senate bill that would create the Kids Online Safety Act to help…
Measure seeking sale or closure of TikTok passes with House foreign aid bill
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would ban TikTok unless Chinese company ByteDance sells the platform. The bill was attached to…
Senate passes $95B emergency defense bill with Ukraine, Israel aid over House speaker opposition
1 of 2 | After the Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package early Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said "Today, we…