Sen. Ron Johnson has 'no plans' to use spending bill provision to sue over the search of his phone records

A provision in a bill to reopen the federal government includes a provision allowing Sen. Ron Johnson and others who had ...

Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House

The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a ...

Johnson won’t commit to ‘backroom’ Senate deals on expiring Obamacare credits

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has told Democrats he will hold a vote on the expiring ACA subsidies in return for a funding deal.

Senate advances funding measure with backing of 8 Democrats, moving a step closer to ending shutdown

On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous ...