Republicans in Congress have spent most of the year acquiescing to President Donald Trump’s demands — they’ve quickly ...

When President Trump welcomed fans to the UW game on Saturday, it was because Sen. John Barrasso convinced him it was a good ...

Trump called on GOP senators to ditch the filibuster, which requires 60 votes to pass most legislation, in an Oct. 30 social media post.

Republicans in Congress have largely gone along with President Donald Trump’s agenda this year, but his push to eliminate the ...

WASHINGTON — Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump's presidency amid the government shutdown and push for Republicans to ...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, speaks on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Merkley began speaking Tuesday evening. (Screenshot via C-SPAN) WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by Oregon Sen.

Sens. Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, both Wyoming Republicans, are co-lead sponsors of the legislation. Earlier this year, Republican Reps. Dave Taylor of Ohio and Harriet Hageman of Wyoming ...

Senate Republicans tried and failed for the ninth time to reopen the government and are starting to believe that Senate Democrats won’t budge until next week. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N ...

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest President Donald Trump’s “tightening authoritarian grip on the country” amid the government shutdown.

FIRST ON FOX: A pair of Senate Republicans plan to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in fast-tracking the production and distribution of vaccines during the ...

The government remains shut down today, Oct. 23, with the Senate failing to reach the 60 votes needed to pass the Shutdown Fairness Act, a GOP bill that would pay federal workers, military members and ...