Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin sparked controversy this week when he appeared on the Senate floor wearing a cowboy hat.

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending ...

“It was a difficult decision, made more difficult by the current environment ... ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times Among the ...

Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.

Lawmakers say there are 26 Assembly members and 12 state senators who would have to either resign or give up their outside ...

Shaheen, a 78-year-old Democrat, was first elected to the Senate in 2008 ... interview with The New York Times, Shaheen said her decision was "made more difficult by the current environment ...

The Senate passed a six-month funding bill Friday to avert a government ... Dick Durbin of Illinois, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, ...

He praised the party’s current House leader, New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries ... “If we can make sure that we get the right leadership in the Senate to get it done this time and hold them ...

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Bills have been introduced in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey this session.

State legislative leaders called for raising taxes on high earners in their budget plans released Tuesday as well as ...

The Senate passed a six-month funding bill Friday ... Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Gary Peters of Michigan, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Jeanne Shaheen of New ...