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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a news conference about the passage of Republican tax reform legislation.

Senate Democrats held a year-end news conference in which they criticized President Trump and congressional Republicans on their 2017 legislative agenda, including the recently passed tax re…

Senators gave speeches on the chamber floor about various topics.

The Senate voted 66-32 to pass a short-term government funding bill. Also, Senator Al Franken (D-MN) delivered his farewell address. He was to leave the Senate on January 2, 2018, following …

The Senate debated and voted 51-48 to pass Republican tax reform legislation.

Following their weekly caucus lunch, Senate Democratic leaders spoke to reporters before final Senate debate on the Republican tax reform bill.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Jennifer Newstead to be a State Department legal adviser.

The Senate approved the nominations of Owen West to be an assistant secretary of defense and J. Paul Compton Jr. to be general counsel of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke to reporters as conferees prepared to meet to reconcile tax reform bills from both the Hou…

The Senate confirmed James Ho to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

The Senate confirmed Don Willett’s judicial nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Members also voted to limit debate on James Ho’s nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to not hold a vote on tax reform until Alabama Senate election results were certified and …

Following their weekly caucus lunch, Senate Democratic leaders spoke with reporters. Asked to respond to President Trump’s tweet about Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Minority Leader Chuc…

Several senators spoke on the chamber floor about congressional Republicans' tax reform legislation.

The Senate voted in favor of invoking cloture on the nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Eighth Circuit.

President Trump met with congressional leaders in the White House’s Oval Office to discuss a path forward for an agreement on fiscal year 2018 spending. They told reporters they were optimis…

The Senate passed a bill to extend federal government funding until December 22, 7017. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) announced he would be resigning in the coming weeks in the wake of recent all…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talked about a recent meeting Democrats skipped with President Trump saying, “We showed the president no games. This is serious stuff. And we think he le…

Members gave speeches on the Senate Republican tax reform bill and DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).

The Senate voted to advance the nomination of Kirstjen Nielsen to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.