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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) held a year-end news conference highlighting some of the major achievements of the year and outlining the areas for more bipartisan effort. He a…

House and Senate Republicans held an enrollment ceremony for the conference report of their tax reform bill. Speakers included House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc…

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 …

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he believes there would be technical corrections to the tax reform bill in the new year but the core of it would remain in tact. Senator Mc…

President Trump delivered remarks at the White House after Congress passed the Republican tax reform bill. Congressional Republicans, Cabinet members, and staffers attended the event during …

Senators gave speeches on the chamber floor about various topics.

Republican leaders spoke with reporters after the Senate passed tax reform legislation 51-48 along party lines.

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

Following their weekly caucus luncheon, Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters about their party’s tax reform bill, which the Senate was to vote one later that night.

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

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) opened the Senate session by talking about the Republican tax reform bill, included its provisions to expand oil drilling in Alaska and to repeal the i…

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.

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…

Following their weekly caucus lunch, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and leadership colleagues spoke with reporters.

The Senate confirmed the nomination of Leonard Steven Grasz to be a judge in the St. Louis- based Eight Circuit Court of Appeals. Members also voted to limit debate and set up a final vote o…

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…