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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke with Bill Goodman about the 2016 elections, as well as what to expect from the 115th Congress and the Trump administration. He discussed s…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) held a news conference on the legislative agenda for the 115th Congress. He began with a statement on the probe into Russia’s alleged hacking of…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConell (R-KY) reviewed the 114th Congress.

The Senate approved the House-passed continuing resolution, which extends government funding until April 28. It also included funding for miners' health care for four months and the water sy…

A ceremony was held to unveil the Senate Leadership Portrait of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who was retiring after serving 30 years in the Senate. The portrait, which would han…

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and other members of Congress held a ceremony to sign the 21st Century Cur…

Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) gave his farewell speech from the Senate floor. He was retiring after 30 years in the Senate. He told stories about his childhood growing up in Searchlight,…

Following Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) farewell address, the Senate passed S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act.

Senators paid tribute to Vice President Biden following a vote to approve the 21st Century Cures Act, a $6.3 billion medical research bill which also included funding for the vice president’…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell paid tribute to and highlighted the accomplishments of retiring Senators Barb Mikulski (D-MD) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH),…

The Senate resumed debate on the 21st Century Cures Act, a $6.3 billion medical research bill, which also includes funding for Vice President Joe Biden’s cancer “moonshot” initiative. Senato…

Senate Republican leaders spoke with reporters following their weekly party luncheon, which was attended by Vice President-elect Mike Pence. Topics included the remaining legislative items r…

Majority Leader McConnell paid tribute to retiring Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) and Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL), who lost in to Senator-elect Tammy Duckworth in the 2016 election. Senator McConnell…

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Before voting to advance the medical research bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) acknowledged Vice President Biden, who was presiding over the vote, for his work on the canc…

The Senate advanced a $6.3 billion medical research bill, which includes funding for Vice President Joe Biden’s cancer “moonshot” initiative. The procedural vote on the legislation included …

The Senate approved H.R. 6792, a bill reauthorizing the 1996 Iran Sanctions Act through December 31, 2026. The vote was 99-0.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

The Senate convened for a legislative session.

Senate Republican leaders spoke to reporters about the legislative agenda for the remainder of the lame-duck session. They also discussed the vacancy on the Supreme Court and the nomination …