Sen. John Fetterman checks into hospital, cites clinical depression
U.S. Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Wednesday night to receive treatment for clinical depression, according to his office.
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman released from D.C. hospital after clear test results
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has been released from the hospital, according to his Communications Director Joe Calvello.
Lawmakers look to increase penalties for airline disruptions
A holiday travel disruption caused more than two million passengers to have their plans upended and took airlines a week to recover.
Senate passes bill to fund government through Dec. 23, heads to Biden's desk
The Senate has passed legislation to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for the holidays and a new Congress is sworn in.
McConnell wins Senate leadership election, overcomes Scott challenge
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday won reelection as Senate GOP leader, fending off a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott and setting himself up to become the longest-serving party leader in the history of the Senate.
Balance of power: Senate race called in Nevada for Dems, keeping majority
Control of the U.S. Senate has been called Saturday night in favor of the Democrats, ending a slow ballot count in Nevada.
What lies beneath the world of politics? Explore the haunted halls of Congress
What 200-year-old building wouldn't have a few ghost stories?
Trump super PAC reserves millions in airtime in key states
The group is already airing ads in Pennsylvania and Ohio, home to two of the most consequential and competitive Senate races in the country.
Senate OKs stopgap to avert government shutdown, send aid to Ukraine
Congress is moving quickly to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that would finance federal agencies into mid-December.
Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman holds Montgomery County rally
With less than two months until Election Day, Democratic Senate candidate Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman gave his first public appearance since his stroke, in Montgomery County.
Oz attacks Fetterman's refusal to debate in race for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat
As the November elections in Pennsylvania inch closer, democratic senate candidate John Fetterman received vitriol from his counterpart, Dr. Mehmet Oz, about his refusal to agree to a debate.
Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act; House to vote next
The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on President Joe Biden's priorities.
Democrats' economic package: What remains in and what's out?
The estimated $740-billion proposal, struck by two top negotiators, includes some hard-fought party priorities -- from health care to climate change.
Senate approves landmark bipartisan gun violence bill, clearing way for expected House passage
The vote late Thursday clears the way for expected House passage Friday of what will be Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings.
Ted Cruz confronted for attending NRA convention same week of Texas school shooting
Texas Senator Ted Cruz was confronted by a protester while at a restaurant in Houston Friday night. The protestor asked Cruz why he came to the NRA convention after 19 children and two teachers were killed at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas
Recount begins in Pa.'s GOP primary for Senate
Montour County began the recount Friday, one of seven counties that said they would start right away. Most of Pennsylvania's 67 counties have said they will begin next week, with a Wednesday deadline to start.
Senate approves $40B in Ukraine aid amid Russia invasion
Every Democrat and all but 11 Republicans backed the measure.
Senate to vote next week on protecting abortion rights
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calls the abortion rights vote "one of the most important" saying in part "it deals with one of the most difficult decisions a woman has to make in her life.”
Daylight saving time: Congress paves the way to make daylight saving time permanent
Called the Sunshine Protection Act, Congress is paving the way for daylight saving time to be permanent, ending the need to have to turn back a clock ever again.
McConnell disagrees with RNC, calls Jan. 6 riot ‘violent insurrection’
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell explained, “‘It was a violent insurrection with the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election.”