The legislation, which now moves to the House, would have a tiny impact on the nation's rising debt but could have major ...

Government overreach challenges America's founding principles of equality and freedom, echoing concerns from the Declaration of Independence that inspired civil rights leaders.

The U.S. Senate early on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's plan for billions of dollars in cuts to funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, handing the Republican president another ...

Two Republican senators voted no in the early hours of July 17. The legislation returns to the House for approval ahead of a Friday deadline.

Jasmeet Bains, who represents Kern County in the California Assembly, becomes the latest Democrat and likely frontrunner in ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear the repercussions if President Donald Trump follows through with threats to try and remove ...

See how your lawmaker voted on the bill that would let the Trump administration pull back billions in foreign aid and other ...

The U.S. Senate has approved a request from the Trump administration to rescind billions of dollars in previously adopted federal funding, including tens of millions of dollars meant for Alaska’s 27 ...

The measure was passed with 51 votes for and 48 against in a session that went more than two hours past midnight.

Two GOP Senators voted against the measures criticizing the lack of clarity on which programs will be affected by the claw backs.

The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio ...