Sen. Jake Hoffman and his Arizona Freedom Caucus must be feeling tire tracks on their backs. Early on June 20, the Republican-run Senate passed a bipartisan budget — one negotiated with Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs — then suddenly adjourned for the year.

Gone are GOP-led efforts to curb environmental rules, attempts to restrict federal judges' powers and plans to bulk up immigration enforcement.

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) ripped the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” Thursday as the House scrambles to get the reconciliation package to President Trump’s desk by a July 4

The senate report cites communication failures led to the assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania last summer.

At some 887 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.

GOP leaders hope to vote this week, but they still need to work through key issues across both chambers on Medicaid, clean energy and state and local tax deductions.

The Arkansas Senate Efficiency Committee on Monday authorized spending about $200,000 with Kone Inc. of North Little Rock to modernize the equipment for the Arkansas Senate's decades-old elevator.

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — United States Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) has a new challenger for his seat in the 2026 election. Hallie Shoffner, a Democrat from Newport, officially launched her bid for U.S. Senate Tuesday morning.

The bill, containing tax breaks and spending cuts, would be a signature achievement for President Trump. But some Republican senators have concerns that have not been resolved.

In the end, after hours of cajoling, Murkowski got to “yes” by securing several Alaska-specific wins, including by making the bill’s cuts to Medicaid and federal food assistance less severe in her state. She told reporters afterward that she hoped the House would fix the problems in the bill, but few people, including me, took that seriously.

Senators hunkered down Monday to consider proposed amendments to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid challenges including the weekend announcement from one