Five Maryland nominees to President Donald Trump’s administration were left waiting after the Senate departed for summer ...

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask ...

Now, the two men are headed toward a fall rematch with much higher stakes: whether to keep the federal government open past a Sept. 30 funding deadline. Despite decades of history between them, their ...

President Donald Trump has accused Senate Democrats of blackmailing him and asking for money in exchange for advancing over ...

The Senate went on its August break without reaching an agreement on the deal over President Trump’s nominees, resulting in ...

The Senate is leaving Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President ...

The Senate left Washington until after Labor Day following a rare Saturday session that ended with a dramatic breakdown in bipartisan negotiations over government funding and confirmations for ...

The dramatic collapse in talks over the weekend doesn't bode well for the tougher job lawmakers are facing of funding the ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sent a letter to Republican leaders Monday demanding a “Big Four” leadership meeting this week to ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) did a digital strut on Sunday after helping Democrats stall the advancement of ...

President rages at Minority Leader after upper chamber of Congress breaks for summer recess without deal to approve his ...