Senate Democrats say the six-month government funding resolution that passed the House Tuesday is a “horrible” bill, but there’s growing sentiment within the Senate Democratic conference that it ...

Seeking to stonewall Republicans and Trump, Senate Democrats launched their third legislative filibuster last week to deny the required 60 votes for a GOP bill.

Top appropriators are still in search of a deal to fund the government with 10 days until a shutdown deadline, as talk in the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters on Wednesday ... wouldn’t it?” Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (Wyo.), the No. 2 Republican in the chamber, told reporters after ...

The Louisiana senator has been tapped to consult with the president on a strategy for avoiding a federal default.

The House has passed legislation to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September.

John Thune (R-S.D.) was elected Senate majority ... Thune has served in the Senate since 2004 and is currently the Senate minority whip until he takes over as majority leader next year.

John Thune was chosen by his peers on Wednesday ... Thune, currently the Senate GOP minority whip, will replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as the chamber's GOP leader, who has been serving ...

“That is a surrender,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill ... an option that’s out there,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said.