June 14, 2017 Senate passes Russia sanctions package The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia's economy and individuals who carried out cyber attacks.
June 7, 2017 Senate OKs bill to make firing employees easier for VA The Senate approved broad legislation Tuesday to make firing employees easier for the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs, part of an accountability effort urged by President Donald Trump following years of high-profile problems.
May 16, 2017 Reid: Senate will vote on jobless benefits when members return Monday Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says his chamber will vote Monday on extending long-term jobless benefits and that he plans to outline his 2014 legislative agenda in the coming days.
May 11, 2017 Lawmakers reach agreement on long-stalled VA accountability bill Congressional lawmakers reached an agreement on a bill Thursday to make it easier for the Veterans Affairs Department to fire its employees, part of an accountability effort touted by President Trump.
May 10, 2017 Senate blocks move to overturn Obama-era rule on drilling The Senate on Wednesday failed to reverse an Obama-era regulation restricting harmful methane emissions that escape from oil and gas wells on federal land, a surprising win for environmentalists and Democrats and a blow to the fossil-fuel industry.
April 26, 2017 Sen. Ted Cruz: 'It's only fitting' cartel money be used for border wall Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" that "there's a justice" to his proposal that money seized from drug cartel capos be used to pay for President Trump's promised border wall.
April 18, 2017 Trump to order increased scrutiny of H-1B visa program President Trump will travel to Wisconsin Tuesday, where he will sign an order aimed at changing a visa program that brings in highly skilled workers from overseas.
March 30, 2017 Congress OKs Planned Parenthood funding crackdown, as Pence breaks tie Republican legislation letting states deny federal family planning money to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers squeezed narrowly through the Senate Thursday, rescued by an ailing GOP senator who returned to the Capitol after back surgery and a tie-breaking vote by Vice President Mike Pence.
March 9, 2017 Senate votes to rescind Obama rules on school accountability The Senate on Thursday voted to end an Obama effort to identify and help struggling schools and students, as President Donald Trump and Republicans work to undo some of his predecessor's key policies.
February 24, 2017 Arkansas lawmaker wants airport named after the Clintons renamed An Arkansas senator filed a bill on Thursday aimed at renaming an airport in the state after former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton.