The Senate on Friday afternoon will again take up dueling stopgap funding bills that could reopen the government, as the lapse in funding stretches into a third day. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N ...

A Senate panel on Wednesday will look into government pressure on social media platforms to censor speech protected under the First Amendment. “The First Amendment is the bedrock of this country, and we have an obligation to defend it,” Sen. Ted Cruz ...

The Senate returns to Washington today, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, with no vote scheduled on a House-backed plan to fund and reopen the government. The shutdown, now in its 34th day, will become the longest in U.S. history on Tuesday, Nov. 4, surpassing the ...