The Senate on Wednesday is slated to vote on the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government for the 12th time. But first, Sen. Jeff Merkley will need to wrap up, as he has been holding the floor since 6:21 p.

Sen. Jeff Merkley is nearing a 15-hour speech on the Senate floor as we reach Day 22 of the shutdown. Here's what we know about the next Senate vote.

The North Carolina Senate approved a new congressional map aimed at helping Republicans eke out an additional GOP seat to help shore up the party’s majority in the US House after next year’s midterm elections.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong would meet with Senate Democrats, Republicans, and White House officials. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said he is heading to Washington, D.C., to meet with Senate Democrats, Republicans, and White House officials as momentum builds for long-awaited crypto market structure legislation.

A federal judge in Chicago already blocked deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area for two weeks. On Wednesday, she’ll hold a hearing to consider whether to extend that order — but anything she does could be moot if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the meantime.

The Michigan Senate voted to increase more than 20 hunting and fishing license fees in a move supporters said would stabilize funding for the DNR.

The special election was necessary after State Sen. Roger Nutt, R-Spartanburg, and State Rep. Bobby Cox, R-Greenville, resigned from office

Polls are open on Tuesday for voters in Spartanburg and Greenville Counties in special election primaries for SC Senate District 12 and SC House District 21.

Nearly a year out from the 2026 midterms, the latest federal fundraising reports show challengers outraising several vulnerable House and Senate members in key races.  Candidates continued to build up their campaign resources between the months of June and September,