Conventional wisdom once suggested that senators would know when to stop talking and start voting.
Read more...President Obama will be in Southern California for Wednesday night and part of Thursday.
Read more...Russia and U.S. fight sanctions with sanctions, and Sen. McCain laments his spring break.
Read more...Presidential and non-Supreme Court judicial nominees can now be approved by a simple majority instead of 60 votes.
Read more...Another victory for the LGBT community may loom ahead just months after the Supreme Court ruling.
Read more...A new bill extending LGBT workplace rights will be voted on by Thanksgiving.
Read more...Senate Leaders negotiated a budget compromise, narrowly avoiding a default on U.S. debt.
Read more...Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have finally negotiated a mutually agreeable budget deal, following the House Republican leadership's failure Tuesday to amass enough party support for a legislativevote regarding reopening the government and raising the debt ceiling.
Read more...Despite last-gap efforts by the Tea Party, could the goverment reopen soon?
Read more...The government shutdown has no end in sight.
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