The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?

The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

Democrats are torn on how to vote for Trump's budget bill amid a looming government shutdown if an agreement is not made.

We're here to build relationships, to move the ball forward,” Mullin told the Washington Examiner in an interview from his ...

House Republicans this week passed a government funding bill 217-213 without assistance from Democrats, losing only one vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

Putin spoke Thursday at a news conference in Moscow. He said more discussions are needed with the U.S., including President Donald Trump. In Washington, Trump offered guarded optimism about Putin’s ...

“Democrats need to decide if they’re going to support funding legislation that came over from the House, or if they’re going ...

Democrats have been struggling in how to deal with the dizzying flood of unilateral actions coming from Donald Trump these past 54 days, but tonight’s midnight deadline to keep the federal ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to ...