The United States Senate has taken its first step towards ending the longest government shutdown in the country’s history as lawmakers agreed to move forward with a stopgap funding package. The Republican-led proposal, which would keep the government ...

Stefan Becket is a managing editor of politics for CBSNews.com. Stefan has covered national politics for more than a decade and helps oversee a team covering the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, immigration and federal law enforcement. The Supreme ...

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta is running for U.S. Senate. In a video he posted to social media this morning, he said, “After years of standing up to mega corporations to protect consumers, I’m ready to take the ...

The United States Senate is at a precarious moment. From tariffs to agency funding to foreign affairs, the Senate’s check on the executive branch is arguably weaker than ever, with some critics, and some senators, warning that the body is abandoning its ...

IS CLOSED TODAY. TURNING TO COMMITMENT 2026, THE MIDTERM ELECTION IS MORE THAN A YEAR AWAY, BUT ALREADY WE’RE SEEING WHO MIGHT APPEAR ON VOTERS BALLOTS AND WHO WILL NOT. AND ONE BIG TICKET RACE IS FOR U.S. SENATOR THOM TILLIS SEAT. AFTER THE REPUBLICAN ...

A new poll released Friday from Emerson College Polling shows how Ohio’s 2026 United States Senate race could end if voters headed to the polls today.Incumbent Republican Sen. Jon Husted has a six-point lead over former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in ...

In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an institutionalist. Congressional experts said that Senator John Thune’s piecemeal changes have dealt a significant blow to the minority party ...

President Trump is ramping up efforts to control Venezuela’s oil, as five republicans joined democrats to vote for a resolution that would block Trump from using military force in Venezuela without congressional approval.