The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday with sweeping bipartisan support to open debate on an anti-Asian American hate crimes bill, clearing a key hurdle to its final passage vote in the chamber. The evenly-split Senate voted 92-6 to move forward debating on th...

Biden boosted by Senate rules as GOP bucks infrastructure President Joe Biden is promoting his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan directly to Americans with an appeal to think big By LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK Associated Press April 6, 2021, 5:45 AM •...

The Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, holds a news conference, Thursday, March 25, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)...

By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill The Senate has voted by the slimmest of margins to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill By ALAN FRAM Associated Press March 5, 2021, 5:41 AM • 5 min read The Associated Press Vic...

Biden urges Senate Dems to rally behind $1.9T virus bill President Joe Biden is urging Senate Democrats to rally behind a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill By ALAN FRAM Associated Press March 3, 2021, 5:29 AM • 6 min read The Associated Press Sun shi...

Senate votes to confirm Biden pick as commerce secretary The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to confirm Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to serve as President Joe Biden’s commerce secretary and help guide the economy’s recovery during and after the c...

Senate vetting Biden's choice for SEC head amid stock drama President Joe Biden’s choice to head the Securities and Exchange Commission is coming before a Senate panel as a roiling stock-trading drama spurs clamor for tighter regulation of Wall Street...

Senate set to confirm Buttigieg for transportation secretaryThe Senate is poised to approve Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, which would make him the first openly gay person ever confirmed to a Cabinet post By HOPE YEN Associated Press Feb...

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 55-45 to go ahead with Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, but only five Republican senators voted with Democrats, signaling that he might be acquitted because it would take at least 17 Republicans to secure convict...

Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretaryJanet Yellen has been confirmed as President Joe Biden’s treasury secretary in an overwhelming Senate vote By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press January 26, 2021, 12:34 AM • 4...