U.S. Senate Republicans approved their signature tax break and spending cuts package Tuesday with a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President JD Vance, following days of tense, closed-door negotiations ...

It was a matter of who would be the third "no" vote Republicans could lose and still pass the "big, beautiful bill." It came ...

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Vice President Vance cast the tiebreaking vote as Senate Republicans delivered a huge legislative victory for President Trump on Tuesday by passing his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act after hours of ...

The Senate voted early Tuesday morning to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to create a new top ...

Eighteen Republican senators, including former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), voted to advance an amendment ...

A Senate panel on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would reform how post-election audits are undertaken. The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism, & Historic Preservation Committee ...

But in Washington, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office says that the bill may not be as bad as The Wilderness Society makes it sound, and that Murkowski will be monitoring the bill and ...

My Turn: But wait a minute, if… By Donald Douglas Wednesday, June 18, 2025 5:35pm Opinion Opinion ...