Senate Republicans on Wednesday fired the opening salvo in the battle to implement President Trump’s agenda by advancing a budget resolution focused on immigration and military priorities, putting ...

The Senate fiscal 2025 budget resolution aims to boost border and military spending and expand domestic energy production.

The issue was a political lightning rod during the 2024 campaign, with Republicans spending tens of millions of dollars on ads focusing on transgender rights issues.

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators ...

That wasn't going to happen in 2025, and Friday's filibuster is an indication that the debate likely won't be the last. Last November, Colorado voters approved Amendment 79, which enshrines the ...

Budget reconciliation is a legislative process that can be used to override the filibuster and expedite the approval of a package of legislation in Congress that changes spending, revenues, or the ...

In 2013, Democratic Leader Harry Reid eliminated the filibuster for everything but Supreme Court appointments, clearing the way for simple majority votes. GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY ...

So, here are some Senate vocabulary terms for you. Cloture, filibuster and ripen. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., filed "cloture" Tuesday to break filibusters on three nominees ...

Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants “born alive” during attempted abortions, with the motion largely serving to get Democrats on the ...

And having military troops directly intervene in border enforcement could also clash with entrenched rules and practices, they said. Jerry Robinette, former head of the San Antonio office of ...