The Senate voted 62 to 38 Friday evening to advance a GOP spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown set to occur ...

Simpson's tenure was marked by his reputation as a centrist in the GOP conference and his role in getting Republicans to coalesce around the party's legislative agenda.

Congress passed a bill Friday cracking down on fentanyl trafficking — legislation that U.S. Sen. John Barrasso said will ...

Former Wyoming Sen. Alan K. Simpson, one of the most colorful lawmakers in recent congressional history, died Friday at age ...

Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) a moderate conservative known for his witty humor who was appointed to lead a commission on ...

Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson has died at the age of 93, according to a statement from his family and the Buffalo Bill ...

President Trump opened the door Thursday for Senate Republicans to find cost savings in Medicaid as they hunt for ways to pay ...

Chuck Schumer is under pressure to unite Senate Democrats as his party agonizes over whether to trigger a shutdown in less ...

The confirmation of Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary means all Cabinet departments now have a Trump appointee at the helm.

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman torched Senate Democrats for threatening to plunge the country into a partial ...

Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.