Lawmakers especially criticized the nomination of former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., to lead the Labor Department’s watchdog office.

Democratic candidates outraised Republicans in four of the five most competitive Senate races in recent months, new campaign fundraising reports show – as they scrambled to build cash reserves for next year’s high-priced midterm battles.

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long and into the evening on Oct. 22 to protest the Trump administration.

A Democratic candidate seeking to flip a Republican Senate seat in Maine is now under scrutiny for a series of offensive online posts that have recently surfaced.

The government shutdown entered Day 24 on Friday. According to The Hill, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called the bill a ‘ruse’ to give broad authority to White House budget director Russell Vought in determining who would be paid, while bill sponsor Ron Johnson said Democrats were mischaracterizing the bill.

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other members speak in Washington D.C. as Senate Democrats repeatedly vote against reopening the government.

Senate Democrats voted for a 12th time on Wednesday to block a House-passed bill to reopen the government and keep it funded through Nov. 21. Democrats blocked the funding measure — a clean