Chuck Schumer

The agreement paves the way for passage of a bill that has become the top priority of veterans’ groups seeking to help an increasing number of people with illnesses that they believe are related to toxic exposure.

A bill seeking to incorporate Roe v. Wade abortion access into federal law failed to pass a Senate vote to overcome a filibuster on Wednesday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced details in his fight to codify a woman’s right to choose, specifically the Senate vote he will hold on Wednesday

Legislation punishing Russia for the war in Ukraine is finally getting a vote in the U.S. Senate.

Lawmakers have moved to the brink of clinching a bipartisan compromise to provide a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19.

Congress has passed legislation that would shore up the U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act last night, making lynching a federal hate crime.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, spoke on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine.

Senate Democrats and Republicans each want to flash election-year signals that they’re helping families struggling with rising costs and the two-year-old pandemic

After meeting with Senate Democrats to advocate for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged to challenge a slew of restrictive voting laws.

Former President Barack Obama has commemorated the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as a man “who got things done.”

U.S. and Nevada leaders are mourning former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

The Senate has passed a fast-track plan for raising the debt limit

President Joe Biden was joined by leadership from both the House and Senate to pay tribute to former Senator Bob Dole.

Congressional leaders have reached a deal to lift the nation’s debt limit

Democrats are hoping that Congress is nearing the finish line in its seven-month trek on President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion social and environment package.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations to help pay for President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday morning that lawmakers have reached an agreement on a short-term debt ceiling increase, temporarily averting a government default.

Republican and Democratic senators have edged back from a perilous standoff over lifting the nation’s borrowing cap

Congress passed the bill earlier Thursday, hours before a looming midnight deadline.