WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate set a long-awaited vote for Wednesday on a bipartisan plan for expanding background checks...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate gun control supporters struggled Tuesday to salvage their drive to expand background checks to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate gave pre-dawn approval Saturday to a Democratic $3.7 trillion budget for next...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Severely wounded and still recovering, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords begged lawmakers at an emotiona...

from CNNA bipartisan agreement to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while avoiding a fee cut for Medicare ...