Senators headed for the exits in the predawn hours Saturday, ending for now a crushing standoff over President Trump's demands that they stay in session to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill before the summer recess.
The Senate in an overnight vote Saturday approved a short-term measure to fund federal agencies into early December and avoid a potentially chaotic government shutdown during the middle of campaign season.
The Trump administration is once again trying to limit who can become an American, with a pair of executive orders issued this week that attempt to place restrictions on birthright citizenship and on foreigners who give birth in the U.S.
Former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown celebrated Amazon datacenter construction in Ohio in 2015 but now campaigns against them as an electric grid drain.
Todd Blanche, Trump's pick to lead the DOJ, survived a razor-thin Senate vote early Saturday morning after Sen. Bill Cassidy emerged as a last-minute ally on Friday.
Michigan Democrats’ scramble to unify after a brutal primary continued Friday with a preplanned rally that brought together the statewide ticket.
It also brought...