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U.S. Senate delays august recess

Senators delayed their August recess to work through the weekend, as Senate Majority Leader John Thune pushed for a vote on ...
President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have remained in discussions during the weekend as Democrats filibuster Trump's nominees.
Senate leaders failed to reach a bipartisan deal to speed through more of President Trump's nominees — so senators are ...
Fed-up Senate Republicans are starting to whisper about recess appointments again as Democrats stonewall them on nominees, ...
Senate Republicans and conservative activists are divided over whether GOP leadership is doing enough to fully utilize all ...
President Donald Trump told Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to “go to hell” in a Saturday post on social media as ...
The Senate took a significant step Friday towards averting a partial government shutdown in the fall by passing a tranche of government funding bills, much earlier than usual.
The general contours of the deal that Senate leadership has been negotiating with the White House have Democrats agreeing to speed up dozens of the president’s nominees, in exchange for the ...
On the Senate floor today, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) gave remarks complaining about his Democratic colleagues delaying the nomination process as much as possible. "This is historic and ...
That’s a reference to the ongoing standoff Kennedy’s in with Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins of Maine over the ...
Pressure from Trump, coupled with delays by Democrats, has complicated the upper chamber’s ability to embark on its extended summer break.
Open letter to Sen. John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson, You are not my senator/representative — I can’t vote for (or against) you since I don’t live in your states. But in your roles as Senate ...