Politics Today News Trump Impeachment Attention Turns To Senate After House Votes To Impeach Live

Live updates: Senate’s next shutdown move in limbo; Trump, Orbán float Budapest summit with Putin

As the government shutdown hits Day 38, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats offered a plan that would reopen the government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) earlier ... Read More

Senate passes bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House; Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask Trump for a commutation

Ghislaine Maxwell, the co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, plans to ask Trump for a commutation of her 20-year sentence, a whistleblower said. Read More

Live updates: Senate has enough Democratic votes to end government shutdown; Trump attends Commanders game

The Senate now has enough Democratic votes to reopen the government after a 40-day shutdown, after a rare Saturday session yielded little progress despite mounting pressures. A group of centrist ... Read More

Trump Administration Highlights: Senate Votes to Advance Measure to End Shutdown

In a 60-to-40 vote on Sunday night, the Senate cleared the way for a spending deal to end the government shutdown. A group of Democrats broke their party’s blockade to vote with Republicans. Read More

Republicans quickly buck Trump on the filibuster: From the Politics Desk

Senate Republican leaders have been outspoken in their support for the 60-vote rule to pass most bills. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., promised shortly after the 2024 election that the ... Read More

WATCH: Opening arguments in Trump’s Senate impeachment trial

The Senate will continue President Trump’s impeachment trial with opening arguments from House impeachment managers and the president’s defense team at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday. Lawmakers previously ... Read More