Enough Senate Democrats vote with Republicans to break government shutdown impasse

Although most Senate Democrats may have opposed this bill, they were resigned to the fact that this part of the fight is over ...

Live updates: Senate kicks off vote series on deal to end shutdown

The Senate on Monday is holding a series of votes to possibly pass the proposal that could reopen the federal government. Monday’s series, which will include up to eight votes, kicked off ...

FAQs: What's in the deal to end the government shutdown, and how quickly can the bill be enacted?

WASHINGTON — The Senate is beginning the process of debating and voting on a funding agreement to end the record-long U.S.

Senate could take test vote on new spending bill as early as Sunday afternoon

A fragile coalition emerged, and Senate Democrats may break with the party to pass a spending bill, potentially ending the ...

‘The deal is very good': Trump says he backs a Senate bill to reopen the government

President Donald Trump says he backs a Senate agreement to end the government shutdown, saying he'll "abide by the deal." ...
Florida Politics

Senate bill would block boosting property tax for wind mitigation

Sen. Tom Leek’s SB 434 would stop property appraisers from boosting a home’s “just value” just because the homeowner adopted ...
Marijuana Moment

Senate Advances Hemp Product Ban—But GOP Senator Has Last-Ditch Plan To Fight Back

A congressional spending bill containing a hotly contested ban on hemp products with THC has cleared a procedural Senate vote ...
LEX 18

Shutdown bill clears Senate hurdle; House Democrats push back over ACA subsidies

The U.S. Senate voted late Sunday to advance a stopgap funding bill aimed at ending the federal government shutdown, now in ...