US Senate News

In this July 30, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty speaks at a luncheon during the Republican National Committee summer meeting in San Diego.

Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the top federal prosecutor's job in the state.

U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg said the Senate has approved $3 million in funding to help preserve the New Hampshire Seacoast's Great Bay.

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin says his prediction that a sweeping overhaul of the country's health care system would pass this year was off a bit, but he remains confident Congress will approve the landmark changes.

A pair of military briefings to members of Congress about the Fort Hood rampage resulted in confusion and conflicting information late Friday on the number of wounded.

George and Lamar counties in south Mississippi are receiving millions of federal dollars to build community safe rooms where people can seek temporary shelter from disasters.

WASHINGTON a ' President Obama is set to sign a bill extending jobless benefits 20 weeks and prolonging the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit.

Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers -- $6,500 cheaper.

The Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday turned back a GOP-led effort to bar Sept.

Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a GOP attempt to require next year's census forms to ask people whether they are U.S. citizens.

One of the soldiers who carried out the massacre on the sprawling Fort Hood base, the largest American military installation in the world, was shot dead by police.

A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for economic stimulus money for a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project.

Democratic moderates who will determine the fate of much of President Obama's domestic agenda heard an early warning from this week's off-year elections: Congress had better do something about the economy, or sitting lawmakers will lose their jobs in 2010.

Recognizing that a weak economy still needs a government boost, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to provide the jobless with up to 20 weeks in additional unemployment benefits and expand a first-time homebuyer tax credit to include a far larger pool of people entering the dormant housing market.

A trio of senators with differing political views is working behind-the-scenes to rescue troubled climate legislation.

Get on the health overhaul bandwagon, or don't count on our help in your re-election. That's the hardball message liberal groups are hurling at moderate Democratic senators in a battle that is dividing their party.

Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced that she will run for Senate in California today.

Texas voters on Tuesday passed a proposition limiting the government's eminent domain powers and another creating a fund for more top-tier research universities, along with nine other constitutional amendments on the ballot.

One year after his election, President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they pursue his vision for school reform.

Republican Governor-elect Bob McDonnell of Virginia greets the crowd at his victory party on November 3, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia.