Researchers manipulated water waves to move ping pong balls with a level of precision that seems straight out of a sci-fi movie.

“That was not a provision that was in the Senate bill, or anything that we advocated for. It came as a surprise to me, and explains why the mayor has called me,” Sen. Susan Collins (R ...

Sen. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, attempted Wednesday on the Senate floor to keep the council operating as-is, but an amendment she offered to Senate Bill 199, which will end a number of interim ...

Washington — President Trump signed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded Saturday, averting the threat of a government shutdown following a contentious week in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate gave final approval Friday to a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as both Republicans and Democrats seek to show they can act to ...

The measure, which passed with bipartisan support and minor changes, now heads back to the House. It is just the second legislative victory for the new Republican-controlled Congress. By Maya C ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has made the legislation a priority. Critics say the proposal repeats the mistakes of the so-called “war on drugs,” which imprisoned millions of people ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a Republican-led spending bill Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald ...

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against Presi ...