Senate Republicans are facing pressure from President Donald Trump to resist voting for a Democratic resolution to nullify ...

Senate G.O.P. leaders are planning to use what is known as the “nuclear option” to steer around the Senate’s in-house referee ...

The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner is facing calls to resign after he issued an order that would have ...

Here's a timeline of the topics New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker spoke about during his record-setting speech on the Senate floor.

In a feat of determination, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted ...

One of the longest speeches in Senate history delivered as Democrats try to show irate supporters they’re doing all they can ...

Led by U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Ron Wyden of Oregon, the "war room" will serve as a central effort to lobby against efforts to change Social Security, visit field offices, hold ...

First off, it's not a filibuster. But Booker speech has lasted over 20 hours, and is the most dramatic challenge to Trump’s ...

The longest individual speech belongs to the late Senator Strom Thurmond, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes in a failed attempt to block the Civil Rights Act of 1957. More recently, Republican ...

Booker remained on the Senate floor 15 hours into his speech and promised to stay there as long as he is "physically able." ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are holding a press conference on Social ...