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WATCH LIVE: Senate meets as government shutdown nears record for longest in history

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday that he was “optimistic” the Senate could vote to reopen the ...

Live updates: Senate fails to end shutdown as Trump bucks SNAP order; Key elections underway

The Senate on Tuesday failed to reopen the federal government for the 14th time, as the shutdown tied with the 2018-19 closure as the longest in U.S. history.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune ...

Senate vote fails ensuring longest government shutdown. Follow live updates

WASHINGTON – The ongoing government shutdown is about to become the longest in United States history, even as millions of ...

Minnesota Senate control up for grabs in special elections

Two seats became open in the narrowly divided chamber after one senator died this summer and another was convicted of ...

Two Minnesota state Senate seats up for election today could determine balance of power

Democrats hold a 33-32 advantage in the state Senate, but the resignation of DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell and the death of ...

John E. Sununu’s record on Israel presents possible landmines in New Hampshire Senate bid

John E. Sununu, the former New Hampshire Republican senator seeking to reclaim his seat from retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen ...

Graham Platner says controversies have 'strengthened' his Maine Senate campaign

In an interview with NBC News after a packed event, Platner bashed "establishment politics" and said he's still more ...

Setti Warren, former Newton mayor and candidate for Massachusetts governor and Senate, dies at 55

Setti Warren, the former mayor of Newton who also ran for governor in Massachusetts and the U.S. Senate, died unexpectedly at ...