U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statements applauding the U.S. Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation aimed at improving health care for expectant mothers.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, faced questioning Thursday during a Senate Finance Committee hearing.

The Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, putting Republicans a step closer to sending the first bill of the 119th Congress to President-elect Trump for his signature next week and

Ten Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, making way for final passage of the bill as soon as next week.

Vought, under pointed questioning from Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), said he would seek to avoid future government shutdowns as director of the Office of Management and Budget, drawing a scoff from ...

WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing the Laken Riley Act, which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit certain crimes.

The bill would mandate federal detention of undocumented immigrants merely accused of crimes such as shoplifting

A final vote in the Senate is likely to be on Jan. 20, when Donald Trump is sworn in as president. The Laken Riley Act would then go back to the House.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sounded cautiously optimistic on Capitol Hill Wednesday that he’ll win Senate confirmation to be the nation’s top health official. “I’ve got my fingers crossed,” Kennedy said in response to a question from the Daily Beast as he emerged from a private meeting with one of many senators who will decide his fate.

Kennedy is expected to meet with Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) Ranking Member Bernie Sanders, and committee member Ed Markey next week.

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Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.