united states senate

Mr. Whitfield challenges Congress to 'do something'

Senate passes stopgap bill averting shutdown and funding government through mid-February; bill next goes to Biden.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to pass a wide-ranging energy bill that would promote a variety of energy sources and speed federal approval of projects to export liquefied natural gas to Europe and Asia.

Friday, March 25th, 2016

In the midst of the United States' negotiations with Iran on the subject of nuclear weapons, forty-seven United States senators sent a letter to Tehran criticizing the process and President Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first Republican-led confirmation hearing of the Obama administration is about to get underway as the Senate Judiciary Committee considers President Barack Obama's nominee for attorney general.