US Senate

Sandwiched between supporters holding “BANS OFF OUR BODIES” signs and TV cameras on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto portrayed her reelection campaign against Republican Adam Laxalt as the defining moment in a decades-long fight for reproductive freedom, even in pro-abortion rights Nevada. It’s a strategy several Democrats up for reelection are using, putting reproductive rights at the center of...

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont has broken a hip in a fall at his home and was to undergo surgery to repair it, his office said Thursday. The 82-year-old Democrat fell Wednesday night in McLean, Virginia, the statement said. Doctors determined the best course of action would be to have surgery to repair the hip as soon as possible. Leahy...

Democrats plan to submit a “finalized agreement” on allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies to a key Senate official “in the coming days” to see if it complies with the chamber’s strict budget rules, one of the sources said.

Recent reporting on the federal prison system has revealed layer after layer of abuse, neglect and leadership missteps in the Bureau of Prisons — including failure to tell families when a prisoner is severely ill or dying.

In an exclusive 1-on-1 interview with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, NBC10 Boston’s Alison King asks about Roe V. Wade, the midterms, the next presidential election, the Jan. 6 Committee, Donald Trump and more.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has tested positive for COVID-19. Collins’ office said the veteran senator tested positive late Thursday afternoon, several hours after voting to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Collins’ office says in a statement that the 69-year-old senator would isolate and work remotely in accordance with federal guidelines. The office said...

Jackson, President Biden’s first Supreme Court nominee, already spent more than 13 hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee defending her judicial career.

Jackson’s hearings start a day after the Supreme Court disclosed Justice Clarence Thomas had been hospitalized with an infection.

Record high gas prices are stretching consumers. Yet experts say temporarily doing away with the federal gas tax won’t do much.

A group of bipartisan lawmakers is pressing the IRS for answers regarding “numerous” concerns amid a challenging tax season.

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act last night, making lynching a federal hate crime.

A high-profile Republican has entered the race for U.S. Senate in Vermont — a contest the major parties at both the state and national levels consider a top goal to win in November. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, who has served for nearly 50 years, is not seeking re-election this fall. “I believe I’m a unifier,” Christina Nolan said in an…

After Democrat Patrick Leahy – the longest-serving current member of the Senate, decided not to run again, both major parties now consider the seat a top goal in November. Republican Christina Nolan, the state’s former top federal prosecutor, just joined the race.

The Senate passed legislation on Thursday barring contracts that force people to settle sexual assault or harassment cases through arbitration rather than in court, a process that often benefits employers and keeps misconduct allegations from becoming public.

The Democrats’ fragile hold on the Senate majority has become vividly apparent with the sudden illness of of New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján.

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a stroke and being hospitalized last week, when he began to experience dizziness and fatigue.

Build Back Better may still include changes to the $10,000 SALT limit, despite reports the measure may be out.

Caring for aging relatives or family members with special needs can be tough on your finances. But you may qualify for federal or state-level tax breaks.

The Democrats’ plan to increase the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT, may be in peril as the $1.75 trillion spending package stalls.

Sony says that the ‘Dr. Oz’ syndicated talk show will end next month, with its star Mehmet Oz now a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania