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After meeting with Senate Democrats to advocate for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged to challenge a slew of restrictive voting laws.

Former President Barack Obama has commemorated the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as a man “who got things done.”

U.S. and Nevada leaders are mourning former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

The Senate has passed a fast-track plan for raising the debt limit

President Joe Biden was joined by leadership from both the House and Senate to pay tribute to former Senator Bob Dole.

Congressional leaders have reached a deal to lift the nation’s debt limit

Democrats are hoping that Congress is nearing the finish line in its seven-month trek on President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion social and environment package.

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations to help pay for President Joe Biden’s big domestic policy bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday morning that lawmakers have reached an agreement on a short-term debt ceiling increase, temporarily averting a government default.

Republican and Democratic senators have edged back from a perilous standoff over lifting the nation’s borrowing cap

Congress passed the bill earlier Thursday, hours before a looming midnight deadline.

Congress is moving to avert a government shutdown before the midnight deadline. News4 has team coverage of what to expect today and the latest on the looming debt ceiling.

With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3

Without passing the bill, the federal government would face a shutdown after the calendar turns to Friday.

President Joe Biden has met with Democrats from the House and Senate as Congress works to bridge party divisions over his big $3.5 trillion “build back better” agenda

In a moment of levity outside the Senate chambers, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., swooped in to reach the lectern right before Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., could get there for his own news conference.

The Senate wrapped up a rare Saturday session without producing the text of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Top congressional Democrats huddled with President Joe Biden, looking to salvage their push to enact voting rights legislation

The Senate has further advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle Friday

Senate Democrats say they’ve reached a budget agreement envisioning spending $3.5 trillion over the coming decade.