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Executives from two large U.S. banks that failed dramatically in March appeared in front of the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday to respond to questions about why their banks went under and what regulators could have done to avoid the calamities.

Another round of federal grand jury subpoenas went out this week in connection with the ongoing corruption investigation into New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez.

The bill has been the subject of bipartisan negotiations that resulted in changes to the original version introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio.

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred confirmed rumors Wednesday that he’ll run for U.S. Senate next year against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz. NBC 5’s Julie Fine explains the challenges ahead for the Dallas Democrat.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is stalling promotions for more than 150 generals and flag officers over a policy that funds travel costs for servicemembers seeking abortions.

A Senate panel probing the holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines heard from the COO of the airline as well as the president of the pilots’ union. Southwest canceled nearly 17,000 flights over the December holidays.

Nevada’s ballot count is entering its final act and may determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. If Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto finishes ahead, her party will have a majority in the upper chamber thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote. If Republican challenger Adam Laxalt wins, the GOP will have a shot at picking up its 51st...

Katie Britt, who is a lawyer, was also the first woman to serve as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama.

The $740 billion economic package from Democrats is made up of health care, climate change and deficit-reduction strategies.

The Senate has approved Democrats’ big election-year economic package. The legislation is less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic goals.

A divided Senate has voted to start debating Democrats’ election-year economic bill.

Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart ripped the 41 Republican senators who voted against the PACT Act, blocking a bill that would provide resources for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. “Cowards, all of them.”

The Senate has passed a bill that’s designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States.

The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill tp protect same-sex and interracial marriages.

Highlights of the bipartisan gun violence bill the Senate approved Thursday and the House is expected to pass Friday

Congress appears poised to pass the most significant legislation on gun violence in nearly 30 years. The Dallas Morning News Washington correspondent Joseph Morton talks about the law and explains how Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has been a key player in the ongoing talks.

The deal, negotiated by Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, could be the most significant federal action on gun violence in nearly three decades

Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, has failed in the Senate.

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke on Wednesday about the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas.

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor Tuesday to address politicians and beg for change after a mass shooting resulted in the death of over 19 kids and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas.