Trump wants Republicans to end the shutdown quickly and scrap the filibuster, which requires 60 Senate votes for most legislation, so they can bypass Democrats altogether. Vice President JD Vance, a former Ohio senator, endorsed the idea in an online post Saturday, saying Republicans who want to keep the filibuster are “wrong.”

you can stream it on the Senate.gov website or watch coverage of Senate sessions on C-SPAN on cable TV. C-SPAN livestreams on several streaming platforms including FuboTV, Philo, Hulu Live, DIRECTV, and YouTubeTV among others. Republicans have the balance ...

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The Senate chaplain appealed directly to the Almighty in his prayer to open the session Monday, asking God to "remind our lawmakers" of the consequences of continuing the government shutdown.

The second day of the Senate session in Harrisburg ended with no budget deal and no public debate on the issue, as Pennsylvania lawmakers remain without a decision more than two months past the state’s budget deadline. “We are 71 days past due, and we ...

The government shutdown has reached Day 31, and by Monday it'll tie the longest funding lapse in history. Will Senate vote today? Here's the latest.