Watch live from the Senate floor. The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension ...

Senate lawmakers are expected to vote after taking the first step toward agreeing on a deal that would fully reopen the government.

The government shutdown has reached Day 28, and Senate Republicans are having lunch with VP JD Vance today. Will the Senate vote today to reopen?

Watch live as Senator Jeff Merkley continues his marathon overnight speech on the Senate floor. Merkley, who is 68, is warning that Trump’s moves since taking office amount to an authoritarian seizure ...

The Senate will return today, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, but a Senate vote today on a House-backed bill to fund and reopen the government is not currently scheduled as the shutdown enters a fifth week.