As the government shutdown nears its 40 th day, Republican senators are balking at President Donald Trump’s demand to end the filibuster, a rule change that would allow a simple Senate majority vote to pass legislation instead of the 60 votes now ...

The federal government shutdown 2025 has entered Day 34, since it started on Oct. 1, 2025, with no end in sight and no Senate vote is on the schedule for today. Here's an update and the odds on when Senate will pass a funding bill to end the shutdown.

Then-North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks, May 2, 2024, in Wilmington, N.C. Monday, Cooper formally announced his candidacy for North Carolina's 2026 U.S. Senate race. Former Gov. Roy Cooper is officially running for U.S. Senate, spurred on by what he ...

Something wicked this way comes. What was once a far-fetched fear is now looking increasingly plausible, even likely: That Senate Republicans will blow up the filibuster to end the government shutdown. This would be the ultimate nuclear option, toppling ...

A group of liberal senators is quietly challenging the minority leader over his approach to the midterms and President Trump, in a sign of the party’s deep frustration. By Lisa Lerer A group of influential liberal senators is directly challenging Senator ...

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday he's running for Senate in a bid to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, who was up for reelection in 2026 and recently said he'd retire at the end of his term. In a video post, Cooper, a Democrat ...

A Senate vote today, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, on ending the longest government shutdown in history won't happen after a House-passed measure to reopen the government failed on Election Day, Nov. 4, for the 14th time. The shutdown now surpasses the previous ...

Florida House supporters of redistricting want to do it during the legislative session, which begins in mid-January. But the Senate president and Gov. Ron DeSantis want to wait for a court decision.