The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid.

The Trump administration is employing a rarely used tool that allows the president to transmit a request to cancel previously approved funding authority.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans will vote on a Russia sanctions bill once Trump approves it, as pressure mounts on Moscow to negotiate peace in Ukraine.

President Trump's pick to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration affirmed his commitment to roadway safety in a key Senate hearing.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear the repercussions if President Donald Trump follows through with threats to try and remove the politically independent central banker.

Democrats looking to this fall’s off-year elections see promising signs in Virginia, where Democrat Abigail Spanberger is dominating her GOP rival, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, in fundraising as they battle to become the state’s next governor .

Senate Republicans on Tuesday cleared a key procedural hurdle on the path to clawing back billions of dollars in funding previously authorized by Congress for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

Mike Rogers brought in $1.5 million for the second quarter as the only major GOP contender in the Michigan Senate race, but he lags behind some of his Democratic challengers. The figure, first shared with the Washington Examiner,