Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) is holding a hearing Wednesday morning focused on mifepristone, one of two abortion pills approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Senate Commerce subcommittee holds a hearing examining ticket sales practices, bot resales, and the impact on music fans.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Wednesday that before U.S. action earlier in January, Venezuela was an immediate strategic threat to the U.