Discover how Senate bills are created and approved in the U.S., and explore a real-world example of legislation from conception to becoming a law.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has filed paperwork to run for the United States Senate in 2026. Cooper announced his candidacy in a post to X on Wednesday, Dec. 3. “I’ve lived and served in North Carolina my entire ...

The United States Senate voted 60–40 late Monday night to approve a short-term funding bill aimed at ending the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The legislation, a bipartisan compromise, will fund most federal agencies through January ...

John Thune can move Lindsey Graham’s secondary sanctions bill and send a message to the White House and the Kremlin. If they can ignore the parliamentarian on electric vehicles, why not on their tax bill? On healthcare? On the president’s latest overreach?

President Donald Trump has named his choice to succeed Tommy Tuberville in the United States Senate. In a Saturday night social media post, Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Barry Moore. Trump said Moore is “an America First Patriot who has been with me from the very beginning.”

By: Ashley Murray States Newsroom For the Indiana Capital Chronicle WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance broke a tied Senate vote to block advancement of a war powers resolution that would have stopped President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization.

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.