WASHINGTON - The Senate released its 2026 calendar on Wednesday, one day after the House made its upcoming schedule known, setting the stage for midterm election year. As is typically the case, there are some marked differences between the two chambers' schedules.

In recent days, the controversial provision — which allows senators to sue the government — sparked a major clash among Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress.

Senate GOP rejects Democratic attempt to pass repeal of provision in funding bill that allows senators to sue government if phone records obtained without notification.

The Washington Post editorial board criticized Democrats for prolonging the government shutdown and praised the Senate Democrats who voted with Republicans to reopen the government.

In addition to keeping the lights on through January, the funding package also includes three full-year appropriation bills for certain federal agencies as well as the legislative branch. But some

With the government shutdown finally in the rearview mirror, the focus in the Senate is turning to an upcoming fight over health care.

Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) had a blunt response about the pending release of theJeffrey Epstein files, and he doesn’t seem concerned about any fallout for the Democratic Party. After President Donald Trump posted on Truth Socialthat he had signed off on the bill that will allow all the Epstein documents to be released,