One of the most powerful lobbies in Washington is redoubling its efforts to avoid a cut to Medicaid payments in the GOP’s megabill. Hospital executives weren’t happy last month when the House included a provision in its version of the bill freezing a loophole states have used to boost payments to hospitals serving the low-income patients enrolled in Medicaid.

Minnesota U.S. Senator Tina Smith, a friend of Melissa Hortman, says she has received increased security since the weekend shootings. Wisconsin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, who confirmed that her name was also on the suspect’s list, said she wanted to hear how security will improve.

The Senate is considering formalizing nearly $10 billion of DOGE cuts in a “recission package” sent to Congress from the White House. The package includes cuts to foreign aid.

The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Washington House and Senate released a joint statement Sunday condemning political violence following the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota legislators.

Senators celebrated the 12th annual bipartisan Seersucker Day this week. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) was named the Democratic co-chair last year alongside Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). He took over for Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death.

The U.S. Senate has added language to the major tax and budget policy bill that would restart and expand a compensation program for victims of nuclear radiation

How many people does it take to move a life-size stuffed moose through the hallways of the Hart Senate Office Building? Four at a minimum, as the staff of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen discovered.

The SALT cap has been perhaps the most vexing policy consideration for the Senate’s GOP tax writers. The current $10,000 SALT cap was imposed as part of President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. Now, Republican House members in high-tax states have enough leverage to raise that threshold.