The Senate is readying to pass a three-bill funding package, but time is fast running out to avoid another government shutdown, and there are tricky, political issues with the DHS funding bill.

Democratic former Representative Mary Peltola narrowly leads Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s 2026 U.S. Senate race, a potential shakeup in the fairly red state, according to a new poll. Newsweek has reached out to press teams for Peltola and Sullivan for comment via email on Wednesday.

Congress is trying again with the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act, which would allow victims to sue for up to $250,000 in damages.

The state Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would ban cities from requiring gun owners to lock their firearms in cars. It was state Sen. Colton Moore's first bill.

A viral Senate hearing exchange between Republican senators and an Atlanta OB-GYN over the question 'can men get pregnant' sparked a social media debate Wednesday.

Health insurer UnitedHealth Group used aggressive risk-adjustment coding tactics to increase U.S. government reimbursement for patients enrolled in its Medicare Advantage healthcare plans, a U.S. Senate committee report said on Monday.

Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio is, on paper, an odd fit in the core group of about a dozen senators in talks to extend Obamacare credits that lapsed on Jan. 1. Most are well-known bipartisan dealmakers, such as Republican Susan Collins and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen.

Government shutdown looms as Senate passes first funding hurdle but faces Jan. 30 deadline. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., says continuing resolution likely needed.