U.S. Senate

Today, the Senate passed U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., legislation 69-27, sending a strong bipartisan signal that states should be able to enforce their own laws and that the federal government should not favor one business over another or one taxpayer over another

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Former Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel has cleared Senate confirmation to become the nation's Secretary of Defense

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Democrats have prepared a plan to slice the Pentagon's budget by $3 billion a year in an attempt to avoid far steeper cuts this year that defense hawks warn would cripple the military

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Three months after Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the densely populated Northeast, the Senate is nearing a vote on a $50.5 billion emergency relief bill to help storm victims recover

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On Tuesday night, incumbent Republican John Barrasso defeated Democratic challenger Tim Chesnut for another term in the U.S. Senate.

Barrasso says he’s ready to get back to work in Washington, D

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is ready for a tax-cut showdown that is all about Democrats and Republicans showing voters their differences over taxing the well-off and blaming the other side for threatening to push the government over a fiscal cliff

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U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso  joined 12 of their colleagues in introducing a resolution that will declare July 28 a day honoring the accomplishments and contributions of cowboys from around the nation. Th

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Wyoming's representative took exception to the lofty sounding state of the union address by President Obama, saying the president's ideas haven't helped but, in fact, have made things worse.

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