U.S. Senate

Washington Senator Patty Murray was sworn in Tuesday as the U.S. Senate President Pro Tempore by Vice President Kamala Harris.

Washington Democrat Patty Murray has become the first female president pro tempore of the Senate. That senior member of the majority party acts as Senate president when the vice president cannot be present.

Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray is working on legislation with Republican Sen. Richard Burr to apply the lessons of the last two years to future public health emergencies.

Negotiations continue in the U.S. Senate around massive infrastructure and budget measures. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, is among the Senate…

Both of Washington's U.S. senators are Democrats, putting them in their chamber's minority. That puts them in a tough position as the Senate seeks to…

Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is running for reelection in Washington this year, but she's not alone. Twenty-eight other candidates are vying for…

A potentially historic and consequential week lies ahead in which Republicans stand ready to change the rules of the Senate to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

If Senate Democrats are determined to oppose the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, Senate Republicans are just as determined to confirm him.

The GOP-led Senate voted Wednesday to roll back a rule that would have restricted some people with severe mental illnesses from buying firearms. The legislation now heads to President Trump's desk.

Luther Strange will go from being Alabama's attorney general to being the state's junior senator — ending his role investigating a sex scandal involving the governor.