The Senate has voted down a repeal of the 17-year ban, in a vote of 57 to 40.

Incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski has been declared the winner of Alaska's U.S. Senate race. But her opponent Joe Miller, who defeated her in the Republican primary, has yet to concede.

The body of Senator Robert Byrd will lie in repose in the U.S. Senate chamber today.

The Senate will begin its Judiciary Committee Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings for U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan on June 28.

Gay couples who register as domestic partners will now be able to have full-fledged ceremonies at City Hall.

Congress will hear testimony from the companies responsible for the Deepwater Horizon rig blowout.

The raid comes a day after Attorney General Cuomo accused Espada, Jr. of siphoning $14 million from his nonprofit.

Senator Jim Bunning, Republican of Kentucky, has decided to lift his opposition to a bill that would extend unemployment benefits and fund highway projects.

Former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford Jr. says he won't challenge New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for her Senate seat.

New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 86, has been diagnosed with stomach cancer.

Two 60-vote hurdles down, one more to go for the Senate.

Senate Dems voted to overcome a Republican filibuster, 60 to 40, early Monday.