The Senate has voted to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress more than two decades later.

The legislation would provide a 3.8 percent pay raise for American troops, while funding weapons and overhauling military procurement.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is expected to launch a campaign for Senate on Tuesday, two Democratic sources told CBS News — vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

The Senate united to pass its $925 billion defense policy bill Thursday — a bipartisan breakthrough that came despite an ongoing government shutdown fight that could soon cause all active-duty troops to miss a paycheck for the first time in U.

The Senate late Thursday approved its massive annual defense policy bill as the U.S. government remains shut down. The GOP-led chamber approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 70-20, which funds the U.

Advanced artificial intelligence chipmakers Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. would have to ensure US companies get priority access to their products before China under legislation the Senate passed,

South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison shattered U.S. Senate campaign fundraising records this year, as he amassed a stunning $109 million war chest for an election drive intended to unseat three-term Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.

The Senate Wednesday rejected 51 to 48 a bid by Sen. Adam Schiff to require President Donald Trump to get congressional approval before continuing the administration’s deadly military strikes against ships allegedly carrying illegal drugs. The vote was largely along party lines.

Senators voted 77-20 to approve the National Defense Authorization Act, moving the bill forward on a largely bipartisan basis.