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The United States Senate votes 60–40 to a bill to end the 41-day government shutdown and extend funding for the U.S. government until January 30, 2026, sending the bill to the House of Representatives for a vote.
2025-11-10

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services by a Senate vote of 52–48.
2025-02-13

California senator Dianne Feinstein announces that she will not seek re-election in 2024 after thirty years in office.
2023-02-14

In a 65–33 vote, the U.S. Senate passes gun control legislation for the first time in decades. The bill calls for tougher background checks on gun purchasers younger than 21, blocks gun sales to individuals with a history of domestic abuse against unmarried partners, and provides funding to encourage the adoption of a red flag law, among others. It is sent to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote.
2022-06-23

The United States Senate votes 50–49 to pass a budget resolution that would allow Democrats to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package without support from Republicans.
2021-02-2

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton announces the appointment of Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to replace resigning Sen. Al Franken in the United States Senate.
2017-12-13

Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, and the Governor of Indiana Mike Pence hold the first and only vice-presidential debate of the 2016 presidential election at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.
2016-10-4

The United States Senate passes the USA Freedom Act, which will transfer the responsibility of Americans' bulk telephone metadata collection from the National Security Agency to telephone companies.
2015-06-2

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) announces he will not seek re-election to the United States Senate and intends to retire at the end of his term in January 2017.
2015-03-27

The United States Senate passes the financial reform package, aimed at curbing misconduct on Wall Street, with a 60-39 vote.
2010-07-15