Senate Republicans will block Democrats from taking up a White House-backed bill to cap rates on some student loans unless Democrats allow a vote on a GOP alternative, the second-ranking Senate Republican said Monday.

(Reuters) - The last time Republican Senate veteran Richard Lugar stood for election, in 2006, he was so respected that the Democrats did not bother to run against him and he won his Indiana seat with 87 percent of the vote. But now Lugar, 80, is faltering under a conservative challenge from within his own party in Tuesday#39;s Indiana Republican primary. That is giving Democrats, struggling to ...

Democrats in the United States Senate are facing a rush of criticism as April 29 came and went.

Senate Republicans on Monday voted to block the advancement of quot;Buffett Rulequot; legislation, offering Democrats new political fodder as they continue to paint the Republican party as the protectors of America#39;s wealthiest earners at the expense of the middle-class. quot;Republicans in Congress would rather end Medicare as we know it and slash education funding than [...]

In a swift turnaround, the Virginia Senate abruptly passed the 2-year, $85 billion state budget that Democrats had derailed less than 24 hours before.