WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday failed to reach a deal to quickly renew the charter of the government-run U.S. Export-Import Bank, which is strongly supported by many Republicans but despised by others in the party as an example of corporate welfare. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, said he would continue to work with Republicans on list of amendments that could be ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday tried to drum up support for widening a government program that aims to help homeowners with government-backed loans to refinance. Although Democrats have expressed a desire to open the door to refinancing for more borrowers who owe more than their properties are worth, lawmakers have held back from writing a bill. Republicans remain leery of ...

The top Democrat in the Senate accused Republicans on Tuesday of caring more about the rich than about students as the chamber steamed toward a showdown over keeping student loan interest rates from doubling for 7.4 million students in July.

The fight over a potential doubling of student loan interest rates this summer hits the Senate floor Tuesday with Republicans promising to block a White House-backed plan unless Democrats allow a vote on a GOP alternative.

The U.S. Senate voted to renew a law designed to combat domestic abuse Thursday after Republicans stepped back from what was becoming a politically risky fight over some of the expansions they oppose to the Violence Against Women Act.