The Conservative government vowed during the 2011 election to eliminate the long-gun registry. On Wednesday night, the bill to officially end the registry had its final vote in the Senate — leaving only a signature from the Governor General needed to officially kill the registry.

The Senate today rejected a White House plan that would strip $24 billion in subsidies to the country’s largest oil companies, which could become a potent election-year issue among voters disgruntled by escalating gas prices. The 51-47 vote was mostly along party lines, with the Bay State’s senators split accordingly. Most Democrats, including Senator John Kerry, voted in favor of eliminating ...

Senators on both sides of the aisle sounded off today after hearing arguments before the Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the health care law, with lawmakers from both parties intimating that their side has the upper hand. After hearing today’s arguments before the Supreme Court on the constitutionality...

By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records the votes of local senators on two roll calls from the week of March 19-23.

Though she stand at just 4′ 11″, Sen. Barbara Mikulski packs a lot of “punch.” Wednesday on the Senate floor, the tribute to “Barb” went on for more than three hours. Thirty-plus senators delivered back-to-back speeches for the Democrat from Maryland. On  Saturday, Mikulski became Congress’...