United States Senate

Four Republican senators vote with Democrats to try and end levies on imported Canadian goods, steel and aluminium.

The New Jersey Democrat broke a record that has stood since 1957, as his party comes under pressure to protest more.

Some Democrats have openly criticised the Senate Minority Leader as the party debates how to oppose Trump.

Sharp divides over how to push back against Trump and Republicans have been laid bare in Congress, writes Anthony Zurcher.

The Republican senator has spent 40 years in Congress, but said he has "unfinished business" before he goes.

Her limited experience and comments on Putin, Syria, surveillance, and Snowden had put her nomination at risk.

Budget shutdowns have become frequent, protracted - and a uniquely American problem.