The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director.

The vote moved Mr. Patel, a Trump loyalist, one step closer to leading the nation’s premier law enforcement agency.

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax cut permanent.

The Texas Senate moved swiftly this week to advance property tax relief, one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items this session. On Thursday, the chamber voted unanimously to increase the state’s homestead exemption on school district taxes from $100,

Read more Texas Senators voted unanimously to increase the homestead exemption to a record amount for homeowners, but during the debate some lawmakers brought up concerns about local taxing entities offsetting the savings created by the state government.

Former Representative Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of national intelligence, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,

Gabbard overcame skepticism from Republicans about whether she was the right person for the director of national intelligence post. Sen. Mitch McConnell broke with his party to side with Democrats in voting ‘no.

The US Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence, ultimately winning support from key Republicans in part over her intentions to slim down the organization.

House and Senate Republicans are racing to keep pace on competing budget proposals to enact President Trump's top priorities, with committees in both chambers voting to advance their respective plans this week.

The Senate Budget Committee was still working through a stack of more than 200 amendments on Wednesday as GOP leaders seek to approve their budget.