Labor and city leaders joined Senate Democrats Thursday to call for a $1.35 billion investment in Minnesota infrastructure projects, which would fund water treatment plants, city sewer expansions and road and bridge repairs.

The Senate proposal includes language noting that lawmakers plan to abide by Trump's promise not to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits while protecting them from "waste, fraud, and abuse," though it is not binding. That language is meant to imply that Medicaid spending could be cut, but that the cuts wouldn't reduce benefits.

The lawsuit calls the president’s recent executive order on elections unconstitutional, anti-democratic and un-American.

But the lawsuit — brought by the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Governors Association, and Senate and House Democratic leaders over a recent executive order — argues that the order is unconstitutional, not for voting by noncitizens. Here’s a closer look at the facts.

A Republican member of the U.S. Senate on Thursday called the chamber's top Democrat Chuck Schumer - the highest-ranking Jewish U.S. elected official - "Fuhrer," a reference to the title used by Adolf Hitler.

Rep. Chris Pappas is entering the race for New Hampshire’s open Senate seat. The fourth-term congressman is the first high-profile candidate to launch a campaign to succeed Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a fellow Democrat who is retiring after three terms.

Nine Senate Democrats sent two letters to the FHFA director demanding clarity on moves to reshape the agency and the GSEs.

Sen. Dick Durbin and Senate Judiciary Democrats call for a confirmation hearing, saying D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin warrants heightened scrutiny; Sen. Adam Schiff vows to block vote.

One Senate Democrat joined Republicans, providing the margin needed to approve Justin Berry to the state law enforcement board.