U.S. Senate

College football analyst Craig James is taking some time off from his duties with ESPN to contemplate a run for US Senate in Texas. If he does decide to run before the Monday deadline, he’d do so as a Republican, and face some steep competition as he eyes the vacated seat of the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has defeated two proposals to add a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi supported the Republican proposal from Sen. Orrin Hatch It would have required that spending not exceed revenues in any one fiscal year...

Malcolm Wallop, a former three-term U.S. Senator from Wyoming, has died at the age of 78. The Republican was elected to the Senate in 1976 and left office in 1995. He fought for "Star Wars" space defense and for a tough anti-communist policy in Central America according to the AP. Wallop was also the founder of Frontiers of Freedom, an educational institute whose mission is to promote co

President Barack Obama said Sunday night that he and Congressional leaders had reached a debt deal that cuts trillions in federal spending. The debt ceiling plan was set to face a vote on Monday in hopes of enacting it before a Tuesday deadline, thus averting default, The New York Times reported.

Ski areas located on Forest Service land would be able to allow summertime activities, such as mountain biking and concerts if a bill moved forward by the Senate Energy Committee on Thursday becomes law. The Ski Area Recreation Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011 was introduced by U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) along with senators from Colorado and Utah to change permitting rules and hopefully

National Day of the American Cowboy has been officially declared by the U.S. Senate as July 23, 2011. This is the seventh year in a row the Senate has passed the resolution.

Sen. Harry Reid said the Senate will skip its scheduled recess for the week of July 4th to continue working on cutting the deficit.

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) on Thursday joined Representative Lee Terry (R-NE) in introducing legislation to force the Federal Government to take into account the impact of any proposed regulation on jobs and the economy. Barrasso says the Employment Impact Act would require all federal agencies to complete a "Jobs Impact Statement", similar to "Environmental Impact Statements