With the partisan exercise behind them, some senators are expressing tepid optimism about a path forward on a health care compromise.

The US Senate rejected a bill to extend expiring ACA subsidies, leaving little time to stop health care premiums from spiking for Obamacare enrollees.

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on two partisan health bills addressing expiring COVID-era subsidies. These subsidies help millions of Americans with insurance costs.

The Senate is expected to vote on two opposing health care proposals today. And, the Trump administration says it has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in its latest move in the region.

The Senate will vote this week on a GOP bill to put money in health savings accounts, as well as a Democratic bill to extend the expiring ACA subsidies. Both are expected to fail.

The Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on two competing healthcare plans meant to address healthcare costs likely to rise in the new year.

The U.S. Senate will vote on Thursday on rival healthcare plans from Republicans and Democrats, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Tuesday, as Congress struggles to address a fast-approaching surge in health insurance premiums for up to 24 million Americans.

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports as the Senate prepares for a key test vote on healthcare plans.

Senate Republicans plan to vote this week on a likely futile plan to counter Democrats’ push to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies as health care costs for more than 20 million people are set to spike on Jan.

Another Trump nominee, Alexander C. Van Hook, awaits a Senate vote for a separate federal judgeship in Louisiana. Louisiana Supreme Court Justice William Crain, who was nominated to the federal bench by President Donald Trump in October, has been confirmed by the Senate for a seat on the Eastern District Court in New Orleans.