Spence was supposed to add offence and skating to Ottawa's back end. So why has he been scratched three times this season?

At a lunch with GOP senators at the White House, President Trump stood firm in his demands that Democrats vote to end the government shutdown.

Key senators have come out in opposition to Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s pick to lead the special counsel office, after old, racist texts emerged.

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans arrived at the White House Tuesday for a display of unity with President Donald Trump.

In its analysis Morning Consult wrote: “With a 71% approval rating among voters in Vermont, independent Bernie Sanders is America’s most popular senator, retaking his spot from fellow Vermonter Peter Welch (D), who has a 66% approval rating among the state’s voters.

Senate Republicans confirmed Trump’s Cabinet nominees at a speedy clip, largely because they remained aligned and Democrats had no tool to block them. When it comes to the U.S. attorney nominees, Democrats have deployed the blue slips.

A trio of Senate Democrats -- Sens. Maria Cantwell, Richard Blumenthal and Cory Booker -- made very clear in a Zoom conference call Tuesday that they won't support the SCORE Act and that it is unlikely to pass. "I can pretty well guarantee the SCORE Act ain't going to make it through the United States Senate," Blumenthal said.

Tkachuk crashed into the boards headfirst -- and hand first -- after a crosscheck from Roman Josi in the first period of a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Oct. 13. After attempting to play through the pain, he sat out the final 9:04 of the third period.

For the first time since injuring his thumb nine days ago, Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk held court with the media on Wednesday. He spoke about his surgery to repair a ligament that was completely torn after a bad cross-check by Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi,

President Donald Trump is hosting Republican Senators in the White House Rose Garden for a lunch at noon on Tuesday. The luncheon comes on the 21st day of the government shutdown as congressional Democrats and Republicans seem no closer to agreeing on a resolution to end the lapse in funding.