After a marathon overnight session, the U.S. Senate advanced a key piece of legislation to unlock President Donald Trump's legislative agenda. The resolution passed 51-48 will be the blueprint for a massive party-line bill that Republicans hope to pass without Democrats' help through a process known as "reconciliation.

The U.S. Senate approved a Republican budget blueprint early on Saturday that aims to extend trillions of dollars worth of President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts and sharply reduce government spending.

The Senate is diving into a contentious late-night — or all-night — debate on a budget plan critical to Republican efforts to pass trillions of dollars in tax cuts and boost border security and defens