Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was the lone Republican to vote against the budget resolution, joining all Democrats.

Democrats used the overnight Senate session as a platform for their outrage over what President Donald Trump has wrought.

Two men have appeared in court, charged with allegedly killing an off-duty police captain, Wynand Du Toit, during a supermarket robbery in Springs in the East Rand.

Senate Republicans held a 'vote-a-rama' and then passed their budget resolution overnight to address the border and military.