Senate

Sen. Susan Collins and former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin arrive at a campaign stop Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in Lewiston, Maine.

Maine AFL-CIO calls Susan Collins campaigning with Joe Manchin ‘insulting’

Hailey Bullis · October 21, 2026 4:54 pm

Elizabeth Warren and Elon Musk collage

Warren warns of ‘enormous risk’ to US if Musk throttled Starshield in Ukraine

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) speaks during an interview.

Rick Scott supports renewed bombing in Iran to accelerate regime change

Sen. Elissa Slotkin

Elissa Slotkin faces ethics complaint over warning to young Trump staffers

Ted Cruz and Trump.

Ted Cruz says conversation about potential 2028 presidential bid to start after midterm elections

Iran ceasefire gives lawmakers whiplash ahead of high-stakes war powers vote

Ramsey Touchberry June 24, 2025 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters following closed-door party meetings at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday,

Senate ‘Byrd bath’ further complicates conservative support for tax bill

Zach Halaschak June 24, 2025 4:00 am

Britt says there is ‘no doubt’ Trump will win Nobel Peace Prize for Israel-Iran ceasefire

Brady Knox June 23, 2025 11:50 pm

Thune runs into ‘big, beautiful bill’ time crunch ahead of July 4 deadline

David Sivak June 23, 2025 9:53 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters about the U.S. bombinb of three sites in Iran, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hakeem Jeffries says ‘Gang of Eight’ has yet to be briefed on Iran strikes

Lauren Green June 23, 2025 7:37 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R- IA) leaves the chamber as Republican senators meet to find a way to help President Donald Trump cancel $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

GOP forced to strike policy weakening judges’ powers from Trump tax bill

Ramsey Touchberry June 23, 2025 2:11 pm

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) introduces Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Thune to keep Senate in session until reconciliation bill is passed

Annabella Rosciglione June 23, 2025 1:57 pm

U.S. Senator James Lankford gives remarks on behalf of the Nation during the 30th anniversary memorial service for the victims of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, in Oklahoma City, Saturday, April 19, 2025.

Lankford lauds Trump’s decision to ‘prevent’ attack against America

Jenny Goldsberry June 22, 2025 5:08 pm

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., arrives for a hearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the Pentagon budget and the crisis between Iran and Israel, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Sen. Kaine introduced a resolution Monday seeking to prevent the U.S. from getting involved in a military conflict with Iran without congressional approval.

Tim Kaine predicts war resolution will get ‘Republican votes’

Jenny Goldsberry June 22, 2025 3:38 pm

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks as Attorney General Pam Bondi appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.

Schiff rips Trump’s ‘partisan exercise’ of keeping Democrats in dark on Iran strikes

Kaelan Deese June 22, 2025 12:42 pm

Democrats on intelligence committees not briefed before Trump ordered Iran strikes

Keely Bastow June 21, 2025 10:38 pm

Early reaction shows Republicans split over Trump’s decision to bomb Iran

Zach LaChance June 21, 2025 8:48 pm