Senate

The Capitol Building, left, is partially blocked by a bush in this photo.

The four spoiler candidates who could determine Senate control in the 2026 midterm elections

Christian Datoc · October 29, 2026 6:00 am

Former President Barack Obama, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) (Associated Press)

Obama jabs Trump over White House ‘arts and crafts’ at campaign rally in Georgia

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., as they question Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

Sanders and Warren to wield new gavel power if Democrats retake Senate

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters with his palm facing the camera at the Capitol in Washington, June 30, 2025.

DOJ files lawsuit to block results in Alaska Senate race after two Dan Sullivans land on November ballot

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., arrives for a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill.

Thom Tillis bashes Trump Cabinet members, says they’re ‘costing us more than they are benefiting us’

Rick Scott reprises role of hurricane governor in final days of Senate race

Ramsey Touchberry October 8, 2024 4:31 pm

Fetterman contends economy is improving ahead of ‘very close’ 2024 election

Asher Notheis October 6, 2024 6:16 pm

Biden pick for top Libya role withdraws after Senate slow-walked confirmation

Annabella Rosciglione October 3, 2024 12:39 pm

Ted Budd praises ‘resilient people’ impacted by hurricane in North Carolina

Asher Notheis October 3, 2024 11:54 am

Congress urged to return to DC to pass Hurricane Helene aid

Cami Mondeaux September 30, 2024 4:35 pm

Vulnerable Democrats distance themselves from Bernie Sanders’s effort to block Israel aid

Cami Mondeaux September 30, 2024 2:10 pm

The Debrief: Senate Democrats eye Florida and Texas

Washington Examiner Staff September 30, 2024 6:45 am

Lindsey Graham recounts Harris’s ‘bats*** crazy’ policies in defense of Trump

Asher Notheis September 29, 2024 6:51 pm

Marco Rubio praises Israel taking out Nasrallah: ‘A service to humanity’

Brady Knox September 29, 2024 12:31 pm

DSCC looks to replicate Democratic enthusiasm for Harris in Florida and Texas Senate races

Samantha-Jo Roth September 27, 2024 4:00 am

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) waves during the Republican National Convention Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Federal law enforcement still ‘slow-walking’ Trump assassination attempt details: Ron Johnson

Asher Notheis September 26, 2024 3:25 pm

Zelensky pleads for looser weapons restrictions in private Senate meeting

Ramsey Touchberry September 26, 2024 12:40 pm