Senate

Low angle looking up toward Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin attends a Labor Council meeting during the DNC Summer Meeting, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Austin, Texas.

DNC chairman says ‘big tent’ approach in midterm sweep could fuel 2028 gains

Emily Hallas · November 4, 2026 3:23 pm

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) at a campaign event.

Chuck Grassley, 93, won’t step down early after Democrat Rob Sand wins Iowa governorship

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) arrives before Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

John Cornyn tears into GOP’s ‘unforced political errors’ in post-midterm criticism

Collage picture of Trump, Jeffries, and Schumer

Trump vows to work with Democrats but has yet to call Schumer or Jeffries after midterm rout

john fetterman

Fetterman’s power dissipates, along with other margin-riders

Senate shuns Bernie Sanders resolution on Israel human rights practices

David Sivak January 16, 2024 8:10 pm

Joe Manchin bombarded by climate activists: ‘We shut him down so hard’

Peyton Sorosinski January 16, 2024 7:28 pm

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks with reporters as he heads to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chuck Grassley, 90, hospitalized for an infection and will miss Senate votes

Emily Jacobs January 16, 2024 6:20 pm

Pro-Tim Sheehy PAC launches radio ad hitting Democratic-aligned group

Reese Gorman January 16, 2024 12:51 pm

Bernie Sanders turns up the heat on Biden with historic move

Jack Birle January 16, 2024 12:47 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, leave federal court on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in New York.

Sen. Bob Menendez and wife want separate trials in bribery cases

Eden Villalovas January 16, 2024 11:44 am

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Barrasso announces he’ll be out from Senate this week after undergoing abdominal surgery

Emily Jacobs January 15, 2024 6:29 pm

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) slammed President Joe Biden and both political parties in an op-ed.

Manchin torches Biden policy holding up spending deal: ‘Shut that border down’

Emily Jacobs January 14, 2024 8:17 pm

Thom Tillis and James Lankford

Senate GOP negotiators push back on Johnson’s dig at bipartisan border deal terms ‘leaks’

Emily Jacobs January 14, 2024 4:57 pm

Rand Paul could travel to New Hampshire as part of anti-Nikki Haley crusade

Julia Johnson January 14, 2024 4:00 am

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) slammed President Joe Biden and both political parties in an op-ed.

Manchin suggests Biden was ‘pushed to the far Left’

Jenny Goldsberry January 12, 2024 3:28 pm

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., walks to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Tuberville bill targeting illegal immigrant use of VA resources gains traction

Emily Jacobs January 12, 2024 2:55 pm