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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) center, walks to his office at the Capitol.

Opposition to Schumer leading Senate grows amid calls for a ‘new generation’ from Democrats

Ramsey Touchberry · November 10, 2026 5:09 pm

Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) responds to reporters asking questions as he enters his office at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026.

Thune reelected as Senate GOP leader after failed push to delay vote

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Who is Ahmed Moor, the Democratic socialist who will primary John Fetterman

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks at a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Mike Rogers campaign event Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.

Cruz unveils GOP campaign headquarters in Texas in bid to reclaim the state

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington.

Rand Paul eyes top spot on Senate health panel as GOP plays committee musical chairs

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after speaking about his plan to move a 1,300-page spending measure.

McConnell: Senate may consider measure addressing anti-Semitism

Susan Ferrechio March 5, 2019 8:49 pm

Ethan Lindenberger testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in D.C.

Teen who defied mother to get vaccinated tells Congress there are not two sides to the issue

Cassidy Morrison March 5, 2019 7:12 pm

Then-Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division Chad Readler speaks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017.

Democrats say Trump judicial nominee would destroy pre-existing condition protections

Kimberly Leonard March 5, 2019 5:01 pm

Saud Anwar pictured in Connecticut Bar Association YouTube video for the Citizen for the Law award, uploaded July 10, 2018.

Pepperoni featured at inaugural reception for Connecticut’s first Muslim lawmaker

Daniel Jativa March 5, 2019 3:39 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks during the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington. Democrats hoping to unseat President Donald Trump in 2020 are dancing with the freshman stars these days in an unprecedented pursuit of still-green lawmakers in an institution driven by seniority.

Jeff Merkley won’t run for president

Caitlin Yilek March 5, 2019 12:11 pm

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Nuclear Policy and Posture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2019.

Fight big government by stopping the revolving door

Washington Examiner March 3, 2019 3:01 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.

Pelosi’s proposed rule threatens to undermine basic majoritarian principles

Quin Hillyer March 1, 2019 8:05 pm

Data privacy push pits Washington against states

James Langford March 1, 2019 5:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., wraps up a news conference.

Senate Democrats introduce alternative to the controversial Green New Deal

Susan Ferrechio February 28, 2019 9:48 pm

Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., speaks to reporters outside the West Wing following a meeting with President Donald Trump about border security at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.

Random drug tests for members of Congress? This Republican says it’s time

Pete Kasperowicz February 28, 2019 2:46 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, speaks with Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., as Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.

WaPo rushes to Democrats’ defense, lest anyone characterize the party’s pro-abortion radicalism as, well, radical

Becket Adams February 27, 2019 9:12 pm

McConnell blasts Democrats for stalling 128 Trump nominees

Daniel Jativa February 27, 2019 6:01 pm