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Republicans recoil over Nvidia CEO spy allegations as feds investigate: ‘I lost my breath’

Kaelan Deese · November 10, 2026 9:21 pm

Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., speaks before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine attend a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ted Budd to run for second Senate term in swing state North Carolina

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., speaks before President Donald Trump signs a bill that returns whole milk to school cafeterias across the country, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

Trump drops appeals court nominee opposed by Arkansas senators

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and members of the Republican Conference arrive to elect their leadership following the sweeping victory by Democrats in the midterm elections.

‘Forget 2028’: Senate GOP braces for a long stretch in the minority

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

Independent Sen. Angus King (pictured right) and Republican Sen. Susan Collins (pictured left) are supporting a Democratic-led bill that would restore "net neutrality" rules after the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal them in December 2017. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Susan Collins, Angus King join Democrat-led effort to restore net neutrality rules

Sean Higgins January 9, 2018 10:49 pm

After Jeff Sessions left the Senate to become President Trump's attorney general, there was an empty seat left in the Senate Armed Services Committee. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., (pictured above) has now filled that seat as of Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

Sen. Tim Scott gets seat on Armed Services Committee

Travis J. Tritten January 9, 2018 10:28 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who announced last year he would not run for re-election in 2018, told reporters that Republican Joe Arpaio's Senate bid in Arizona won't last long. "Write about it fast because it won't last long," he said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeff Flake says Joe Arpaio’s Senate bid ‘won’t last long’

Al Weaver January 9, 2018 7:18 pm

A police detective inspects an SUV that was damaged by bullets at a crime scene in Chicago on Sept. 3. Gun violence is a leading cause of death for African Americans ages 1 to 44. While African Americans comprise approximately 13 percent of the U.S. population, they experience nearly 24 percent of all firearm deaths and more than 54 percent of all firearm homicides. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune via AP)

The fight over NIH research on gun violence

Kimberly Leonard January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Rep. Richard Neal of Massachusetts wrote that they fear that the administration might "unduly influence" the IRS to set tax withholding artificially low. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats warn Trump IRS chief against inflating tax cuts with new withholding tables

Joseph Lawler January 8, 2018 8:33 pm

"We oppose any effort to open waters off the coast of Maine or any proximate area to offshore drilling, which could negatively affect the health of Maine's fisheries and other coastal resources, threatening to harm not only the environment but the state's economy as well," wrote Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Independent Sen. Angus King wrote. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine senators: Trump’s drilling plan threatens lobsters

Susan Ferrechio January 8, 2018 8:20 pm

The Fusion GPS head testified for nearly seven hours behind closed doors in mid-November. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate Democrats call on Chuck Grassley to release Fusion GPS interview

Kelly Cohen January 8, 2018 5:54 pm

Auto manufacturers have been working on technology for self-driving cars for several years and are testing these vehicles on the roads. But the bills from the House and the Senate signal the federal government is ready to tackle the issue and modernize federal regulations to address the new technology.

Congress in the driver’s seat on self-driving cars

Melissa Quinn January 8, 2018 12:55 pm

Contractors have already completed eight prototypes of President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, triggering a period of rigorous testing to determine if they can repel sledgehammers, torches, pickaxes, and battery-operated tools. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool)

Top Democrat sounds government shutdown alarm after White House demands additional $18 billion for border wall

Diana Stancy Correll January 6, 2018 12:29 am

President-elect Donald Trump looks on as Mitt Romney walks from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, after meeting.

Trump called Mitt Romney, encouraged him to run for Utah Senate seat: Report

Ariella Phillips January 5, 2018 9:48 pm

Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel, who was running his second senatorial bid, announced he is dropping out of the Senate race. "We recently learned that my wife has a health issue that will require my time, attention and presence," he said. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Josh Mandel drops out of Ohio Senate race

Al Weaver January 5, 2018 7:22 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch's decision caps a seven-term career in the Senate and upends the power structure among Republicans heading into 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Orrin Hatch’s retirement may set off musical chairs in GOP Senate committee leadership

James Wallner January 5, 2018 6:58 pm