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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

Paul was injured Friday when a neighbor attacked him at his home. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell: Rand Paul returning next week

Susan Ferrechio November 7, 2017 8:46 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said eliminating the mandate "makes it much easier" to pay for tax reform, because it would create $400 billion in tax savings. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Conservatives push for Obamacare mandate repeal in tax bill

Susan Ferrechio November 7, 2017 5:29 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he plans to pick up the pace of hearings for President Trump's Pentagon nominees next week as about 70 percent of the 57 Senate-confirmed positions at the Defense Department must still be filled. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

John McCain plans to pick up the pace on Trump’s Pentagon nominees

Travis J. Tritten November 7, 2017 4:22 pm

Rene Boucher shares a property line with Sen. Rand Paul in their gated community and the two have been "quibbling" for years over grass clippings and leaves being blown into each others yards. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rand Paul and neighbor had ongoing dispute about yard waste before assault

Diana Stancy Correll November 7, 2017 12:19 am

The committee approved both nominees, who were both strongly opposed by Democrats, on party lines. They now go before the full Senate for a vote. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Senate cancels Monday votes

Susan Ferrechio November 6, 2017 8:42 pm

McCain received treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center over the weekend for the injury to his Achilles tendon, as well as for "other normal and non-life-threatening side effects of cancer therapy." (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Sen. John McCain suffers minor tear to Achilles tendon

Melissa Quinn November 6, 2017 5:18 pm

What the Morning Consult Senator Approval Rankings Tell Us About 2018

David Byler November 6, 2017 9:05 am

The faster pace followed intense pressure from conservative groups, including one that threatening to launch an expensive and unflattering advertising campaign about the glacial pace of confirmations under Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

After threats, Mitch McConnell wins praise on confirmations

Susan Ferrechio November 6, 2017 5:01 am

"I am a no," Lankford said when asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" if he'd vote against the bill if it raised the nation's debt too much. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Republican James Lankford promises to vote against tax reform if it raises the debt too much

Kyle Feldscher November 5, 2017 4:52 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, joined at left by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, leads a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Inside Republicans’ plot to ensure Trump’s federal judge victories

Ryan Lovelace November 5, 2017 4:01 am

It will be a busy week for Republicans in both the House and Senate, with the lower chamber focused on pushing its tax reform agenda through Congress and the upper chamber focused on seating President Trump's Cabinet nominees. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP takes charge on taxes and judicial nominees

Susan Ferrechio November 4, 2017 1:00 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky told MSNBC's Hugh Hewitt Saturday that Congress remains dedicated to President Trump's six-month window to pass legislation allowing recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to remain the U.S. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mitch McConnell expects bipartisan DACA-legal immigration deal

Al Weaver November 4, 2017 12:30 pm