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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

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., discusses the Republican tax plan during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Chuck Schumer predicts GOP tax effort will fail like healthcare

Joseph Lawler September 27, 2017 5:27 pm

Climate activists stage protest inside Mitch McConnell’s office

John Siciliano September 27, 2017 4:56 pm

"With Colin [Hayes] at the helm, I never once had to worry about the direction or the quality of the committee's work," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, the chairwoman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, in a Wednesday statement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate energy committee loses staff director

John Siciliano September 27, 2017 4:15 pm

During a congressional hearing, FBI Director Christopher Wray said, "I'm aware of ongoing discussions about the possibility of a domestic terrorism statute -- there is not a domestic terrorist crime as such." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

FBI Director Christopher Wray: Ongoing discussions about adding ‘domestic terrorism statute’

Kelly Cohen September 27, 2017 4:08 pm

Senator Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Republican tax reform plan will be cheered in "country clubs and the corporate boardrooms" throughout the U.S. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Chuck Schumer: Trump, GOP tax plan to be cheered in ‘country clubs and the corporate board rooms’

Al Weaver September 27, 2017 4:00 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Rand Paul: Trump will take executive action on healthcare after Senate failure

Pete Kasperowicz September 27, 2017 1:06 pm

Healthcare and the economy were seen as top priorities for Congress by 24 percent, according to a new poll. Protesters lay on the floor in the hallways outside a congressional hearing on the last-ditch GOP push to overhaul the nation's healthcare system. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Americans rank healthcare as most important issue for the first time in 2017

Anna Giaritelli September 27, 2017 12:12 pm

Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va., said that Alabama's runoff election shows that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is in trouble. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dave Brat: The Senate is ’embarrassing’ and Mitch McConnell is in trouble

Pete Kasperowicz September 27, 2017 12:06 pm

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore won the Alabama Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating an appointed incumbent backed by President Trump. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Trump compliments Roy Moore: ‘Sounds like a really great guy,’ ‘ran a fantastic race’

Anna Giaritelli September 27, 2017 11:19 am

McCain's opposition to the GOP's plan to overhaul Obamacare has prompted many in the media to say McCain shouldn't be attacked or criticized at all in the healthcare debate, because he has brain cancer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain: The media’s ‘hero’ and human shield on healthcare

Eddie Scarry September 27, 2017 11:01 am

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, greets supporters before his election party, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

David slays Alabama Goliath: Roy Moore defeats incumbent Sen. Luther Strange

Philip Wegmann September 27, 2017 2:43 am

The latest wave crashed on Trump or, more accurately, on his candidate, and instead swept Roy Moore into the general election. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Alabama tide portends another angry voter wave

Washington Examiner September 27, 2017 1:29 am