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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

Schumer’s Losing This One

Fred Barnes August 11, 2017 6:20 am

Harvard economist George Borjas is immigration critics' favorite intellectual. His work is regularly cited by the White House, top Republican lawmakers, and conservative pundits to justify policies that would keep more people out of the country. Without his work, they would be hard-pressed to find any academic or scholar making the same arguments. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

The Cuban-born Harvard economist who immigration critics love

Sean Higgins August 11, 2017 4:01 am

"We are concerned that unilateral sanctions could harm the U.S. economy, impair the global competitiveness of our businesses, and raise costs for our consumers," warned Sens. John Cornyn of Texas, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker of Mississippi in a letter. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

GOP senators warn Trump to refrain from oil sanctions on Venezuela

John Siciliano August 10, 2017 9:35 pm

The bipartisan movement toward criminal justice reform that seemed to be gaining ground in 2016 is, unfortunately, having a tougher time this congressional session. But there is one ray of hope amid the gridlock. The Senate moved Aug. 1 to pass S. 860, signaling a possible resolution to the 10-year battle to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A ray of hope for criminal justice reform?

Christina Delgado August 10, 2017 7:46 pm

A White House official said Sen. Mitch McConnell enraged President Trump earlier this week when he blamed the president's "excessive expectations" for healthcare legislation on his relative newness to Washington, a jab that allies said was unusual for the seasoned political practitioner.

Trump-McConnell feud casts uncertainty over tax reform

Sarah Bedford, Gabby Morrongiello August 10, 2017 7:00 pm

Roy Moore, one of the Republicans running in the primary for the Alabama special Senate election, said it's possible to make the argument that America is the "focus of evil in the modern world," as former President Ronald Reagan characterized Soviet Russia during the Cold War. (Mickey Welsh /The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Roy Moore: ‘You could say’ America is the ‘focus of evil in the modern world’

Melissa Quinn August 10, 2017 6:17 pm

President Trump demanded Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., "get back to work" Thursday and move forward on his policy agenda following the failed Obamacare vote. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump continues chiding Mitch McConnell: ‘Get back to work’

Matthew Trunko August 10, 2017 5:27 pm

President Trump mocked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday for failing to reform federal healthcare policy after years of calling for a replacement to Obamacare. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump targets McConnell, says he ‘couldn’t get it done’ on healthcare

Anna Giaritelli August 10, 2017 11:11 am

Obamacare is failing and Americans are paying the price. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner: The Senate failed on healthcare

Rep Jim Sensenbrenner August 10, 2017 11:00 am

Sen. Ed Markey said Wednesday that Defense Secretary James Mattis' statement advising Kim Jong Un not to invite the destruction of the North Korean people made him feel like he was living in the "Dr. Strangelove" movie. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Sen. Ed Markey on Jim Mattis’ North Korea statement: It sounds like we’re in ‘Dr. Strangelove’

Naomi Lim August 9, 2017 11:52 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., responded to "incidents" in Cuba that led to two Cuban embassy officials being forced to leave the United States, saying the Cuban government's harassment is not new and "shows the extent the Castro regime will go." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Marco Rubio: Cuban harassment of US personnel ‘has not stopped with President Obama’s appeasement’

Leah Jessen August 9, 2017 11:38 pm

Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who issued a fatal blow to his party's efforts to repeal and replace portions of Obamacare last month, said on Wednesday he believed that Congress could pass a healthcare bill, but only if lawmakers work openly and in a bipartisan way. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

John McCain says he believes Congress can still tackle healthcare

Kimberly Leonard August 9, 2017 6:38 pm