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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

"There is no way to sugarcoat this," Sen. Lindsey Graham said. "The Republican Party promised for eight years to repeal and replace Obamacare, we failed, and if we give up, shame on us." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lindsey Graham knocks Mitch McConnell over ‘excessive expectations’ remark

Anna Giaritelli August 9, 2017 6:06 pm

said Wednesday his ongoing treatment for brain cancer is going fine and told his colleagues on both sides of the aisle that he will be coming back to work after the August recess. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

John McCain on cancer treatment: ‘I’m coming back’

Al Weaver August 9, 2017 5:40 pm

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., dodged a potentially tough primary challenge Wednesday when state Sen. Mark Green announced that he would not run for Senate. Corker confidants have predicted that Green, an ally of President Trump, would not challenge the incumbent, in part because he and the senator have a close personal relationship. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Bob Corker dodges tough primary challenge with Mark Green decision

David M. Drucker August 9, 2017 5:36 pm

"I'm not going to speak for John McCain â" he has a brain tumor right now, that vote occurred at 1:30 in the morning, some of that might have factored in," Sen. Johnson said. (AP)

Ron Johnson suggests John McCain’s brain cancer factored into no vote on ‘skinny repeal’

Melissa Quinn August 9, 2017 4:59 pm

Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price called on Congress to resume efforts to repeal Obamacare when lawmakers return next month. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Tom Price urges Congress to take another swing at healthcare reform

Robert King August 9, 2017 2:57 pm

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is proposing a solution to the GOP's healthcare woes that pleases West Virginians -- one that would keep parts of Obamacare, but let people and companies escape the law's mandates, and also boost funding to fight opioid addiction. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Shelley Moore Capito: Kill Obamacare mandates, but keep the subsidies

Susan Ferrechio August 9, 2017 4:01 am

Heller never fully embraced Trump after he won the nomination. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Dean Heller faces the perils of opposing Trump with Danny Tarkanian primary challenge

David M. Drucker August 9, 2017 4:01 am

The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the U.S. should be focused on working with China and building up its missile defenses in the wake of a report that an updated intelligence assessment found North Korea now has the capability to miniaturize a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, file)

John McCain warns Trump: Don’t threaten North Korea unless you are ready to act

Travis J. Tritten August 8, 2017 10:14 pm

A new survey says senior congressional staffers believe most lawmakers are overwhelmed and unable to carry out their duties as legislators in the current political environment, according to a Tuesday report by the Congressional Management Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit that studies the effectiveness of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Study suggests lawmakers too overwhelmed to legislate effectively

Anna Giaritelli August 8, 2017 6:50 pm

"The president and others have set these early timelines about things need to be done by a certain point." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mitch McConnell laments Trump’s ‘excessive expectations’ for perception Congress is unproductive

Sean Langille August 8, 2017 6:07 pm

Senator Luther Strange could miss run-off in special Alabama Senate election, according to a new poll. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

New poll suggests Sen. Luther Strange could miss run-off in special Alabama Senate election

Philip Wegmann August 7, 2017 7:36 pm

While everyone may think August is the right time to kick back, GOP lawmakers go home this summer with such a lamentable record of non-achievement that they need to use the next few weeks for hard work to ensure they do better when they return to Capitol Hill in September. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

August is not vacation, Republicans! Get to work.

Washington Examiner August 7, 2017 1:08 pm