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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., as they question Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

Sanders and Warren to wield new gavel power if Democrats retake Senate

David Sivak · October 28, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters with his palm facing the camera at the Capitol in Washington, June 30, 2025.

DOJ files lawsuit to block results in Alaska Senate race after two Dan Sullivans land on November ballot

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., arrives for a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill.

Thom Tillis bashes Trump Cabinet members, says they’re ‘costing us more than they are benefiting us’

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) speaks during a hearing at the Capitol straight to the camera.

DOJ urged to investigate Slotkin over threats to young professionals seeking work in Trump administration

Sen. Susan Collins and former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin arrive at a campaign stop Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, in Lewiston, Maine.

Maine AFL-CIO calls Susan Collins campaigning with Joe Manchin ‘insulting’

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT).

Sheehy says Congress must own responsibility for needed FAA upgrades: ‘Time to get to work’

Asher Notheis May 13, 2025 6:07 pm

John Cornyn’s new bill echoes Trump’s call to ‘conquer’ Mars with infrastructure investment

Elaine Mallon May 13, 2025 2:22 pm

Congress turns up heat on pharmacy benefit managers in fiery hearing on drug pricing

Samantha-Jo Roth May 13, 2025 2:10 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), center, flanked by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), left, and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), speaks about the Department of Government Efficiency during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Feb. 3, 2025.

Schumer to put hold on Trump DOJ nominees over Qatari plane gift: Report

Annabella Rosciglione May 13, 2025 9:38 am

Josh Hawley, drawing red line on Medicaid, is noncommittal on House’s Trump megabill

Ramsey Touchberry May 13, 2025 6:00 am

Senate Democrats promise to ‘take action’ over Trump accepting Qatari luxury jet

David Sivak May 12, 2025 9:21 pm

Club for Growth tries to woo Fetterman to back Trump tax cuts

Ramsey Touchberry May 12, 2025 2:35 pm

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King launches bid for US Senate seat against Ossoff

Samantha-Jo Roth May 12, 2025 11:18 am

Former Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate announces Democratic Senate run

Ross O'Keefe May 12, 2025 10:51 am

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-N.M., speaks during a press conference on Medicare Negotiated Prescription Drug Prices, at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Democratic senator unveils plan to tackle immigration reform and border security

Anna Giaritelli May 12, 2025 4:30 am

Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, left, speaks to Representative Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, during a joint session of Congress to count the Electoral College votes of the 2024 presidential election in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.

Democrats ‘would have been served better’ with open primary after Biden dropped out: Klobuchar

Emily Hallas May 11, 2025 4:14 pm

Thune promises energy dominance, tax cuts, and military readiness in reconciliation bill

Heather Hamilton May 11, 2025 8:32 am