Senate

This combination of photos shows Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington, left, and her challenger for the Maine's U.S. Senate seat, Democratic candidate Troy Jackson on July 16, 2026, in Portland, Maine.

Jackson can’t run against Collins ‘like she’s Marjorie Taylor Greene’: Tiana Lowe Doescher

Mackenzie Chase · October 19, 2026 12:28 pm

Elissa Slotkin Mike Lee collage

Elissa Slotkin feuds with Mike Lee over warning students not to work for Trump administration

Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul el Sayed, right, is joined onstage by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) during a campaign rally in Detroit.

AOC pumps $1 million into el Sayed’s Senate campaign

Sen. Bernie Moreno mid talking on Capitol Hill.

Moreno pushes 100% tax on data center subsidies and incentives

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).

Thune panned for ‘Native Americans’ Day’ social media post

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, and Abdul El-Sayed are running in the Aug. 4 Democratic Senate primary in Michigan.

Retiring Senate Democrats open door to anti-filibuster successors

Ramsey Touchberry June 1, 2026 6:00 am

Mike Johnson and John Thune.

Congress comes back to a long post-Memorial Day to-do list

Lauren Green June 1, 2026 5:00 am

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate

Sen. Chris Murphy says Platner ‘made mistakes’ after explicit texts revealed

Claire Carter May 31, 2026 2:34 pm

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

McConnell lets loose on Trump on his way to Senate retirement

David Sivak May 31, 2026 7:00 am

FBI Director Kash Patel.

Democrats demand list of Patel’s personal travel as FBI head after ‘VIP snorkel’ story

Claire Carter May 29, 2026 10:19 am

An AI-enabled Air Force F-16 fighter jet

Commercial tracking data being used by adversaries to target US troops: CENTCOM

Mike Brest May 28, 2026 2:06 pm

Ted Cruz and Gavin Newsom AI collage

Ted Cruz snaps back at Gavin Newsom’s ‘good boy’ AI dog photo

Britta Miller May 28, 2026 2:06 pm

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)

Trump loses sway over Cornyn after Texas Senate loss

David Sivak May 28, 2026 6:00 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is followed by reporters as he walks from the chamber to his office as Republicans begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Thune backs Ken Paxton after divisive Texas primary

David Sivak May 27, 2026 6:45 pm

Ranking member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Chairwoman Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA).

Cruz and Cantwell strike bipartisan deal to ‘save college sports’ amid legal battles

Molly Parks May 27, 2026 4:12 pm

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.

What has Talarico done with his two months as the only official Texas Senate nominee?

Lauren Green May 27, 2026 6:00 am

Ken Paxton.

Paxton beats Cornyn in high-profile Texas Senate GOP runoff

Lauren Green May 26, 2026 9:02 pm