Senate

Annie Andrews.

South Carolina’s new Democratic senator supports gun control on public health grounds

Gabrielle M. Etzel · November 8, 2026 6:00 am

Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton speaks at an election night event.

Fetterman to get rare filibuster backup with new crop of Senate Democrats

Trump.

Trump rebukes Senate after midterm romp: ‘It’s just killing our country’

Ron Johnson.

Ron Johnson presses to delay Senate GOP leadership elections: ‘Political malpractice’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), right, speaks as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), left, listens during a news conference.

Who will be the next congressional party leaders?

Evan McMullin confirms he won’t do any committee work if elected to Senate

Conn Carroll October 17, 2022 6:08 pm

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, describes his interest in imposing stricter rules for oil and gas drilling on federal lands as a matter of fairness.

Grassley narrowly leads in Iowa Senate poll amid reelection fight

Virginia Aabram October 16, 2022 9:57 pm

Blake Masters, who ran for Senate in 2024, speaks at a Save America rally Friday, July 22, 2022, in Prescott, Arizona.

Third and long: GOP Senate candidates trail in fundraising as final stretch begins

Virginia Aabram October 16, 2022 6:31 pm

Sam Clovis refused the nomination on Thursday after pressure from Congress to hold up his nomination intensified over the last 24 hours. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Sen. Leahy out of hospital, plans to return to Vermont

Associated Press October 15, 2022 12:28 pm

Herschel Walker and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) campaign to be senator for Georgia in the 2022 midterm elections.

Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker to face off in high-stakes debate Friday

Barnini Chakraborty October 14, 2022 4:12 pm

Gigi Sohn, who is President Joe Biden's nominee to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, during her nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate pressured to confirm controversial Biden FCC nominee in lame duck

Christopher Hutton October 14, 2022 3:57 pm

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, takes part in a campaign event in York, Pa., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022.

Pennsylvania’s Fetterman, a man fettered by problems, shouldn’t be a senator

Quin Hillyer October 14, 2022 1:17 pm

Crime and Jan. 6 expected to feature in final Wisconsin Senate debate

Virginia Aabram October 13, 2022 6:54 pm

Tim Ryan and JD Vance

New poll shows JD Vance and Tim Ryan in dead heat

Juliegrace Brufke October 13, 2022 4:15 pm

FILE - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 28, 2022. A Republican Senator claims that McConnell "made it very personal" to kill Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-WV) reform bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

McConnell-aligned PAC raises $111 million in third quarter

Virginia Aabram October 13, 2022 3:13 pm

Romney acts wrongly with his inaction in Utah Senate race

Quin Hillyer October 12, 2022 9:25 pm

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wants the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate why FBI investigators stopped monitoring Omar Mateen prior to his attack against an Orlando nightclub. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ron Johnson expands lead in Wisconsin Senate race: Poll

Virginia Aabram October 12, 2022 8:53 pm