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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

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., right, speaks during a press conference alongside Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., on Monday in Philadelphia. Toomey and Coons say they have introduced a bill that will require federal authorities to notify states when a felon or a fugitive attempts to buy a firearm but fails the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Here’s what Congress can actually do about mass shootings

Washington Examiner March 7, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., said Tuesday: "While I have few illusions about the regime in Pyongyang given their long track record of deceitful negotiations, I hope that President Trump will be strategic enough to utilize this current opening by fully engaging the United States in clear-eyed and tough-minded constructive diplomacy." (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

Bob Menendez: Trump must make the most of talks with ‘deceitful’ North Korea

Joel Gehrke March 6, 2018 8:46 pm

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, left, and Defense Intelligence Agency Dir. Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr., right, take their seats to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Intel chiefs: China, Russia developing ‘attack satellites’ to target US ‘in a few years’

Joel Gehrke March 6, 2018 5:51 pm

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Spy chief: White House ‘fully aware’ of 2018 election threat from Russia

Joel Gehrke March 6, 2018 4:47 pm

This matters if we want to attract the best and the brightest to enter the highest levels of public service.

Senate takes first step to passing Dodd-Frank relief for smaller banks

Joseph Lawler March 6, 2018 4:32 pm

"I'd hope that everyone involved or associated with the company takes note that they're dealing with an entity that's stonewalling a Senate investigation examining a national public health crisis," Sen. Claire McCaskill said Tuesday about Teva Pharmaceuticals. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Claire McCaskill accuses drugmaker of stonewalling opioid probe

Robert King March 6, 2018 3:39 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren claimed Tuesday morning the bill includes provisions that will allow Wall Street megabanks to take on more risk. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Elizabeth Warren goes to war against bipartisan bill: It’s ‘all about the big banks’

Joseph Lawler March 6, 2018 3:18 pm

Regional bankers contend that they are not Wall Street banks, and shouldn't be regulated as such. They don't compare in size to banks like JPMorgan Chase, which has over $2 trillion in assets, and their activities are closer to those of community banks than they are to the complicated financial dealings of Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley.

GOP’s diminished hopes for Dodd-Frank rewrite rest on Democratic help

Joseph Lawler March 6, 2018 5:01 am

Partisan tensions flared on Feb. 27 with National Security Agency Director Adm. Mike Rogers' testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Rogers said that he hadn't received a direct order from President Trump to counter Russian activities aimed at U.S. elections. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

As midterms heat up, lawmakers feeling good about ballot box security

Charlie Mitchell March 6, 2018 5:01 am

Johnny's Auction House owner John West prepares items, including a line of assault rifles behind him, for auction where the company handles gun sales for both civilians and a half dozen police departments and the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, in Rochester, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

How a fast fix on gun safety unraveled in the Senate

Susan Ferrechio March 6, 2018 5:01 am

The Congressional Budget Office estimates a new legislative package being shepherded by Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, would add a total of $671 million to federal deficits over the next 10 years. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Budget office: Senate bank regulatory relief bill would raise risk of a bailout

Joseph Lawler March 6, 2018 2:24 am

Congressional interns have reported to Vox that many, on both sides of the aisle, have been requested to complete nondisclosure agreements. (iStock)

Capitol Hill interns asked to sign nondisclosure agreements without exceptions for harassment complaints

Naomi Lim March 6, 2018 12:46 am