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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

The report released Wednesday is titled "The Clinton Email Scandal And The FBI's Investigation Of It." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Senate Homeland Security Committee releases report on FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton

Kelly Cohen February 7, 2018 2:49 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., said the House Freedom Caucus has lost some leverage in this fight because it decided to back the short-term bill in the House, which also funded the military for the rest of the fiscal year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Mark Meadows fears Congress is about to pass a ‘Christmas tree of spending’

Pete Kasperowicz February 7, 2018 1:06 pm

Meghan McCain said she was "deeply hurt" after a report last year said the president had been "physically mocking" her father, Sen. John McCain by imitating the "thumbs down" gesture he made on the Senate floor before voting against the GOP's Obamacare repeal and replace plan. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Meghan McCain: Trump won’t be going after my father again

Caitlin Yilek February 7, 2018 1:01 pm

Congress is now considering a return to earmarks, the practice of choosing the piece it has just sliced, or more precisely, of spending the money it has just appropriated. (iStock)

Rep. Tom McClintock: We’ve heard the siren’s song of earmarks before

Rep Tom McClintock February 7, 2018 5:01 am

Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker speaks at an event joined by African-American supporters in Chicago on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, where he apologized for newly released FBI wiretaps capturing him making racially insensitive comments during a call with then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, including saying Secretary of State Jesse White, left, was the "least offensive" African American to appoint to a Senate seat. (Marcus DiPaola/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

FBI wiretapped Illinois governor candidate discussing ‘the African-American thing’ with Rod Blagojevich in 2008

Katelyn Caralle February 7, 2018 12:23 am

Senate lawmakers will likely reject the bill in favor of a bipartisan deal to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, and lift mandatory spending caps for two years. ( Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

House passes bill to avoid Friday shutdown, sends it to the Senate

Susan Ferrechio February 6, 2018 11:53 pm

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said he wants to at least keep the minimum dedicated opioid funding that has been made in 2017 and 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators press for more opioid funding as budget deal nears

Robert King February 6, 2018 11:51 pm

It caps a week of victories for Sen. Bob Menendez, who relinquished his role as ranking member of the committee when the Justice Department brought charges against him in 2015. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Bob Menendez returns to top post on Foreign Relations Committee after corruption trial

Joel Gehrke February 6, 2018 8:37 pm

Nvidia Corp. graphic processing units sit stacked inside a 'mining rig' computer, used to generate the Ethereum cryptocurrency, in Budapest, Hungary in January. U.S. securities regulators say adequate oversight of cryptocurrency markets may require new tools from Congress. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg

It’s time for Congress to consider new cryptocurrency laws, Trump regulators say

James Langford February 6, 2018 5:20 pm

House Plans to Pass Stopgap Funding Bill

Haley Byrd February 6, 2018 1:59 pm

An illegal immigrant from El Salvador is searched on the tarmac at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport as the sun rises prior to boarding an MD-80 aircraft for a repatriation flight. Shackled violent offenders, minors, and women are separated on the flight and are turned over to El Salvador's immigration officers upon arrival. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Pivotal moment for immigration reform comes this week

Susan Ferrechio February 6, 2018 5:01 am

Sens. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., along with the backing of 57 other members, sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Monday asking for reauthorization of the community health centers program. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senators urge long-term spending for community health centers

Kimberly Leonard February 6, 2018 1:50 am