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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

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said that one of the best actions by Congress last year was repealing the law's individual mandate that requires everyone to get health insurance or pay a fine, which was included in the tax reform legislation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Steve Scalise wants to try again to repeal Obamacare

Robert King January 2, 2018 5:40 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., wrote opinion pieces for both the Courier-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader to explain that the new tax impacting Berea College as a result of the tax overhaul spearheaded by GOP leadership should be pinned on the "hypocrisy coming from Senate Democrats." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell dukes it out with Kentucky newspapers over tax on Berea College

Daniel Chaitin December 30, 2017 9:04 pm

Kevin Nicholson, who is running in a Republican primary for Senate, said: "I think [Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.,] embodies many of the worst impulses of the Democratic Party, to patronize people, to in no way shape or form focus on opening up opportunities for them, to appeal to peoples' instinct to view each other as competing interests, not as fellow Americans." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Tammy Baldwin ’embodies’ worst of the Democratic Party, says Wisconsin Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson

Emily Jashinsky December 30, 2017 2:26 pm

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, previously signaled plans to step aside after seven terms and clear a path for Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee and a prominent Trump critic, to succeed him. But now he is reconsidering retirement after receiving encouragement from President Trump and his allies, and soaking up praise for shepherding a historic tax overhaul. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Utah Republicans on edge waiting for Orrin Hatch’s re-election decision

David M. Drucker December 29, 2017 5:01 am

The Minnesota Democrat thanked supporters and friends in Minneapolis Thursday night as his eight years in the Senate are set to come to an end. He'll officially step down on Tuesday. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Al Franken thanks supporters in emotional appearance ahead of Tuesday resignation

Naomi Lim December 29, 2017 4:37 am

Businessman shakes up Indiana Senate race, pledges to spend nearly $5 million of his own money against Todd Rokita and Luke Messer

Philip Wegmann December 29, 2017 3:19 am

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is vying for one of the state's U.S. Senate seats, which is being vacated by Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican who has been a vocal critic of Trump. She said in an interview Wednesday that it would "probably be very helpful" if President Trump campaigned with her in 2018.

Marsha Blackburn says Trump campaigning with her in 2018 would ‘probably be very helpful’

Daniel Chaitin December 28, 2017 10:51 pm

"I've had to fight not only the Democrats but also the Republican Senate Leadership Fund and over $50 million in opposition spending from the Washington establishment," Roy Moore said in a statement. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Roy Moore after Doug Jones declared winner of Alabama Senate race: ‘I have no regrets’

Melissa Quinn December 28, 2017 9:46 pm

Democrat Doug Jones will be certified Thursday afternoon, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill said. "Doug Jones will be certified today at 2 p.m. Eastern time, 1 p.m. Central time." (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Alabama secretary of state: Doug Jones will be certified despite Roy Moore’s challenge

Melissa Quinn December 28, 2017 3:23 pm

The poll found that Sen. Al Franken remains popular in Minnesota, particularly with women. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Minnesotans don’t want Al Franken to resign: Poll

Kimberly Leonard December 28, 2017 2:24 pm

U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore came under fire during his campaign following accusations from multiple women that he pursued sexual relationships with them while they were teenagers and he was in his 30s. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Roy Moore files complaint to block certification of Alabama special election results

Mandy Mayfield December 28, 2017 1:53 pm

Senate Democrats had successfully stalled White's confirmation in December. (YouTube)

Democrats force Trump administration to reconsider nominee for top White House environmental post

Josh Siegel December 27, 2017 5:12 pm