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?

Republicans still searching for candidates to challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Emily Jacobs August 15, 2023 2:23 am

"I will say that China's markets still are pretty much separated from world markets," Jack Lew said. (Getty Images file)

GOP to scrutinize Biden’s Israel policy in new ambassador’s confirmation hearings

Samantha-Jo Roth August 14, 2023 9:08 pm

Mitch McConnell says he is not going anywhere ‘anytime soon’ after health scrutiny

Eden Villalovas August 14, 2023 2:53 pm

John Scott dead: South Carolina state senator dies at 69

Asher Notheis August 14, 2023 12:43 am

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Tuesday Aug. 8, 2023, at Windham High School in Windham, N.H.

Ohio Senate race on Trump’s radar following wild week in crucial 2024 state

Christopher Hutton August 12, 2023 7:17 pm

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for an official group portrait to include new Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, top row, far right, Thursday. June 1, 2017, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. Seated, from left are, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Standing, from left are, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch.

House Democrats call on Justice Department to investigate Clarence Thomas

Samantha-Jo Roth August 11, 2023 9:40 pm

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., questions witnesses during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington.

Republicans coalesce around Jim Banks’s candidacy in 2024 Senate primary

Emily Jacobs August 11, 2023 5:54 pm

How Senate Republicans in Oregon made history with longest legislative walkout ever

Eden Villalovas August 11, 2023 10:00 am

The Capitol in Washington is quiet after lawmakers departed the for the Independence Day recess, Friday, June 30, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Biden defense supplemental looms over government shutdown fight

Samantha-Jo Roth August 11, 2023 8:00 am

Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas smiles as he is introduced during an event.

Senate GOP silent on latest Clarence Thomas claims while Democrats urge Supreme Court reforms

Emily Jacobs August 10, 2023 9:03 pm

Republicans fear that Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., could survive re-election in 2018 if the party nominates a flawed candidate.

Manchin says he’s ‘thinking seriously’ about becoming an independent

Samantha-Jo Roth August 10, 2023 5:16 pm

House Speaker Brad Wilson, a Republican, adjourns the Utah legislature from the House chambers at the Utah State Capitol on Friday, March 3, 2023, in Salt Lake City. Wilson is the first Republican to publicly announce he's considering vying for Sen. Mitt Romney's (R-UT) seat in 2024.

Majority of GOP legislators in Utah pushing state speaker to challenge Romney for Senate seat

Cami Mondeaux August 10, 2023 2:00 pm