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?

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., speaks to the media at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2019.

U.S. House passes debt limit deal; Senate up next

Washington Examiner June 1, 2023 11:57 am

From left, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., sit together during a ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

The slow-moving Senate faces short time frame to work out debt limit drama

Emily Jacobs, Samantha-Jo Roth May 31, 2023 10:43 pm

Bernie Sanders says he cannot ‘in good conscience’ vote for debt ceiling bill

Brady Knox May 31, 2023 9:21 pm

McConnell says defense provision in debt ceiling bill is ‘worst part of the deal’

Samantha-Jo Roth May 31, 2023 8:03 pm

From left, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., take time out from their struggle over the debt limit negotiations as they applaud during a portrait-unveiling ceremony for former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

Schumer says Senate has ‘no margin for error’ on debt ceiling bill

Brady Knox May 31, 2023 4:39 pm

Employees at Rivers Casino and Resort prepare for the opening of its sports betting lounge in Schenectady, New York.

North Carolina bill to legalize sports wagering clears two key Senate hurdles

Washington Examiner May 31, 2023 8:26 am

McConnell indicated that a national abortion ban could be 'possible.'

Debt ceiling: House GOP unity ‘forced Biden to do his job,’ McConnell says

Samantha-Jo Roth May 30, 2023 9:31 pm

Ranking member Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.

Debt limit: Rand Paul offers alternative to debt ceiling deal as some House Republicans rebuke agreement

Asher Notheis May 30, 2023 7:57 pm

William Barr, Ralph Northam.

Joe Manchin defends Mountain Valley Pipeline inclusion in debt ceiling agreement

Eden Villalovas May 30, 2023 7:32 pm

Senators gear up for chaotic post-recess return to Washington

Ryan King May 29, 2023 10:33 pm

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., pauses while speaking during a hearing to examine United States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington.

Debt limit: Leading Democratic senator trying to remove provision greenlighting Joe Manchin project

Eden Villalovas May 29, 2023 8:16 pm

Dianne Feinstein was confused why Kamala Harris was tiebreaker in Senate: Report

Eden Villalovas May 29, 2023 2:19 pm