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Ron Johnson.

Ron Johnson presses to delay Senate GOP leadership elections: ‘Political malpractice’

Ramsey Touchberry · November 6, 2026 5:22 pm

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?

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.

Chris Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke but will miss ‘next several weeks of votes’

South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Annie Andrews speaks to supporters during a campaign stop Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Columbia, S.C.

Annie Andrews cool on Schumer’s leadership role

John Fetterman has his hands out as if he is measuring the size of something.

Fetterman lashes out over bike boycott of Jewish businesses: ‘A**holes-on-wheels’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune. (R-SD) (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

The filibuster and its discontents in both parties

W. James Antle III March 23, 2026 5:00 pm

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Trump rejects Senate GOP proposal to punt ICE funding

David Sivak March 23, 2026 2:09 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) gestures as she speaks at a Senate banking committee hearing.

Pentagon blacklisting Anthropic AI as ‘supply chain risk’ was retaliatory, Elizabeth Warren suggests

Claire Carter March 23, 2026 9:41 am

Texas Democratic Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, speaks for the first time since winning the Democratic nomination in Austin, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

James Talarico’s mentor preached about ‘true jihad’ at pro-Palestinian rally

Mia Cathell March 23, 2026 7:00 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Thune says Trump relationship still ‘strong’ despite SAVE Act rough patch

David Sivak, Ramsey Touchberry March 23, 2026 5:00 am

President Donald Trump.

Trump open to $5 billion ICE funding cut if SAVE Act passes

Zach LaChance March 22, 2026 9:57 pm

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), the homeland security secretary nominee, testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing.

Senate advances Mullin nomination for DHS secretary with final vote to come

Claire Carter March 22, 2026 3:24 pm

Senate Republicans at a press conference.

Senate Republicans strike down Schumer’s ‘convoluted’ effort to fund TSA

Zach LaChance March 21, 2026 7:45 pm

Robert Mueller.

Democrats lambaste Trump’s response to Robert Mueller’s death

Sydney Topf March 21, 2026 5:43 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune R-S.D. speaks to reporters in the Ohio Clock Corridor on Capitol Hill on Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington

Thune pleads with voters for patience on rising gas prices amid Iran war

Ramsey Touchberry, David Sivak March 21, 2026 7:00 am

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) is among nine senators not seeking reelection in November 2026. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

This senator offered a refreshingly candid explanation for her retirement plans

David Mark March 20, 2026 6:13 am

Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington

Thune warns Republicans against ‘counterproductive’ filibuster vote

Ramsey Touchberry, David Sivak March 19, 2026 4:24 pm