Senate

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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

President Donald Trump stands in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Washington risks seeing bipartisan victories on healthcare slip out of reach this fall

Kimberly Leonard September 9, 2019 4:13 am

Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy III are seen.

Democratic incumbent vulnerable as another Kennedy eyes Massachusetts Senate seat

Tim Pearce September 8, 2019 6:31 pm

In this July 8, 2019 photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks at a roundtable at Cabell-Huntington Health Center in Huntington, W.Va.

Manchin announces he’ll forgo West Virginia governor’s race and stay in the Senate

Susan Ferrechio September 3, 2019 2:24 pm

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Carter, right, waves to the crowd during a campaign stop

The Kennedys, the Clintons…and the Carters? Jimmy’s grandson Jason floated for US Senate run in Georgia

Kerry Picket August 29, 2019 4:33 pm

Bill Clinton and Al Franken

Franken claims Pence ‘contributes to the creepiness’

Zach Halaschak August 28, 2019 9:24 pm

Former Texas Longhorns baseball pitcher Roger Clemens stands on the sideline of an NCAA college football game between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

Who to recruit to win Congress: Former pro athletes

Tom Joyce August 26, 2019 9:40 pm

Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks in support of transgender members of the military on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Joe Kennedy confirms reports he’s considering a Senate run

Mike Brest August 26, 2019 3:23 pm

From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo.

Senate filibuster may not survive 2020

Susan Ferrechio August 23, 2019 3:00 am

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Thursday that she is seeking assurances from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for a waiver of an automatic $26 billion cut to Medicare if the tax reform bill becomes law. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

‘Strong position to flip’: Susan Collins is top Democratic target in Senate battle

Susan Ferrechio August 22, 2019 4:01 am

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is surrounded by journalists' cellphones on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Mike Pompeo says no to Senate run in exclusive, wide-ranging interview

Salena Zito August 21, 2019 7:17 pm

Democratic congressional candidate Amy McGrath speaks into a microphone.

Amy McGrath’s campaign to unseat Mitch McConnell may be even more incompetent than it already appears

Becket Adams August 19, 2019 9:41 pm

Pictued are Joe Kennedy, left, and Ed Markey, right.

Rep. Joe Kennedy could be looking to challenge Sen. Ed Markey for his seat in 2020

Mike Brest August 18, 2019 6:52 pm