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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-S.D., speaks to reporters after a weekly Republican luncheon, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

GOP rebels accuse Thune of ‘gaslighting’ conservatives with new SAVE America vote

Lauren Green March 12, 2026 4:05 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after a weekly Republican luncheon, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Thune plans mock ‘talking filibuster’ to calm SAVE America Act uproar

David Sivak March 12, 2026 12:53 pm

A coffin is carried during the funeral of mostly children killed in a strike Feb. 28 at a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran,

Fetterman lone Senate Democrat not signing letter seeking answers on Iran school strike

Rena Rowe March 11, 2026 6:17 pm

Josh Hawley abortion bill.

Josh Hawley introduces bill to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone for abortions

Kaelan Deese March 11, 2026 4:45 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, during the Senate Republican policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb., 10, 2026, in Washington.

The ‘talking filibuster,’ explained

Molly Parks March 11, 2026 2:02 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD).

Thune floats ballot harvesting ban as Trump hammers Senate on SAVE Act

David Sivak March 11, 2026 1:41 pm

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, speaks.

Tim Scott defends ban on large investors buying houses against industry criticism

Zach Halaschak March 11, 2026 7:00 am

Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd testifies during to the Senate

Senate confirms Joshua Rudd to run NSA and Cyber Command

Rena Rowe March 10, 2026 5:39 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is surrounded by congressional reporters looking for updates on a plan to end the 38-day government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Thune schedules doomed SAVE America Act vote as MAGA pushes filibuster showdown

David Sivak March 10, 2026 5:12 pm

Airline passengers wait in long lines to get through the TSA security screening at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Democrats face growing pressure to fund DHS amid airport lines and security crises

Anna Giaritelli March 10, 2026 6:00 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, reflects on President Donald Trump's State of the Union address as he meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.

Thune chalks up MAGA pressure on SAVE America Act to ‘paid influencer ecosystem’

David Sivak, Ramsey Touchberry March 9, 2026 7:32 pm

Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd.

WATCH LIVE: Joshua Rudd faces Senate in confirmation hearing to be NSA head

Rena Rowe March 9, 2026 3:03 pm