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Energy executive Alan Armstrong, joined by his wife Shelly Armstrong.

GOP holdouts complicate Trump’s final chances to reshape US courts

Kaelan Deese · November 11, 2026 4:45 pm

Jensen Huang.

Republicans recoil over Nvidia CEO spy allegations as feds investigate: ‘I lost my breath’

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

Is Ted Cruz Really Only Ahead By Two Points?

David Byler August 1, 2018 6:21 pm

In this Thursday photo, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Sen. Lamar Alexander: On Brett Kavanaugh, Senate should quit its ‘innocent until nominated’ habit

Sen. Lamar Alexander August 1, 2018 10:00 am

Brett Kavanaugh and Robert Mueller.

Kavanaugh tells senators Mueller’s appointment is appropriate: Report

Diana Stancy Correll July 31, 2018 10:45 pm

Michelle Laudermilch carries personal belongings to her car as she is asked to evacuate her home in Hummelstown due to flooding on the Swatara Creek near Hershey, Pa., on July 25.

Senate passes 11th-hour flood insurance extension

John Siciliano July 31, 2018 6:02 pm

Senators Want More Russia Sanctions Post-Helsinki

Jenna Lifhits July 31, 2018 8:45 am

A display from The Satanic Temple-Chicago has been placed in the Statehouse rotunda at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. It joins the Nativity scene to mark the Christmas season and the Menorah to mark Hanukkah.

Ann Coulter calls on Trump to fire Elaine Chao over Mitch McConnell’s refusal to push for border wall funding

Naomi Lim July 30, 2018 9:13 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2018, file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with a staffer on Capitol Hill in Washington, after passage of a procedural vote aimed at reopening the government. Former coal executive Don Blankenship went from prison to politics after serving a one-year sentence related to the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades. His quest: To take down the man he blames for fueling public distrust of him, Democratic Manchin of West Virginia.

Joe Manchin to bring thousands of public comments to Brett Kavanaugh meeting

Kelly Cohen July 29, 2018 5:53 pm

Wisconsin voters were not moved by House impeachment hearings.

A tale of two campaigns: Midterm elections 100 days out

David M. Drucker July 29, 2018 4:01 am

Gary Johnson is considering jumping into the race for U.S. Senate in New Mexico as the current Libertarian candidate prepares to drops out, Johnson consultant Ron Nielson told The Associated Press on Friday.

Former Gov. Gary Johnson weighing entering New Mexico Senate race: Reports

Allison Elyse Gualtieri July 28, 2018 9:43 pm

President Trump speaks to members of the media as he meets with members of Congress in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Tuesday in Washington.

Trump calls on McConnell to keep Senate in session until all ‘good people’ are ‘approved’

Caitlin Yilek July 28, 2018 1:10 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Chuck Grassley formally requests Kavanaugh White House records amid document battle

Melissa Quinn July 27, 2018 11:51 pm

The Four Corners of the Senate Map

David Byler July 27, 2018 7:23 pm