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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

McConnell: Russia Is Not Our Friend

Jenna Lifhits July 17, 2018 8:38 pm

The Maine Republican was responding to questions over whether the House might not follow through on passing healthcare bills she helped negotiate in response to the tax bill's provision that would repeal the individual mandate penalties.

Susan Collins expresses doubt on Trump proposal to post drug prices on ads

Kimberly Leonard July 16, 2018 5:22 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves a news conference with Republican leaders on Capitol Hill in Washington.

McConnell aiming to confirm Brett Kavanaugh by October

Diana Stancy Correll July 13, 2018 11:20 pm

All Aboard the Trump Train

John McCormack July 13, 2018 6:56 am

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., was forced to come clean on Tuesday after falsely claiming she was being treated for breast cancer when the Senate voted on the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act in 2016 and "did not go along" with it. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

New attack ad rips Claire McCaskill for ‘misleading’ RV tour

Emily Jashinsky July 12, 2018 1:52 am

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., left, joined at center by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

GOP lawmakers condemn calls to eradicate ICE

Diana Stancy Correll July 11, 2018 10:40 pm

"I did not hear that word either ... I didn't hear it and I was sitting no further away from President Trump than Sen. [Dick] Dubin was," Cotton told CBS News. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Sources: No truth to rumor that Tom Cotton would block Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination

David M. Drucker July 11, 2018 3:03 pm

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, right, listens as Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Kavanaugh is on Capitol Hill to meet with Republican leaders as the battle begins over his nomination to the Supreme Court.

Chuck Grassley: ‘Five or six’ Democrats will support Brett Kavanaugh if GOP sticks together

Pete Kasperowicz July 11, 2018 1:22 pm

New Data Gives GOP 75 Percent Chance of Holding Senate

David Byler July 11, 2018 8:50 am

Democrats cast Kavanaugh pick as a battle for the future of Obamacare

Susan Ferrechio July 11, 2018 4:00 am

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee speaks with reporters about meeting with Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. The meeting with Freeland comes after President Donald Trump insulted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Group of Seven summit, calling him "dishonest" and "weak," after the prime minister spoke against American tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Jeff Flake says Senate will vote on resolution opposing Trump’s tariffs

Diana Stancy Correll July 11, 2018 2:04 am

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee stands, in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018, in Washington.

Here’s the letter Brett Kavanaugh’s high school classmates sent to the Senate calling for his confirmation

Christian Datoc July 11, 2018 1:23 am