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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

House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Democratic leaders "have continually found new excuses" not to meet with the administration to discuss important issues such as tax reform and government funding. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Republican high noon: Time for a Capitol Hill showdown

Washington Examiner May 29, 2018 4:00 am

Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who served about seven years in federal prison for leaking government documents to Wikileaks, speaks at the C2 business conference on Thursday in Montreal.

Chelsea Manning confirmed safe after ominous tweets spark suicide fears

Mandy Mayfield May 28, 2018 7:26 pm

Mark Meadows: House Freedom Caucus moving to give DACA recipients citizenship

Anna Giaritelli May 27, 2018 4:16 pm

House subcommittee of Federal Workforce,US Postal Service and the Census Chairman Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, holds up a letter about sequestration effects, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, during a joint hearing on sequestration held by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, and the subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census.

Congress struggles to police itself on sexual harassment

Susan Ferrechio May 27, 2018 4:00 am

Tammy Duckworth defends NFL players who kneel after league implements new policy

Melissa Quinn May 25, 2018 8:36 pm

Cruz Demands Reporting on Russia-Venezuela Security Cooperation

Jenna Lifhits May 25, 2018 5:47 pm

Federal prisons director stepped down due to strained relationship with Jared Kushner, Jeff Sessions

Diana Stancy Correll May 25, 2018 2:14 am

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. are both hoping for an election night strike of lightening to put them in charge of Congress.

In a Congress run by Republicans, Democrats control action on House and Senate floor

Rachel Bovard May 24, 2018 9:24 pm

Jelena McWilliams attends a Senate Banking Committee hearing on her nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington. McWilliams is nominated to be the chairwoman and a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Senate confirms FDIC chair, nearly completing Trump’s bank regulatory team

Joseph Lawler May 24, 2018 4:40 pm

"I think because of all the loose political rhetoric floating around here, we need to make sure we explain that there is a separation between these things," Ryan said of the memo and the Russia investigation during a Jan. 30 press conference.

GOP leaders scramble for deal to avoid immigration vote showdown

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio May 24, 2018 4:00 am

With reporters looking for updates, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., talks to people on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Doubts swirl about Senate effort to revive Obamacare repeal

Robert King May 23, 2018 11:19 pm

President Joe Biden

Trump-backed VA bill sails through Senate, with signature ahead

Kimberly Leonard May 23, 2018 9:51 pm