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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

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., walks to his office at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

Chuck Schumer trades the war on drugs for a war on vaping

Guy Bentley May 15, 2018 8:54 pm

Vehicles make their way through flooded streets of Panorama City section of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Mitch McConnell: No need for nuclear option on confirmations yet

Susan Ferrechio May 15, 2018 6:56 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., listens to a question from a reporter with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, during a news conference of Senate Republican leadership, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The Senate’s laziness wouldn’t be accepted in any other job

Rachel Bovard May 15, 2018 4:54 pm

"It's a little bit disingenuous to say that we're not fighting the good fight. We can't win that fight."Â (AP)

Byron York: On the McCain controversy

Byron York May 15, 2018 4:26 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., won't be a "no" vote when Senate Republicans' tax reform package goes up for a vote, according to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell visited John McCain over the weekend

Mandy Mayfield May 15, 2018 1:44 am

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is running for Senate.

Trump headed to Tennessee to raise money for Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn

David M. Drucker May 14, 2018 1:29 pm

As conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt has pushed the Republican presidential nominee to name his Cabinet members sooner rather than later, Donald Trump has indicated that John Bolton is on his short list. (AP Photo)

Trump could bring North Korea treaty to the Senate, says John Bolton

Pete Kasperowicz May 13, 2018 1:55 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C, center, Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., right, and other conservative Republicans discuss their goal of obstructing the Affordable Care Act as part of a strategy to pass legislation to fund the government, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19.

Next week: GOP tests the waters on food stamps work requirement

Susan Ferrechio May 12, 2018 1:00 pm

Sen. John McCain went after President Trump's pick to lead of the Office of Management and Budget as "an impediment" to serving troops and rebuilding military readiness. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Veterans group mistakenly announces John McCain’s death

Mandy Mayfield May 11, 2018 11:17 pm

A Political Kamikaze Mission

Daniel Allott May 11, 2018 8:00 am

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks to members of media on Capitol Hill on April 7, 2016.

Sherrod Brown aims to show how a liberal can win in Trump country

Laura Barrón-López May 11, 2018 4:00 am

Equifax, based in Atlanta, has named a new technology chief to oversee data-security improvements.

Equifax admits passport numbers were stolen in cyberattack

James Langford May 10, 2018 8:01 pm