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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 Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to bring the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare overhaul bill to the floor next week.

GOP starts push for Senate rules change to speed up Trump nominees

Pete Kasperowicz April 25, 2018 4:00 am

Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's choice to be secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, leaves a Senate office building after meeting individually with some members of the committee that would vet him for the post, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

White House defends Ronny Jackson hours after Trump opened door for his withdrawal

Gabby Morrongiello April 24, 2018 11:54 pm

Blame Senate rules, not GOP for lack of pro-life progress

victoria-garaitonandia-gisondi, Frank Pavone April 24, 2018 9:55 pm

In this Jan. 16, 2018, photo, White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson speaks to reporters during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington. Cognitive tests like the one President Donald Trump aced give doctors a snapshot of someone's memory and certain other neurologic functions. They're one piece of information to help determine if trouble's brewing, but by themselves they're not enough to diagnose cognitive impairment.

Ronny Jackson found to be ‘repeatedly drunk’ while on duty: Jon Tester

Daniel Chaitin April 24, 2018 9:52 pm

Kenneth Marcus, nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. Marcus told the Senate panel that he supports the administration's effort to overhaul laws governing campus sexual assault. Last month, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued new guidelines that could make it harder to meet the threshold for investigating campus sexual assault.

Confirm Kenneth Marcus to the Department of Education

Jackson Richman April 24, 2018 9:48 pm

Army Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee to discuss his qualifications as nominee to be National Security Agency Director and U.S. Cyber Command Commander during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 1.

Senate confirms new NSA chief

Travis J. Tritten April 24, 2018 7:27 pm

Navy Adm. Philip Davidson, left, Air Force Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy stand together before they testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate advances nominees for Pentagon’s Pacific and Northern commands

Travis J. Tritten April 24, 2018 3:21 pm

"We've known since Watergate the rules of the road where the president shouldn't intervene in an ongoing investigation, particularly if it involves individuals close to that president," Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mark Warner wants bankers to pressure Paul Ryan and Jeb Hensarling on regulatory relief bill

Joseph Lawler April 24, 2018 2:32 pm

FILE- In this Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., accompanied by the committee's ranking member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington during the committee's executive session to discuss the nomination of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Congress is at a crossroads after Senate GOP leaders announced on Tuesday, Sept. 26, that they would not take their latest repeal of Barack Obamaâs health care law bill to the floor for lack of support. Alexander said he would resume efforts to reach a bipartisan deal with Murray to stabilize markets for individual insurance policies that 18 million people rely on. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Key committee prepares to advance bipartisan bills on opioids, over-the-counter medicines

Kimberly Leonard April 24, 2018 4:01 am

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Marsha Blackburn responds to Bob Corker’s tepid endorsement: WATCH

Naomi Lim April 24, 2018 2:28 am

Sen. John McCain's wife Cindy McCain said her husband is "doing fine" despite missing the past two months on Capitol Hill after being diagnosed last summer with glioblastoma. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

John McCain returns home after intestinal infection surgery

Naomi Lim April 24, 2018 1:16 am

President Trump met with White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson Friday for his first medical check-up as president. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ronny Jackson hearing pushed back over drinking on the job, hostile work place accusations: Reports

Kyle Feldscher April 24, 2018 12:58 am