Senate

Pete Buttigieg, former Transportation Secretary, speaks before Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a Michigan Democratic Party election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Pete Buttigieg reminds Democrats he campaigned on Medicare for All Who Want It six years ago

Hailey Bullis · November 13, 2026 10:27 pm

Moderator Jessica Tarlov, left, talks with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

Push for new Democratic leadership overshadows celebrations at Denver confab

Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), left, standing on the left of the Capitol Building, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) stands at the right with a paper in hand.

Schumer leads ‘underdog’ Van Hollen in early majority leader endorsements

Chris Van Hollen speaks during a conference.

Chris Van Hollen rules out 2028 run to focus on ousting Chuck Schumer as Senate leader

Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., asks questions while gesturing with her hand, following Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance hearing to examine the president's proposed budget request for fiscal 2027, Wednesday, June 3, 2026 in Washington.

Democratic senator launches investigation into DHS detention center’s $495 million price tag

An altered tax reform bill was released Tuesday by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah. Tax reform legislation carries high political stakes for President Trump and Republican leaders in Congress, who view passage as critical to the GOP's success at the 2018 polls. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

New Senate tax bill phases out most individual tax cuts in 2025

Joseph Lawler November 15, 2017 3:57 am

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on Tuesday showed off boxes of petitions supporting the Republican tax reform bill that is set for a vote later this week. In spite of those boxes, there are still some leaders in the Republican Party who are wary about the legislative package, or opposed to it altogether. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top New York fundraiser quits state GOP job over tax reform opposition

Diana Stancy Correll November 15, 2017 3:34 am

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore now faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls. He has, however, not "stepped aside" as Republican Party leaders have asked. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

A Senate seat is not worth Roy Moore

Timothy P. Carney November 15, 2017 3:17 am

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has not backed down from supporting Republican Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, but as sexual misconduct allegations have mounted against Moore, Bannon has said that he will "put [Moore] in a grave" if he finds out he's been misled. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Steve Bannon: If Roy Moore lied when denying the accusations, ‘I will put him in a grave’

Naomi Lim November 15, 2017 1:48 am

Sen. John McCain had been leading an effort to oppose Bradbury and promised on Tuesday to be "on the floor raising hell" against him, due to his involvement drafting memos providing legal grounds for "enhanced interrogation techniques." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Senate confirms nominee amid pushback for torture memos

Diana Stancy Correll November 15, 2017 1:18 am

Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., brokered a bipartisan deal that would fund Obamacare insurer payments for two years in exchange for more flexibility for states to waive the law's regulations. But Senate Republicans crafting tax reform legislation have put that deal in jeopardy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats mum on abandoning Alexander-Murray if GOP guts Obamacare individual mandate

Kimberly Leonard November 15, 2017 1:08 am

Cruz wants Reynolds to negotiate a deal that allows corn farmers "to sell much more corn," but without costing thousands of refinery workers their jobs. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ted Cruz pressures Iowa governor to reach deal on ethanol mandate

John Siciliano November 15, 2017 12:05 am

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has said he opposes a bipartisan deal to stabilize Obamacare in return for repealing the law's individual mandate that everyone buy insurance. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obamacare stabilization deal draws opposition from some House Republicans

Robert King November 14, 2017 11:52 pm

Former Alabama Chief Justice and U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore faces numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, according to a Washington Post report. The Post has said it has nothing to do with robocalls seeking information on Moore that have been reported in Alabama. (iStock)

Alabama voters reportedly got fake robocalls from Washington Post seeking damaging info on Roy Moore

Katie Leach November 14, 2017 11:31 pm

The RNC is also planning to cancel a field program of about a dozen paid canvassers working their way through Alabama for Moore. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

RNC pulls out of joint fundraising agreement with Roy Moore

Mandy Mayfield November 14, 2017 11:15 pm

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said Tuesday that getting rid of Obamacare's individual mandate, which forces all Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty, will disrupt the marketplaces and cause people to pay more. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Patty Murray stops short of abandoning bipartisan Obamacare deal

Robert King November 14, 2017 9:59 pm

Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch recessed the panel, promising an amended bill later Tuesday, although he did not say when it might come. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Finance committee halts work to fix Senate tax bill’s budget problems

Joseph Lawler November 14, 2017 9:43 pm