Senate

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) responds to a reporter's question

Republicans unwilling to force an end to Iran war despite midterm beating

Ramsey Touchberry · November 14, 2026 6:00 am

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

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

The meeting was scheduled before the infamous fallout between the two GOP leaders on Aug. 9. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump, Mitch McConnell to meet in September as relationship simmers

Anna Giaritelli August 23, 2017 9:58 pm

"The President and I, and our teams, have been and continue to be in regular contact about our shared goals." (AP image)

Mitch McConnell disputes Trump feud claim: ‘We are working together’

Susan Ferrechio August 23, 2017 8:09 pm

Former state Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore leads incumbent US Sen. Luther Strange ahead of the primary runoff election for the Alabama GOP nomination for US Senate, according to a new poll. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

New poll: Roy Moore leading comfortably in Alabama Senate runoff

David Freddoso August 23, 2017 6:10 pm

Clovis, who currently serves as White House liaison to the USDA, once questioned Obama's admittance to college and whether he was born in the United States. Clovis suggested Obama may have been "given a pass" because he is black. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Senate Democrats threaten to derail Trump Agriculture nominee Sam Clovis, who questioned Obama citizenship

Susan Ferrechio August 23, 2017 2:35 pm

Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, for example, is seeking a third term in a state that has become increasingly conservative since her last victory in 2012. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Democrats hoping Trump hands them the Senate in 2018

Susan Ferrechio August 23, 2017 1:00 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump presses Senate GOP leaders to nuke the filibuster

Gabby Morrongiello August 23, 2017 3:30 am

During the 2012 election cycle, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., sold her private plane after it was revealed she and her husband failed to pay $320,000 in back taxes on the $2 million aircraft. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

The return of ‘Air Claire’ McCaskill

Emily Jashinsky August 22, 2017 9:20 pm

Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic senator from Connecticut who is leading a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, denies that his family's investment in the Empire State Building puts him in a similar legal position. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Richard Blumenthal denies facing same legal issue he’s suing Trump over

Steven Nelson August 22, 2017 7:47 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., on Tuesday added his voice to those calling for the removal of a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from his state's capitol building, a bust he once defended when he as governor of the state. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Lamar Alexander joins push to remove Confederate statue from Tennessee’s capitol

Sean Langille August 22, 2017 6:48 pm

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has scheduled hearings for early September over how to cushion the blow of planned double-digit rate increases on premiums for Obamacare plans in many states. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senate health panel sets bipartisan hearings on Obamacare

Kimberly Leonard August 22, 2017 5:36 pm

Jury selection in next month's federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., began Tuesday, with attorneys questioning potential jurors. Menendez faces 14 counts of bribery and conspiracy after he was charged in 2015 with allegedly accepting gifts and campaign donations, including trips to Paris and the Dominican Republic, from Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jury selection in federal corruption trial for Bob Menendez begins

Melissa Quinn August 22, 2017 4:59 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has overseen the crafting of a bill that does more to rescue Obamacare than reform and repeal it, and many conservatives now realize they cannot expect the "root and branch" removal of the law they were promised. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell: ‘Judge this Congress at the conclusion’

Anna Giaritelli August 21, 2017 10:13 pm