Tag: Senate

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, left, with his then-wife, Republican Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton.

Candidate quality matters: Republican primary voters need to put their party in the best position to win

Kimberly Ross · September 12, 2025 4:45 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., tells reporters that Republicans are ready to change the chamber's rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump's executive branch nominees after Democratic delays, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025

Republicans plow ahead with ‘nuclear option’ to fast-track Trump nominees

Ramsey Touchberry · September 11, 2025 5:25 pm

Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) speaks at the annual Fancy Farm picnic Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Kentucky.

Andy Barr drops first TV ad campaign as he gets hit with $2 million negative ad spree

Molly Parks · September 11, 2025 1:34 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters on government funding and the Jeffrey Epstein investigation at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.

Senate Republicans cozy up to Russia sanctions after Moscow strike in Polish airspace: ‘Intensified interest’

Emily Hallas · September 11, 2025 11:27 am

Iryna Zarutska sits on a commuter train before she was fatally stabbed.

Roy Cooper’s ‘racial equity’ task force under scrutiny after Charlotte rail stabbing

Samantha-Jo Roth, Ramsey Touchberry · September 11, 2025 7:00 am

Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, talks after a policy luncheon on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington

A sadly necessary Senate rule change on nominations

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2025 5:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) talks to the press on Sept. 10, 2025.

Schumer forces Epstein files vote in Senate with NDAA amendment

Samantha-Jo Roth, Ramsey Touchberry · September 10, 2025 2:23 pm

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Bipartisan group of senators introduces bill to provide transparency for student loans

Brady Knox · September 10, 2025 2:00 pm

Stephen Miran testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on his nomination to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, on Capitol Hill Thursday

Trump Fed pick Stephen Miran advances toward confirmation

Zach Halaschak · September 10, 2025 10:39 am

President Donald Trump speaks to the White House Religious Liberty Commission during an event at the Museum of the Bible, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington

Trump remolds free market conservatism with ‘against the grain’ tactics

Ramsey Touchberry · September 10, 2025 7:00 am

A diptych of Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) and Jennifer Jenkins.

Democrat Jennifer Jenkins jumps into Florida Senate race to unseat Ashley Moody

Samantha-Jo Roth · September 10, 2025 5:00 am

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) walks from the Senate chamber as Senate Republicans vote on President Donald Trump's request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington.

Josh Hawley proposes requiring all federal buildings to display phrase ‘In God We Trust’

Molly Parks · September 9, 2025 5:28 pm