Tag: Senate

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, waves as he takes the stage to speak during a primary runoff election night event after winning the Republican party's nomination Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Plano, Texas.

Paxton breaks with Texas GOP with ‘strong’ support for IVF

Emily Hallas · June 19, 2026 9:50 pm

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), right, with Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA).

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When rare bipartisanship threatens US tech leadership

Andrew Liu, Satya Marar · June 19, 2026 8:00 am

President Donald Trump talks to the media

Trump heads to Camp David as pushback against Iran deal grows

Rena Rowe · June 19, 2026 7:51 am

Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters.

GOP Iran critics pin blame on Vance, sidestepping Trump criticism

Naomi Lim, Ramsey Touchberry · June 19, 2026 7:00 am

Ted Cruz R-Texas, left, speaks during a signing ceremony regarding AI initiatives with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington

Ted Cruz stokes 2028 speculation and Trumpworld blowback with Iran deal criticism

Ramsey Touchberry · June 19, 2026 6:00 am

FILE - Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, FIle)

Bill Pulte takes over as DNI with no FISA off-ramp in sight

Hailey Bullis, Ramsey Touchberry · June 19, 2026 6:00 am

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media after disembarking Air Force One at Paris Orly Airport, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Orly, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Gubernatorial races become rare black mark on Trump’s endorsement record

Samantha-Jo Roth · June 18, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.

Roger Marshall says Iran ‘have to be able to defend themselves’

Emily Hallas · June 18, 2026 12:00 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives at his office after President Donald Trump said he is delaying Jay Clayton's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

Trump sends Senate GOP reeling with intelligence chief chaos

Ramsey Touchberry, Hailey Bullis · June 17, 2026 6:09 pm

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

Cassidy calls Trump’s deal with Iran ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades’

Keely Bastow · June 17, 2026 3:30 pm

U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins speaks during an election-night watch party after winning the Republican nomination, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Jackson, Georgia.

Ossoff targets Collins’s trucking business in first ad since Republican won Georgia primary

David Zimmermann · June 17, 2026 12:10 pm

The roof of a police patrol car at night, with the blue and red lights flashing.

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This isn’t just shoplifting — it’s organized crime. Time to treat it that way

David French · June 17, 2026 11:00 am