Senate

Rand Paul and Democrats Demand Answers on Pretti and Good Killings

By Tyler Spence

John Hickenlooper Just Bought a Ton of Uber Stock. He Also Sits on the Senate’s Transportation Committee.

By Tyler Spence

Moderate Senate Democrat ‘Absolutely’ Expects a Partial Shutdown

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Tim Scott Breaks With Trump Administration Over DOJ’s Jerome Powell Probe

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Lawmakers Are Nowhere Near a Deal on DHS Funding

By Em Luetkemeyer and Daniella Diaz

Sherrod Brown Eclipsed Jon Husted’s Fundraising

By Tyler Spence

Kyrsten Sinema Terminated Her Campaign Committee — But Not Before It Made More Curious Payments

By Dave Levinthal

The Senate Ethics Committee Once Again Finds Nothing to Sanction

By Dave Levinthal and Torrie Herrington

Susan Collins Says ICE Ended Its Enforcement Surge in Maine

By Torrie Herrington

Amy Klobuchar Is Running for Governor in Minnesota

By Christa Dutton

Sen. Jim Justice and Babydog’s Unlikely War Room: An Outback Steakhouse in a Strip Mall

By Emily Kennard

Rubio Says He Doesn’t Anticipate Use of Force in Venezuela — But He Won’t Rule It Out

By Hamed Ahmadi

Senate Republicans’ Confidence in Kristi Noem Is Fading Quickly

By Oriana González

Senator Who Revealed Controversial New ICE Memo Says It ‘Desecrates the Rule of Law’

By Jackie Llanos

War Powers Resolutions Keep Failing. Democrats Are Going to Try Again Anyway.

By Hamed Ahmadi

Booker Wants to Prohibit Shortened Training for Immigration Agents

By Jackie Llanos

Trump Beats Back GOP Rebellion on War Powers as Two Pivotal Senators Flip

By Hamed Ahmadi

Final Venezuela War Power Votes Could Be in Trouble After Trump Pressure

By Hamed Ahmadi and Torrie Herrington

Republicans Keep Their Options Open on Iran While Waiting for Trump to Weigh In

By Hamed Ahmadi and Helen Huiskes

Mark Kelly Sues Pete Hegseth Over His ‘Unconstitutional Crusade’

By Adora Brown

Trump Says Republicans Who Voted for War Powers Resolution Should ‘Never Be Elected’ Again

By Tyler Spence

Senate Votes to Move Ahead With War Powers Resolution in Rebuke of Trump

By Hamed Ahmadi and Tyler Spence

This Democratic Candidate Is Trying to Leverage Data Center Backlash

By Samuel Larreal

White House Says It Has a Plan for Venezuela. Senators Are Skeptical.

By Hamed Ahmadi

Senators Look to Closed-Door Briefing for Answers on Venezuela’s Future

By Hamed Ahmadi

Trump’s Comments That Republicans Be ‘Flexible on Hyde’ Leaves Senators Baffled

By Oriana González

Senate Republicans Appear Unfazed by Trump’s Moves in Venezuela Ahead of War Powers Vote

By Ursula Perano and Hamed Ahmadi

Bill Cassidy Says Childhood Vaccine Schedule Changes Will ‘Make America Sicker’

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Chuck Schumer Says Democrats Want ‘All the Facts Out’ About Venezuela Mission

By Helen Huiskes

Bernie Moreno Has Quickly Become One of Senate Republicans’ Most Prolific Fundraisers

By Reese Gorman

Cynthia Lummis Won’t Seek a Second Term in the Senate

By Helen Huiskes

Sherrod Brown Aims to Shake Off Democrats’ Struggles in Ohio

By Tyler Spence

Senate Armed Services Chair Says ‘No Evidence of War Crimes’ in Double-Tap Strike

Senate Republicans Throw Cold Water on ACA Subsidy Discharge Petition

By Avani Kalra and Ursula Perano

The FCC Chair Says It’s ‘Not an Independent Agency’

By Violet Jira

Senate Democrats Weigh Their Government Funding Demands — If Any

By Avani Kalra and Ursula Perano

Pete Hegseth Says Administration Won’t Release Full Video of Double-Tap Strike

By Hamed Ahmadi

Former Sportscaster Michele Tafoya Considering Run for Senate in Minnesota

By Alex Roarty

Lindsey Graham Abandons the Dream Act

By Manuela Silva

Senate Republicans Push Leadership to Do More to Address Cost-of-Living Concerns

By Avani Kalra

The Senate Goes Back to Square One on Health Care Subsidies After Dueling Proposals Fail

By Avani Kalra

DNC Targets Susan Collins With New ACA Ads

By Torrie Herrington

Nearly a Year After Trump’s ‘Mount McKinley’ Name Change, Alaska Republicans Are Still Fighting for ‘Denali’

By Em Luetkemeyer

Bernie Sanders Backs Brad Lander in His Primary Challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman

By Torrie Herrington

An ‘AstroTurf Recruitment Process’: National Republicans Propped Up Jasmine Crockett to Push Her Into a Senate Run

By Reese Gorman

Senate Republicans Needed a Plan on Health Care. They Ended Up With Too Many.

By Ursula Perano

A Group of Democrats Presses for Answers on Secretive U.S. Gaza Command

By Hamed Ahmadi

Democratic Senators Who Trump Accused of ‘Sedition’ Form Legal Defense Funds

By Dave Levinthal

Fetterman Leaving All 2028 Doors Open as Progressives Plot Primary Challenge

By Ursula Perano and Avani Kalra

Democrats Demand Release of ‘Troubling’ Boat-Strike Video After Admiral Briefing

By Hamed Ahmadi

Lawmakers Are Pushing Back Against Trump’s Attacks on Somalis

By Adora Brown

‘Depriving the States': Lawmakers Press House Leadership to Reinstate Funding for Rural Communities

By Helen Huiskes

Health Care Stalemate Underscores A New Reality in Congress: Bipartisan Deals Are Getting Harder

By Ursula Perano

Sen. Katie Britt Pushed Trump’s Renominated NASA Nominee on Past Comments

By Reese Gorman

The Plan to Address Expiring ACA Subsidies Is That There Is No Plan

By Ursula Perano, Daniella Diaz and Riley Rogerson

A Weary Congress Stares Down a Whirlwind December Sprint

By Riley Rogerson

Affordability Wars: Democrat Sherrod Brown Launches Early Attack in Ohio’s Pivotal Senate Race

By Tyler Spence

Defense Department Says Mark Kelly Is Under Investigation After Video to Troops

By Tyler Spence

Sen. Bill Cassidy Takes Notice of the CDC’s Anti-Vaccine Language Change

By Margaret Manto

Booker and Padilla Demand Answers About Hiring Standards for Immigration Agents

By Jackie Llanos

The White House Believes Ted Cruz Is Working to Undermine Trump Due to His 2028 Ambitions

By Reese Gorman

Sen. Alex Padilla Walks Out of Hearing to Protest Republicans’ Immigration Agenda

By Manuela Silva

Republican Senators Want to Repeal the Phone Data Provision They Added to the Funding Bill

By Samuel Larreal and Ursula Perano

Democrats Condemn Trump’s Warm Welcome for the Saudi Crown Prince

By Hamed Ahmadi and Mark Alfred

Senate Quickly Green-Lights Bill to Release the Epstein Files

By Em Luetkemeyer and Ursula Perano

New Hampshire Becomes Ground Zero for Democrats’ Battle Over Shutdown Politics

By Reese Gorman

A New Litmus Test For Republicans Running for Senate: Ending The Filibuster

By Reese Gorman

John Fetterman Hospitalized After Falling in Pennsylvania

By Tyler Spence

House Republicans Want to Force Congress to Revisit a Provision That Lets Senators Sue Over Their Data

By Samuel Larreal

Rand Paul’s Fight Over ‘Reefer Madness’ Hemp Measure Could Slow Shutdown-Ending Bill

By Tyler Spence

This Congressional Candidate Disagrees With the Shutdown Deal Her Mother Helped Negotiate

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Schumer Didn’t Vote for the Government Funding Deal. He’s Under Fire Anyway.

By Ursula Perano and Daniella Diaz

Senate Democratic Candidates Hate the Deal Made by a Group of Senate Democrats

By Ursula Perano

Senate Votes to Advance Shutdown-Ending Deal After Whirlwind Weekend

By Daniella Diaz, Avani Kalra and Jade Lozada

Senate Democrats Urge Trump to Follow Court Order and Increase Abortion Pill Access

By Oriana González

‘Creepy’: Democrats Weigh Ethics Complaint After GOP Senator Accessed Their Cars’ Safety Data

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Hopes for End-of-Week Shutdown Fix Fizzle Out

By Ursula Perano and Tyler Spence

Democrats’ Election Night Sweep Has Emboldened Them in the Shutdown Fight

By Riley Rogerson and Daniella Diaz

Trump Escalates Pressure Campaign on Senators to Nuke the Filibuster After Election Night Losses

By Violet Jira and Jasmine Wright

The Government Shutdown Just Became the Longest Ever, With No End in Sight

By Em Luetkemeyer

Senators Say They’ll Keep Pushing to Prevent War With Venezuela Without Congressional Approval

By Hamed Ahmadi

Republicans Aren’t Budging on ACA Subsidy Stance Even in the Face of Skyrocketing Premiums

By Tyler Spence and Ursula Perano

Cory Booker to Visit South Carolina, Stoking Presidential Speculation

By Alex Roarty

Longtime Lawmakers Yearn for a Time When Political Violence Was Rare

By Em Luetkemeyer

Trump’s Threats Toward Colombia Could Cripple U.S. Drug and Intelligence Operations, Democrats Warn

By Hamed Ahmadi

Maine Senators Caucus With Different Parties, But They’re Unified on the Shutdown

By Torrie Herrington

‘Total Lack of Urgency’: Is Congress Going to Start Acting Like the Government Is Shut Down?

By Riley Rogerson

Senate Republicans Block Democratic Effort to Fund SNAP During the Shutdown

By Oriana González and Avani Kalra

Tribal Nations Are Struggling to Cover Food and Education Costs During the Shutdown

By Helen Huiskes

Vance Tried to Keep Republicans in Line on Brazil Tariffs. Five Voted Against Them.

By Christa Dutton and Jade Lozada

John Fetterman Keeps Bucking Democrats, But Lawmakers Say He’s Still Part of Their ‘Big Tent’

By Avani Kalra

‘More Determined Than Ever’: Democrats Refuse to Budge As Shutdown Approaches One-Month Mark

By Ursula Perano

Congress to Be Briefed on Potential U.S. Military Operations Inside Venezuela, Graham Says

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Rand Paul Pitches Novel Shutdown-Solving Idea to Trump

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

When Will the Shutdown End? Some Lawmakers Hope Open Enrollment Renews Pressure to Open the Government

By Daniella Diaz

Senators Push U.S. Marshals to Address Crisis Of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

By Em Luetkemeyer

Merkley Holds Marathon Speech but Falls Short of Cory Booker’s Record

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Trump Nominee With a Self-Professed ‘Nazi Streak’ Backs Out of Consideration

By Torrie Herrington

Republican Senators Have a Rare Dispute With Trump Over Beef Imports

By Haley Byrd Wilt and Hamed Ahmadi

‘I Am Not a Secret Nazi’: Graham Platner Tattoo Controversy Roils Maine Senate Race

By Amelia Benavides-Colón and Torrie Herrington

Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested After Threatening to Kill Hakeem Jeffries, Authorities Say

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

GOP Senators Ready to Dump Trump Nominee With Self-Proclaimed ‘Nazi Streak’

By Em Luetkemeyer

Republicans Believe a John Sununu Senate Bid Would Make the Race a ‘Top Pickup Opportunity’

By Reese Gorman

Nevada’s Democratic Senators Are Split on Reopening the Government. Their Reasons Why Are the Same.

By Ursula Perano

Democrats’ Senate Majority Hopes Hang on Three Candidates Older Than 65

By Alex Roarty

Missed Paychecks and Miserable Lawmakers: Welcome Back to Shutdown Hell

By Ursula Perano and Helen Huiskes

Sanders Scolds Democrats for Encouraging Maine Governor to Enter Senate Race

By Torrie Herrington

Republicans Block Senate Democrats’ Bid to Stop Trump’s Caribbean Boat Strikes

By Hamed Ahmadi

Congress Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan, but Peace May Still Be Out of Reach

By Hamed Ahmadi

Senators Grill Pam Bondi Over FBI’s Alleged $50,000 Tom Homan Bribe

By Jose Pagliery

Republican Leaders Say Federal Workers Should Get Back Pay After Shutdown

By Em Luetkemeyer

The Senate Is Starting to Feel a Lot Like ‘Groundhog Day’

By Helen Huiskes, Em Luetkemeyer and Avani Kalra

‘Friend Conversations’ in the Senate Spark Some Positivity but Shutdown Deal Is Far From Close

By Helen Huiskes and Tyler Spence

Democrats Slam ‘Spectacle’ of Hegseth’s Military Meeting

By Hamed Ahmadi and Haley Byrd Wilt

Bernie Sanders Uses His Platform to Rally Support for Democrats in Shutdown Fight

By Torrie Herrington

Congress Is Speeding Toward a Government Shutdown

By Riley Rogerson, Em Luetkemeyer and Helen Huiskes

Republican Senator Says Trump’s Steep H-1B Visa Fee Could Hit Rural Hospitals

By Haley Byrd Wilt

Democrats Blast OMB’s Government Shutdown Layoff Threat: ‘Get Lost’

By Oriana González and Daniella Diaz

Cornyn Leads Paxton, Hunt in Three-Way Texas Primary, New Poll Finds

By Alex Roarty

Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer Fume at Trump for Canceling Meeting With Democrats

By Daniella Diaz

Lawmakers on Both Sides Want to Cure Social Media ‘Cancer’

By Helen Huiskes

RFK Jr. Said Childhood Vaccine Schedule Would Change This Month, Ousted CDC Director Testifies

By Margaret Manto

Iowa Democrats Look for Their Senate Star

By Alex Roarty

‘A Real Problem:’ Congress Is Running Out of Days to Avoid a Shutdown

By Riley Rogerson

Lawmakers’ New Normal: Knowing They Could Be the Next Target

By Riley Rogerson, Daniella Diaz and Reese Gorman

Senate Republicans Change the Rules to Speed Up Trump Nominees

By Ursula Perano and Helen Huiskes

Senate Republicans Block a Democrat-Led Effort to Release the Epstein Files

By Helen Huiskes

Chuck Schumer Drags Epstein Drama Into the Senate

By Riley Rogerson

‘We Need to Move’: Lawmakers Call for More Russia Sanctions After Drones Enter Poland Airspace

By Haley Byrd Wilt

Appropriators Are Planning a Stopgap to Handle ‘Broken’ Appropriations Process

By Daniella Diaz and Helen Huiskes

Senate Republicans Barrel Toward Nuclear Option On Trump Nominees

By Ursula Perano

Democrats Say Republicans Aren’t Taking Them Seriously on Government Funding

By Helen Huiskes and Em Luetkemeyer

Democrats Are Cooperating on the Defense Bill Despite Trump’s Use of Troops for Law Enforcement

By Haley Byrd Wilt

Former New Hampshire Sen. John Sununu Exploring Senate Bid

By Reese Gorman

Maine Brewer Enters the Crowded Democratic Field to Oust Susan Collins

By Alex Roarty

The Partisan Blame Game Begins Over the Normally Bipartisan Appropriations Process

By Helen Huiskes and Shifra Dayak

Joni Ernst Announces She’s Not Running for Another Term

By Helen Huiskes

Lawmakers Return With a Shutdown Looking Likelier by the Minute

By Ursula Perano, Daniella Diaz and Riley Rogerson

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst Will Not Run for Reelection, Sources Say

By Helen Huiskes and Reese Gorman

‘Shame, Shame, Shame’: Sen. Susan Collins Heckled at Maine Ribbon-Cutting

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Adam Schiff Forms Legal Defense Fund to Prepare for Trump Attacks

By Samuel Larreal

Republicans Say They Want to Confirm Trump’s Nominees Faster. Do They Have the Votes to Change Senate Rules?

By Ursula Perano

Markwayne Mullin’s Late Disclosures Show Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Stock and Bond Sales

By Dave Levinthal

Bill Cassidy Says Questioning His Loyalty to Trump Is ‘Ridiculous’

By Torrence Banks

Republican Senators See AI as a Shortcut to Shrinking the Government

By Samuel Larreal

Schumer Claims Victory as Senators Leave for August Recess Without a Deal on Trump Nominees

By Ursula Perano

Inside the Shutdown Standoff Over a Single Appropriations Amendment

By Em Luetkemeyer

Markwayne Mullin Violated the STOCK Act by Failing to Disclose Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Trades

By Dave Levinthal

Trump Lashes Out at ‘Second-Tier Senator’ for Backing Stock Trading Ban

By Amelia Benavides-Colón and Samuel Larreal

Senate Republicans Side With Trump and Acknowledge Starvation in Gaza

By Em Luetkemeyer and Helen Huiskes

Project 2025 Architect Announces Primary Bid Against Sen. Lindsey Graham

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Democrats Slam Rubio’s Foreign Elections Decision: ‘I Miss The Old Marco Rubio’

By Haley Byrd Wilt

When Thom Tillis Went Rogue

By Jim Morrill

Senate Judiciary Republicans Advance Emil Bove’s Nomination

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Senate Passes Rescission Bill Less Than 48 Hours Before Deadline

By Ursula Perano

Kyrsten Sinema’s Campaign Committee Spent Big on Flights, Wine Shops and Skiing

By Dave Levinthal

‘This Is a War’: AI Impostor of Marco Rubio Has Senators on High Alert

By Em Luetkemeyer

Senate Dives Into a Long Day of Amendment Votes — and the Last Chance to Win Over Holdouts

By Helen Huiskes

Sen. Thom Tillis Announces His Retirement After Opposing Trump’s Bill

By Reese Gorman and Alex Roarty

Senate Republican Holdouts Vote to Move Forward on Reconciliation

By Ursula Perano

Senate Republicans Hit the Gas on Reconciliation Despite Doubts They Have the Votes

By Helen Huiskes, Riley Rogerson and Ursula Perano

As Trump Weighs an Iran Strike, Republican Senators Focus on Biden’s Mental Ability

By Haley Byrd Wilt

Republicans Trust Whatever Trump Decides on Farmworker Raids

By Casey Murray and Nuha Dolby

Trump Is Broadening What It Means to Be ‘America First’

By Violet Jira, Jasmine Wright and Emily Kennard

Susan Collins Says Proposed NIH Cuts Are ‘Disturbing’

By Margaret Manto

Senate Republicans Seem Far Apart on Their Spending Cut Demands

By Helen Huiskes and Ursula Perano

Ukraine’s Allies in the Senate Feel ‘More Encouraged Than Ever’

By Helen Huiskes and John T. Seward

California ‘Can’t Bend the Knee’: Democrats Want Their State to Hold the Line on Trans Rights

By Samuel Larreal

Some of John Fetterman’s Key Allies Are Standing by Him

By Torrence Banks

Democrats Say MAHA Report Inconsistencies Show Kennedy Isn’t Fit to Lead HHS

By Emily Kennard

Centrist and Progressive Democrats Prepare for a Clash in Minnesota

By Alex Roarty and Tinashe Chingarande

Tommy Tuberville Is Running for Governor of Alabama

By Torrence Banks

Senators Want the Supreme Court to Make a Call on Nationwide Injunctions

By Oriana González

Democrats Hope Calling Out Republicans on the National Debt Can Stop the Reconciliation Bill

By Haley Byrd Wilt

Hawley Says He’ll ‘Do Everything I Can to Kill’ the AI Provision in the House’s Reconciliation Bill

By Samuel Larreal

Trump Is Preparing for ‘Big, Beautiful’ Talks With a More Independent Adversary: the Senate

By Jasmine Wright, Violet Jira, Em Luetkemeyer and Torrence Banks

Inside the House and Senate’s Standoff Over Medicaid

By Ursula Perano and Em Luetkemeyer

Sen. Dave McCormick Is Legislating Crypto — And Making Money Off It

By Samuel Larreal and Claire Heddles

‘I Regret Voting For You’: Democrats Fume at Marco Rubio

By Haley Byrd Wilt

Senators Ask RFK Jr. Who’s in Charge of Cuts: Him or DOGE?

By Margaret Manto

Republicans Have Really Moved On From Condemning the Saudi Crown Prince

By Haley Byrd Wilt

Senate Moderates’ Opposition to Defunding Planned Parenthood May Be Another Roadblock to Reconciliation

By Oriana González

An Emboldened RFK Jr. Tells Senators He Can’t Talk About HHS Restructuring

By Margaret Manto