Senate

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, of S.D., walks toward the Senate chamber at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Washington.

test Senate Republicans eye bipartisan deal to speed up Trump nominee votes

By David Sivak and Ramsey Touchberry July 31, 2025 5:00 pm

Senate Democrats make late push to drive GOP’s Epstein files headache

Ramsey Touchberry Jul 31, 2025

Royalty Transparency Act approved by Senate committee

Washington Examiner Staff Jul 31, 2025

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., departs following a classified briefing on President Donald Trump's directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

Senate defeats growing Democratic bid to restrict Israeli military aid

David Sivak Jul 30, 2025

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).

Trump blasts Hawley over congressional stock trading ban: ‘Second-tier Senator’

Mabinty Quarshie and Ramsey Touchberry Jul 30, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Senate parliamentarian strikes school vouchers and gun provisions from Trump tax bill

By Emily Hallas June 27, 2025 8:48 am

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

Murphy says Gabbard was ‘banned’ from Iran briefing as White House cites scheduling

By Ross O'Keefe June 26, 2025 11:11 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a classified briefing about President Donald Trump's directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend and his announcement on Monday that the two countries had reached a ceasefire agreement, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

Iran briefing reveals GOP confidence and Democratic skepticism over nuclear setback

By Samantha-Jo Roth June 26, 2025 7:13 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), center, joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the GOP whip, speaks to reporters after Republican senators met with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and worked on President Donald Trump's tax and immigration megabill so it can be on his desk by July 4, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Trump tax bill vote risks sliding into weekend as Thune battles Senate holdouts

By David Sivak and Ramsey Touchberry June 26, 2025 6:52 pm

Senate Budget Committee member Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) makes an opening statement as the panel works on the markup of the Fiscal 2025 Budget Resolution, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.

‘Free trader’ Ron Johnson floats permanent tariffs to shrink federal deficit

By David Sivak June 26, 2025 6:28 pm

Who is Elizabeth MacDonough? Meet the Senate parliamentarian catching flak from GOP

By Mackenzie Thomas June 26, 2025 2:41 pm

Byrd droppings: Trump tax bill provisions ruled out by Senate parliamentarian

By Ally Goelz and Ramsey Touchberry June 26, 2025 2:28 pm

New bill aims to allow states to return unused grant money amid battle to decrease federal debt

By Samantha-Jo Roth June 26, 2025 2:17 pm

Thune rejects GOP calls to sideline Senate parliamentarian

By David Sivak June 26, 2025 12:56 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks before President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on lowering the cost of prescription drugs at NHTI Concord Community College, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Concord, New Hampshire.

Sanders brushes off criticism of Mamdani as ‘radical’ and insists Democrats follow his lead

By Emily Hallas June 26, 2025 10:26 am

Rogan confronts Sanders on climate change, taxes, and billionaire donations

By Heather Hunter June 25, 2025 10:17 pm

Schumer hospitalized for dehydration after feeling ‘lightheaded’ at gym

By Ramsey Touchberry June 25, 2025 3:09 pm