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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

Trump rages against green subsidies in ‘big, beautiful bill’

By Zach LaChance June 21, 2025 6:18 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, left, walk away after speaking with reporters after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Washington.

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ gets smaller as Senate referee strikes GOP priorities

By Ramsey Touchberry June 21, 2025 7:00 am

U.S. Representative Al Green (D-TX) speaks at a protest organized by We Are the Flood and Mayday Movement USA calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on June 6, 2025

Russell Senate Office building should not be named for a ‘racist’: Al Green

By Samantha-Jo Roth June 20, 2025 5:25 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, center, joined at left by Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., arrives at the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Senate GOP draws battle lines with Trump over DOGE rescissions legislation

By Ramsey Touchberry June 20, 2025 6:00 am

Thune goes on media blitz to sell Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ agenda

By David Sivak June 20, 2025 6:00 am

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., arrives for a hearing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the Pentagon budget and the crisis between Iran and Israel, at the Capitol.

Republicans resist curbing Trump’s war powers ahead of Iran decision

By Samantha-Jo Roth June 19, 2025 8:08 pm

Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaks with reporters after meeting with Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Republicans frustrated as Trump ignores TikTok law again

By David Sivak and Rachel Schilke June 19, 2025 7:00 am

Senate leaves town with ‘beautiful’ bill ‘held together with spit’ ahead of July 4 deadline

By Samantha-Jo Roth June 19, 2025 6:00 am

UNITED STATES - JUNE 14: An American Airlines jet comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday, June 14, 2025, before the start of President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington. The FAA has ordered a pause of all arrivals and departures to and from the airport during the parade. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ could jack up the cost of flying into DC-area airports

By Samantha-Jo Roth June 18, 2025 6:53 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) questions witnesses during a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Washington.

Three takeaways from Biden health ‘cover-up’ hearing where GOP floated criminal charges

By Kaelan Deese and Ramsey Touchberry June 18, 2025 5:56 pm

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) questions U.S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe and Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Paul Abbate, during a hearing on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 in Washington.

Hawley demands Biden release autopen consent records or face subpoena

By Kaelan Deese June 18, 2025 3:29 pm

United State Border Patrol chief Rodney Scott gives President Donald Trump a tour of a section of the border wall, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in San Luis, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senate confirms Rodney Scott as Trump’s border agency head

By Anna Giaritelli June 18, 2025 3:10 pm