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

Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., readies his microphone as he arrives to question panel members on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 20, 2010, during the Senate Health and Human Services subcommittee hearing on mine safety. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Byrd Rule: How the Senate’s ‘guardrail’ could change the ‘big, beautiful bill’

By Morgan Kromer June 5, 2025 6:30 am

Senate weighs unraveling House’s ‘big, beautiful’ deal on the SALT deduction

By David Sivak and Zach Halaschak June 4, 2025 9:30 pm

Michelle Bowman, governor of the Federal Reserve nominee for President Trump, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in D.C. on May 15, 2018.

Senate confirms Trump nominee Bowman to be top Fed bank regulator

By Zach Halaschak June 4, 2025 6:44 pm

President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to reporters in front of a red Model S Tesla vehicle on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington.

Republicans cite Musk’s business conflicts to downplay Trump tax bill rebellion

By Rachel Schilke and Ramsey Touchberry June 4, 2025 5:32 pm

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) speaks as her husband Bill looks on during the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner, Sunday April 27, 2025, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Jeanne Shaheen lobbied Biden TSA not to surveil husband after he flew with suspected terrorist: DHS

By Anna Giaritelli June 4, 2025 4:08 pm

Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Commerce, testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington.

Kennedy questions Lutnick over trade reciprocity strategy

By Elaine Mallon June 4, 2025 2:57 pm

Mike Lee pans American Bar Association as bigger advocacy group than Federalist Society

By Kaelan Deese June 4, 2025 2:48 pm

Senate hosts first crop of Trump judicial nominees famous for fighting Biden in court

By Kaelan Deese June 4, 2025 6:00 am

Senate tells Trump to ‘give us space’ on tax bill after White House puts holdouts on blast

By Ramsey Touchberry June 4, 2025 5:00 am

International passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) using facial biometrics to automate manual document checks required for admission into the U.S. Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Miami. Miami International Airport is the latest airport to provide Simplified Arrival airport-wide. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

GOP proposes bill to criminalize overstaying visas following Boulder attack

By Anna Giaritelli June 3, 2025 6:10 pm

Elon Musk turns Congress upside down after torching Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

By David Sivak and Ramsey Touchberry June 3, 2025 5:20 pm

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill,

Hawley pushes for $5,000 child tax credit in GOP tax bill

By Zach Halaschak June 3, 2025 5:04 pm