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

Republicans uneasy over civil liberties backlash to Trump

By Samantha-Jo Roth May 5, 2025 7:00 am

GOP battle brews over ‘gateway drug’ of government spending: Earmarks

By Ramsey Touchberry May 5, 2025 6:00 am

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., the ranking member of the Senate Transportation Subcommittee, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2025.

Mike Waltz ‘failing up’ and will have ‘brutal’ confirmation hearing, Duckworth says

By Emily Hallas May 4, 2025 4:14 pm

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) gestures while speaking during a press conference discussing the Laken Riley Act at the US Capitol on January 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. The bill, the first of the new Congress that was sworn in last week, was named for the 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered in 2024 by an immigrant in the United States illegally.

Barrasso touts Trump’s ‘pace and progress’ in first 100 days: ‘Breathtaking’

By Jenny Goldsberry May 4, 2025 4:06 pm

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 7, 2025.

Senate GOP saddled with Signalgate as Waltz plucked to fill last Cabinet post

By Ramsey Touchberry May 4, 2025 6:00 am

Trio of lawmakers introduces bill to designate May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

By Brady Knox May 2, 2025 4:48 pm

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) returns to the Senate chamber as the Senate works to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of the midnight deadline at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025.

John Fetterman profile draws concerns over Pennsylvania senator’s political future

By Brady Knox May 2, 2025 4:45 pm

Democrats to revive Abrego Garcia spotlight with Senate transparency vote

By David Sivak May 2, 2025 1:33 pm

Ed Martin speaks at an event hosted by former Rep. Matt Gaetz at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Trump’s pick for DC prosecutor on shaky ground with GOP senators

By Ramsey Touchberry May 1, 2025 6:06 pm

Sanders rebuffs Schumer’s claim that Democrats are ‘totally united,’ widens split with party establishment

By Emily Hallas May 1, 2025 5:07 pm

Senate Democrats champion Abrego Garcia despite new domestic abuse claims

By Samantha-Jo Roth May 1, 2025 5:02 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) departs a pen and pad with reporters at the U.S. Capitol May 1, 2025.

Schumer claims ‘win’ after tariff vote fails over attendance miscalculation

By David Sivak and Samantha-Jo Roth May 1, 2025 2:57 pm