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

Klobuchar calls rushed whip race a ‘mistake’ as Schatz attracts early support

By David Sivak and Ramsey Touchberry April 28, 2025 8:41 pm

President Donald Trump arrives on Marine One at the White House, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Washington.

Schiff and Warren urge ethics watchdog to investigate Trump meme coin dinner for ‘corruption’

By Emily Hallas April 28, 2025 5:51 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks with reporters on the way to being elected to succeed longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

Thune says Senate ‘ready to help’ with Russia sanctions if peace talks falter

By David Sivak April 28, 2025 5:11 pm

President Donald Trump waves outside the Oval Office as he arrives at the White House, Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Washington.

White House threatens veto over Senate challenge to Trump’s trade measures

By Samantha-Jo Roth April 28, 2025 2:14 pm

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) speaks during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon press conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

Schatz launches Senate bid to replace Durbin as Democratic whip

By David Sivak April 28, 2025 1:59 pm

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., questions Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, at Oz's confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025.

New moderate Democrat leader tells party to follow ‘common sense’ messaging for 2026

By Emily Hallas April 28, 2025 1:17 pm

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a labor rally for Harris-Walz in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, on October 27, 2024.

Bernie Sanders dismisses Slotkin’s criticisms of ‘Fight Oligarchy’ tour

By Jenny Goldsberry April 27, 2025 4:47 pm

Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listens during a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in Washington.

Schumer won’t commit to impeaching Trump as Democrats rally around prospect

By Callie Patteson April 27, 2025 11:08 am

Jon Ossoff brings fired workers to CDC-focused rally outside Atlanta

By Ross O'Keefe April 25, 2025 2:38 pm

Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 30, 2024, at the State House in Augusta, Maine. Mills vetoed on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, a bill to establish a minimum hourly wage for agricultural workers that she initially submitted herself.

Janet Mills says she has no plans to run for Senate in Maine

By Ross O'Keefe April 25, 2025 12:57 pm

Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts speaks at a town hall meeting in Kearney, Neb., Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Josh Funk)

Republicans ramp up in-person town halls after shying away

By Lauren Green April 25, 2025 12:30 pm

Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks during an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Detroit.

Slotkin unveils strategy to revamp Democrats’s ‘weak and woke’ image

By Emily Hallas April 25, 2025 12:30 pm