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. Cory Booker, D-N.J., followed by Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, arrives before a procedural vote on the Women's Health Protection Act to codify the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass legislation that would guarantee the constitutional right to abortion services after the disclosure of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schatz earns Cory Booker support to replace Durbin as Democratic whip

By David Sivak April 25, 2025 10:19 am

Durbin retirement paves way for more combative Senate Judiciary panel

By Ramsey Touchberry April 25, 2025 5:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), accompanied by other members of congress, including Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), left, speaks during a rally against Elon Musk outside the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

CNN analyst sounds the alarm on ‘revolt within the Democratic Party’ over polling figures

By Brady Knox April 24, 2025 6:25 pm

FILE - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Warren launches investigation into Trump’s dismantling of the Department of Education

By Lauren Green April 24, 2025 1:06 pm

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) talks to reporters outside the chamber during a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Fetterman calls for US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites

By Emily Hallas April 24, 2025 12:26 pm

Republicans quietly squirm as White House defends Hegseth

By David Sivak and Samantha-Jo Roth April 24, 2025 7:00 am

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) speaks during a hearing on combating the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 12, 2024,

Social media reacts to Dick Durbin’s ‘long overdue’ retirement

By Jenny Goldsberry April 23, 2025 3:43 pm

How Trump could circumvent Schumer’s blockade on New York prosecutors

By David Sivak April 22, 2025 7:00 am

Out of power, Democrats resort to theater and procedure to mount Trump resistance

By David Sivak and Ramsey Touchberry April 22, 2025 7:00 am

Senate GOP confronts ‘messy’ primary 2026 season with shift to hands-off strategy

By Samantha-Jo Roth April 22, 2025 6:00 am

Elizabeth Warren succumbs to grilling on Biden’s mental acuity defense: ‘Fair enough’

By Heather Hunter April 21, 2025 6:11 pm

Warnock faces ethics complaint over rent-free stay in $1 million residence

By Samantha-Jo Roth April 21, 2025 1:59 pm