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

‘Big, beautiful bill’ 2.0 could set up fiscal hawks for more disappointment

By Lauren Green and Ramsey Touchberry July 11, 2025 7:00 am

Anti-Israel Muslim Senate candidate ties campaign to socialist Mamdani

By Ross O'Keefe July 10, 2025 12:07 am

Trump’s NOAA pick pledges full weather service staffing, but supports budget cuts

By Samantha-Jo Roth July 9, 2025 9:24 pm

Schumer tees up early blame game with GOP over government funding feud

By Ramsey Touchberry July 9, 2025 6:25 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Capitol Hill.

Netanyahu denies rift with Trump over Gaza, says two are in ‘full coordination’

By Samantha-Jo Roth July 9, 2025 5:00 pm

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) introduces Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025.

Thune gaming out support in Congress and White House for Russian sanctions bill

By Annabella Rosciglione July 9, 2025 3:18 pm

Trump’s NOAA pick Neil Jacobs says he wouldn’t repeat ‘Sharpiegate’ mistake

By Samantha-Jo Roth July 9, 2025 2:33 pm

Kimberly Guilfoyle escapes Trump family drama at hearing to be Greece ambassador

By Ramsey Touchberry July 9, 2025 1:57 pm

Speaker Mike Johnson after the passage of the 'big, beautiful bill,' on Thursday July, 1. (Washington Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Democrats and Republicans race to define the ‘big, beautiful bill’ to voters

By Lauren Green July 9, 2025 7:00 am

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart after speaking at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, on Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Republicans fret over Musk’s ‘America Party’ threat: ‘Take it serious’

By Ramsey Touchberry July 9, 2025 6:00 am

Man smiling in a suit

RNC chairman backs Lara Trump for North Carolina Senate seat, with a caveat

By Amy DeLaura and Christian Datoc July 9, 2025 6:00 am

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) speaks to reporters after he delivered remarks on the Senate floor earlier rebuking the Trump administration's "militarization" of Los Angeles after he was forcibly removed and briefly detained by DHS and Secret Service agents from an immigration press conference hosted by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Padilla pushes bill banning ICE officers from concealing identity amid uptick in attacks

By Emily Hallas July 8, 2025 12:54 pm