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

Ted Cruz rolls out bill to prevent midair collisions six months after deadly DC plane crash

By David Zimmermann July 29, 2025 5:11 pm

Hawley introduces bill to provide at least a $600 rebate to people with tariff revenue

By Ross O'Keefe July 29, 2025 1:22 pm

GOP shows little appetite for relitigating John Brennan’s Russiagate claims

By Rachel Schilke and Ramsey Touchberry July 29, 2025 5:00 am

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, departs the chamber as the Senate holds a procedural vote on the nomination of Emil Bove, who served on President Donald Trump's criminal defense team, to be a U.S. Circuit Court judge for the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 24, 2025.

Senate GOP’s spending bill plan runs into bipartisan opposition

By David Sivak July 28, 2025 8:41 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., questions Education Secretary Linda McMahon during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Dick Durbin calls for DOJ to release recording of Ghislaine Maxwell hearing

By Ally Goelz July 28, 2025 1:03 pm

Paul Dans, director of Project 2025 at the Heritage Foundation, speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters convention, Feb. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Project 2025 architect announces run for Graham’s Senate seat

By David Sivak July 28, 2025 11:17 am

FILE - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper arrives to speak at a campaign event in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

Roy Cooper enters North Carolina Senate race, setting up 2026 showdown

By Samantha-Jo Roth July 28, 2025 8:08 am

Mark Kelly says he’s focused on Democratic Party’s polling over 2028 run

By Asher Notheis July 27, 2025 7:51 pm

Mullin claims Obama oversaw Epstein sweetheart deal struck during Bush administration

By Annabella Rosciglione July 27, 2025 12:02 pm

FILE - Republican U.S. Sen.-elect and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt delivers a victory speech, Nov. 8, 2022, in Maryland Heights, Mo. On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, a judge prohibited several federal agencies and officials of the Biden administration from working with social media companies about “protected speech.” Schmitt, who was the Missouri attorney general when the lawsuit was filed, said on Twitter that the ruling was “a huge win for the First Amendment and a blow to censorship.” (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Mexican president ‘desperate’ to avoid US tax on remittances, GOP senator says

By Anna Giaritelli July 27, 2025 5:00 am

This image provided by the Somerset County, Maine, Sheriff’s Office, shows a rural home that was converted into a sophisticated marijuana grow operation on May 17, 2024, in Norridgewock, Maine. A Maine utility wants to assist investigators by proactively providing electrical usage data to police.

Chinese are funding illegal marijuana operations across Maine, Collins charges

By Anna Giaritelli July 26, 2025 8:00 am

Hawley proposes sending rebate checks to working Americans modeled after COVID stimulus

By Ross O'Keefe July 25, 2025 8:28 pm