Senate

Johnson cites ‘activist’ judges in justifying Trump tax bill provision that defangs courts

Emily Hallas · May 25, 2025 1:36 pm

Fiscal hawk Paul pleads for Republican resistance to Trump tax bill: ‘Emperor has no clothes’

Emily Hallas · May 25, 2025 12:07 pm

Egypt, Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain gave Qatar until Wednesday to respond to a list of 13 stipulations, including ending ties to jihadist organizations, reducing its relationship with Iran, and closing down the Doha-funded Al Jazeera.

Qatari foreign agents frequently donate to the congressional offices they lobby

Robert Schmad · May 25, 2025 6:00 am

Gingrich urges swift Senate passage of ‘big, beautiful bill’

Zach LaChance · May 24, 2025 9:10 pm

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks to reporters as he walks near the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Fetterman suggests people ‘weaponize’ his mental health struggles over politics

Jack Birle · May 24, 2025 4:10 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Gun control fanatic Chris Murphy learned about guns from Hollywood

Zachary Faria · May 23, 2025 8:21 pm

"My house is just gone and it was beautiful," said Curtis McGrath, who retrieves some personal papers, photos and clothes from his home of 18 years in the Academy neighborhood of St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday, May 17, 2025, after the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado struck the city on Friday. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

St. Louis emergency official on leave after failure to sound alarm during fatal tornadoes

Morgan Kromer · May 23, 2025 11:48 am

Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, testifies at a Senate Health, Education, and Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill, on Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Dr. Fauci addressed the testing of vaccines and if they will be ready by the end of the year or early 2021.

GOP Senate report finds Biden health officials misled public about risks of myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines

Emily Hallas · May 22, 2025 7:06 pm

Raffensperger tops Republican contenders for Georgia Senate race after Kemp bows out: Poll

Ross O'Keefe · May 22, 2025 1:13 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) talks about the GOP immigration plan, during the senate's weekly policy news conference, in the Capitol, in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Energy and Environment

Senate votes to undo California plan to ban gas cars, sidestepping parliamentarian

Callie Patteson · May 22, 2025 11:42 am

Pelosi endorses Haley Stevens in Michigan Senate race

Annabella Rosciglione · May 22, 2025 11:41 am

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, listens as the Republican plan to advance President Donald Trump's top domestic priorities on spending reductions and tax breaks is prepared in the House Rules Committee for a floor vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 9, 2025. The deficit hawk has blasted the GOP plan drawing the ire of both Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chip Roy warns Senate not to raise deficits in ‘big, beautiful bill’

Jack Birle · May 22, 2025 9:57 am