Senate

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is eyeing another presidential run in 2028 — but first he’s testing his political strength by going all-in to save Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) from a Trump-backed primary challenger. (AP PHOTOS)

Rand Paul’s 2028 ambitions face early test in Thomas Massie’s fight for political survival

Ramsey Touchberry · April 25, 2026 5:00 am

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH)

Moreno seeking to ban senators from trading on prediction markets

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) speaks with reporters.

Markwayne Mullin wades into House-Senate fight over DHS funding

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) speaks to the Washington Examiner in her office in Washington, D.C.

How Shelley Moore Capito became a West Virginia powerhouse

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, right, walks with Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, walk to the Senate chamber at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020

Susan Collins and Dan Sullivan buck Senate GOP on affordability votes

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Joni Ernst enlists OMB in her mission to implement government waste bills

Brady Knox March 20, 2025 9:00 am

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) arrives as Republicans hold a closed-door meeting after blocking a bipartisan border package that had been tied to wartime aid for Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.

Rand Paul walks Trump tightrope as conservative contrarian

Ramsey Touchberry March 19, 2025 6:00 am

Schumer trades in book tour for damage control: ‘I’m the best leader for the Senate’

Ramsey Touchberry March 18, 2025 1:29 pm

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

Democrats revolt against Schumer as they spoil for fights with Trump

W. James Antle III March 18, 2025 9:13 am

China cheers demise of Voice of America under Kari Lake

Samantha-Jo Roth March 17, 2025 7:18 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pauses during a weekly news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Chuck Schumer to appear on The View following book tour cancellation and Democratic Party unrest

Jenny Goldsberry March 17, 2025 3:25 pm

From left, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and then-Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer postpones book tour after Democratic uproar to his spending deal vote

Rachel Schilke March 17, 2025 10:52 am

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona independent who has been central to Senate border security talks, leaves the chamber as the Senate moves toward a final vote on an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and provide food, water and other humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza, at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.

Sinema points out ‘blatant hypocrisy’ from Democrats on filibuster

Jack Birle March 16, 2025 3:44 pm

Schumer says he hasn’t spoken with Jeffries since supporting GOP funding bill

Ramsey Touchberry March 16, 2025 2:51 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who has led the Democrats in bipartisan Senate talks to rein in gun violence, is introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, to speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 14, 2022.

Chris Murphy backs Schumer but adds party must ‘change our tactics’

Ramsey Touchberry March 16, 2025 12:32 pm

Debt ceiling tears at GOP unity after funding bill victory

David Sivak March 16, 2025 7:00 am

Progressive group calls for Schumer to step down as Senate Democratic leader

Zach LaChance March 15, 2025 10:35 pm