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

By Ramsey Touchberry April 25, 2026 5:00 am

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH)

Moreno seeking to ban senators from trading on prediction markets

David Zimmermann Apr 24, 2026

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

Markwayne Mullin wades into House-Senate fight over DHS funding

David Sivak Apr 24, 2026

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

David Sivak Apr 24, 2026

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

Ramsey Touchberry Apr 23, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Washington.

12 GOP senators rebuke Trump, vote with Dems to block border emergency

By Susan Ferrechio March 14, 2019 6:51 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Washington.

Trump backs future changes to National Emergencies Act

By Melissa Quinn March 14, 2019 4:29 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Washington.

On ‘emergency,’ senators owe ‘loyalty’ to Constitution, not to Trump

By Quin Hillyer March 14, 2019 4:02 pm

Former Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., the author of Title IX in Congress gives his remarks during a forum in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington in a gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Title IX Wednesday, June 20, 2012.

Former Sen. Birch Bayh, author of two constitutional amendments, dies

By David Mark March 14, 2019 3:15 pm

Georgia members of the Handmaid Coalition protest the passage of HB 481 outside the Capitol, Friday, March 8, 2019, in Atlanta.

The ‘testicular bill of rights’ exemplifies the Left’s anti-science streak on abortion

By Madeline Fry Schultz March 14, 2019 2:35 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told reporters he can't say whether the Republican-controlled Senate will approve a resolution to block President Donald Trump's emergency declaration on immigration, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.

Senate deal with White House to salvage wall funding vote falls apart

By Susan Ferrechio March 13, 2019 7:42 pm

"Lukewarm endorsement meet Mike Pence. Governor Pence, lukewarm endorsement," said the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

Nancy Pelosi strips Pence of House office space

By Zach Halaschak March 12, 2019 8:47 pm

In this Dec. 11, 2017, file photo, U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally in Midland City, Ala.

Roy Moore 'seriously considering' another Senate bid after 2017 failure

By Daniel Jativa March 9, 2019 2:42 pm

Maduro's latest sham election requires a U.S. response. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Senators push Trump on emergency legal status for 74,000 Venezuelans

By Joel Gehrke March 8, 2019 5:29 am

President Donald Trump, right, smiles as he walks past Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, as he arrives and joins other heads of state for a family photo at the G20 summit, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Senate Democrat: Trump’s ‘mad Arab’ envoy to Saudi Arabia deserves quick confirmation

By Joel Gehrke March 6, 2019 4:10 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaves the chamber after speaking about his plan to move a 1,300-page spending measure.

McConnell: Senate may consider measure addressing anti-Semitism

By Susan Ferrechio March 5, 2019 8:49 pm

Ethan Lindenberger testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in D.C.

Teen who defied mother to get vaccinated tells Congress there are not two sides to the issue

By Cassidy Morrison March 5, 2019 7:12 pm