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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

Then-Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division Chad Readler speaks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017.

Democrats say Trump judicial nominee would destroy pre-existing condition protections

By Kimberly Leonard March 5, 2019 5:01 pm

Saud Anwar pictured in Connecticut Bar Association YouTube video for the Citizen for the Law award, uploaded July 10, 2018.

Pepperoni featured at inaugural reception for Connecticut’s first Muslim lawmaker

By Daniel Jativa March 5, 2019 3:39 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks during the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington. Democrats hoping to unseat President Donald Trump in 2020 are dancing with the freshman stars these days in an unprecedented pursuit of still-green lawmakers in an institution driven by seniority.

Jeff Merkley won’t run for president

By Caitlin Yilek March 5, 2019 12:11 pm

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Nuclear Policy and Posture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2019.

Fight big government by stopping the revolving door

By Washington Examiner March 3, 2019 3:01 pm

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters following escalation of tensions this week between the U.S. and Iran, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House will vote Thursday on a measure limiting President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran as Democratic criticism of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general intensified.

Pelosi’s proposed rule threatens to undermine basic majoritarian principles

By Quin Hillyer March 1, 2019 8:05 pm

Data privacy push pits Washington against states

By James Langford March 1, 2019 5:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., wraps up a news conference.

Senate Democrats introduce alternative to the controversial Green New Deal

By Susan Ferrechio February 28, 2019 9:48 pm

Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., speaks to reporters outside the West Wing following a meeting with President Donald Trump about border security at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.

Random drug tests for members of Congress? This Republican says it’s time

By Pete Kasperowicz February 28, 2019 2:46 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, speaks with Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., as Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.

WaPo rushes to Democrats’ defense, lest anyone characterize the party’s pro-abortion radicalism as, well, radical

By Becket Adams February 27, 2019 9:12 pm

McConnell blasts Democrats for stalling 128 Trump nominees

By Daniel Jativa February 27, 2019 6:01 pm

Richard A. Gonzalez, far left, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer AbbVie Inc., testifying before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on drug prices, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

GOP shifts its tone on Big Pharma

By Kimberly Leonard February 26, 2019 9:39 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks about a resolution to block President Donald Trump's emergency border security declaration on Capitol Hill, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, in Washington.

Democrats push to regulate voting rules in 11 states under new Voting Rights Act

By Naomi Lim February 26, 2019 8:19 pm