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. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., delivers a concession speech Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in St. Louis.

Claire McCaskill blames her loss on Democratic Party abandoning centrists

Caitlin Yilek November 30, 2018 11:30 pm

Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart speaks during an event.

‘The Front Runner’ fails to humanize Gary Hart

Tiana Lowe Doescher November 30, 2018 8:22 pm

The Missteps of the First Step Act

Charles Fain Lehman November 30, 2018 9:11 am

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., talks with reporters as he heads to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018.

Over Mexican food, Corker urges Pence to sanction Saudi crown prince before Congress acts

Susan Ferrechio November 29, 2018 9:58 pm

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., assistant Senate minority leader, joined at left by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks with reporters about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh following their weekly policy meetings, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018.

With Trump in White House, Senate Democrats find a strange new respect for the advise and consent role

Philip Wegmann November 29, 2018 9:57 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, Thomas Farr is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be a District Judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senators are holding up Thomas Farr’s nomination, but he’s the furthest thing from racist

Quin Hillyer November 29, 2018 9:00 pm

Kathleen Kraninger testifies before a Senate Banking Committee hearing.

Senate moves toward vote on Trump’s replacement for Mick Mulvaney as top financial regulator

Colin Wilhelm November 29, 2018 7:18 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Michael S. Lee, R-Utah questions Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, during Gorsuch's confirmation hearing before the committee.

Mike Lee, Hugh Hewitt battle over how to run the Senate

Katelyn Caralle November 29, 2018 6:23 pm

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, smile together during a news conference on American labor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. Trump said on Twitter that the driver in Tuesday's attack "came into our country through what is called the 'Diversity Visa Lottery Program,' a Chuck Schumer beauty" â a reference to the Senate's Democratic leader.

Chuck Schumer welcomes first grandchild

Dominick Mastrangelo November 29, 2018 6:00 pm

Senate panel advances bill to boost maternity care

Robert King November 29, 2018 5:54 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

On ‘Protect Mueller’ bill, McConnell should bow to Flake

Quin Hillyer November 29, 2018 1:17 am

Saudi-led coalition backed forces petrol, Mocha, Yemen.

Senate rebukes Trump, takes step toward ending US support for Saudi war in Yemen

Susan Ferrechio November 28, 2018 9:40 pm