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. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, greets the crowd during a campaign event in Cypress, Texas.

Ted Cruz defeats Beto O’Rourke, wins re-election battle

Al Weaver November 7, 2018 3:31 am

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Friday that told EPA head Gina McCarthy that the "war on coal" needs to stop. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Joe Manchin, the Democrat who won in the Trumpiest state

Salena Zito November 7, 2018 3:27 am

Bob Menendez keeps New Jersey blue

Naomi Lim November 7, 2018 2:51 am

Republicans managed to win over two Democrats, Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Joe Donnelly of Indiana. (AP file)

The Kavanaugh election: The Democratic Joe who voted for him won. The Democratic Joe who voted against him lost

Philip Wegmann November 7, 2018 2:33 am

In this Nov. 17, 2014, file photo, Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington

Donna Shalala picks up South Florida House seat for Dems

Susan Ferrechio November 7, 2018 1:11 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Tim Kaine, Bernie Sanders among first projected victors in Senate races

Katelyn Caralle November 7, 2018 12:48 am

An American flag hangs on the back of a pickup truck on election day as a motorist drives through Woodstock, Ga., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

One key thing allies and competitors abroad hope to learn from US midterm elections

Erin Dunne November 6, 2018 6:05 pm

Representative Christopher Collins, a Republican from New York, exits federal court in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. Collins and his son were indicted for insider trading related to the shares of an Australian biotechnology firm, federal prosecutors in Manhattan said on Wednesday.

Want someone like Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court? Better hope GOP gets to 53 seats

Timothy P. Carney November 6, 2018 5:38 pm

Voters enter a polling station in Short Pump, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

Poll that’s never been wrong since 1946 signals GOP keeps House

Katelyn Caralle November 6, 2018 3:39 pm

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, left, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, take part in a debate for the Texas U.S. Senate, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in San Antonio.

Will Republicans keep the Senate? Here’s how to keep score tonight

Timothy P. Carney November 6, 2018 3:23 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.

Noemie Emery: How to play House

Noemie Emery November 6, 2018 5:00 am

Is the Senate in Play?

William Kristol November 5, 2018 9:11 pm