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

Is Ted Cruz in Trouble?

David Byler September 19, 2018 6:05 am

Grassley demanded the FBI release the "actual evidence" gathered in its year-long probe of Clinton's email. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Grassley: FBI investigation for Kavanaugh accuser would be one-sided

Katelyn Caralle September 19, 2018 2:39 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Elizabeth Warren attacks Brett Kavanaugh for once saying, ‘What happens at Georgetown Prep, stays at Georgetown Prep’

Naomi Lim September 18, 2018 9:47 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, center, accompanied by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, second from left, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, second from right, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup meeting.

Senate must hear from Kavanaugh accuser under oath or disregard allegations

Philip Wegmann September 18, 2018 7:27 pm

Marco Rubio stokes the online rage mob against a Nicolas Maduro-connected restaurant

Becket Adams September 18, 2018 5:15 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Senate approves Pentagon funding bill, puts on-time budget within reach

Travis J. Tritten September 18, 2018 4:59 pm

Senators Not Sure How to Evaluate Accusation Against Kavanaugh

John McCormack September 18, 2018 2:50 pm

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a moderated conversation at Southern Connecticut State University on Friday in New Haven, Conn.

Joe Biden’s hot take: Presume a woman who goes public with a sexual assault allegation is right

Diana Stancy Correll September 18, 2018 3:37 am

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Washington. The committee will vote next week on whether to recommend President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh for confirmation. Republicans hope to confirm him to the court by Oct. 1.

Chuck Grassley announces Monday hearing to air Kavanaugh accusation

Susan Ferrechio September 17, 2018 10:49 pm

This photo taken July 23, 2013, show the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Congress returns to work this week with a relatively short and simple agenda, vote to keep the government operating in the short term, then return home to campaign. National security threats from Islamic State militants and Russian aggression in Ukraine loom large, but September's session may be too short for lawmakers to do anything but talk about them.

Senate passes massive legislation to combat opioid crisis

Robert King September 17, 2018 10:44 pm

Senate advances bill to end pharmacy ‘gag clauses’

Robert King September 17, 2018 10:25 pm

"The other night, Mitch McConnell walked on to the floor of the Senate, and he knows the rules better than anybody. He did not have 60 votes. He barely had 50 votes," Bernie Sanders said.

Bernie Sanders says the Senate ‘starve[s] little children’ and bombs their houses

Anna Giaritelli September 17, 2018 5:19 pm