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

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with reporters following their weekly policy meetings.

Senate wraps up August session with batch of confirmations

Susan Ferrechio August 29, 2018 12:26 pm

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Arizona county will not extend polling hours due to technical difficulties

Katelyn Caralle August 28, 2018 11:26 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who's poised to become chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, leaves the chamber after he joined Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to support the release of a report on the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques at secret overseas facilities after the 9/11 terror attacks, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. Some Republican leaders objected to the report's release and challenged its contention that harsh tactics didn't work, but McCain, tortured in Vietnam as a prisoner of war, welcomed the report and endorsed its findings.

Senators split over how to honor John McCain

Susan Ferrechio August 28, 2018 8:04 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks during a service for Fred Thompson, a former United States senator, actor and Republican presidential candidate, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Thompson died Nov. 1 in Nashville. He was 73.

Senate to create permanent tribute to John McCain

Susan Ferrechio August 28, 2018 3:31 pm

Yale Law Alumni Signal Support for Kavanaugh

Jenna Lifhits August 28, 2018 9:10 am

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, pauses for a reporter as he leaves the Capitol.

Chuck Grassley says staff has reviewed 430,000 pages of Brett Kavanaugh records

Diana Stancy Correll August 28, 2018 3:13 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., sit together at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 17, 2018.

McConnell, Schumer launch Senate floor tributes to McCain

Susan Ferrechio August 27, 2018 9:20 pm

President-elect Trump and Sen John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee may be able to find common ground. (AP Photos)

Trump cites ‘respect’ for McCain in statement issued two days after his death

Melissa Quinn August 27, 2018 8:33 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivers remarks at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Oct. 30, 2017.

Former McCain aide: Late senator would have picked a Hispanic woman to succeed him

Caitlin Yilek August 27, 2018 6:32 pm

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., wrote in a letter that Carter should not make any major changes to military personnel ratings, standards, uniforms and jobs in the next two months. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Can the GOP fill John McCain’s Senate shoes?

Daniel DePetris August 27, 2018 6:03 pm

No More Mavericks

TWS Podcast August 27, 2018 4:50 pm

Meghan McCain poses in the press room at the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards 27th Anniversary Gala at the Grand Hyatt New York on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in New York.

Meghan McCain would be a great Senate replacement for her father

Tom Rogan August 27, 2018 4:33 pm