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

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, right, listens as Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Kavanaugh is on Capitol Hill to meet with Republican leaders as the battle begins over his nomination to the Supreme Court.

Chuck Grassley: ‘Five or six’ Democrats will support Brett Kavanaugh if GOP sticks together

Pete Kasperowicz July 11, 2018 1:22 pm

New Data Gives GOP 75 Percent Chance of Holding Senate

David Byler July 11, 2018 8:50 am

Democrats cast Kavanaugh pick as a battle for the future of Obamacare

Susan Ferrechio July 11, 2018 4:00 am

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee speaks with reporters about meeting with Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. The meeting with Freeland comes after President Donald Trump insulted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Group of Seven summit, calling him "dishonest" and "weak," after the prime minister spoke against American tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Jeff Flake says Senate will vote on resolution opposing Trump’s tariffs

Diana Stancy Correll July 11, 2018 2:04 am

Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee stands, in the East Room of the White House on July 9, 2018, in Washington.

Here’s the letter Brett Kavanaugh’s high school classmates sent to the Senate calling for his confirmation

Christian Datoc July 11, 2018 1:23 am

Robert Wilkie of the Department of Veterans Affairs speaks during a hearing in D.C.

Senate committee approves Trump’s nominee Robert Wilkie to lead the VA

Katelyn Caralle July 10, 2018 6:58 pm

Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, walks through the U.S. Capitol before a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, not pictured, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Senate Republicans are pledging a swift confirmation process that would put Kavanaugh on the bench before the new term opens Oct. 1, and there is little Democrats can do to stop them.

Kavanaugh off to a ‘strong start’ among GOP moderates, court watchers say

Melissa Quinn July 10, 2018 6:01 pm

GOP Has 69 Percent Chance of Holding The Senate

David Byler July 10, 2018 3:32 pm

With reporters looking for updates, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, pauses in an elevator for a reporter's question as senators head to the chamber.

Susan Collins praises Brett Kavanaugh for ‘impressive credentials,’ promises to vet

Melissa Quinn July 10, 2018 2:08 am

"Future generations will look back on President Trump's decision as one of the worst policy moves made in the 21st century because of the huge damage to our economy, our environment and our geopolitical standing." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer to oppose Brett Kavanaugh nomination to Supreme Court: ‘Now is the time to fight’

Al Weaver July 10, 2018 1:27 am

Sen. Orrin Hatch: I will lift heaven and Earth to get Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court

Orrin Hatch July 10, 2018 1:19 am

FILE - In this June 22, 2018, file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, answer a question during a news conference after participating in a roundtable discussion on immigration in Weslaco, Texas. Cruz and the ex-punk rocker turned Democratic congressman trying to upset him, Beto OâRourke, donât agree on much. But both introduced bills prohibiting U.S. authorities from separating children from parents charged with crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally prior to President Donald Trumpâs executive order last week doing much the same thing(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file

Ted Cruz mocks speculation over next Supreme Court justice

Caitlin Yilek July 9, 2018 8:41 pm