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 Chuck Schumer.

Senate Democrats reject GOP legislative fix to stop family separations

Susan Ferrechio June 19, 2018 7:27 pm

Chuck Schumer to Trump: Either reverse family separation policy, or ‘own up to it’

Al Weaver June 18, 2018 8:22 pm

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. With an overdose epidemic worsening, nearly one-third of Medicare beneficiaries received at least one prescription for commonly abused opioids such as OxyContin and fentanyl in 2015.

House expects to finish work on opioid bills, with eye toward Senate

Robert King June 18, 2018 4:01 am

Republican senators want answers from DHS on ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

Kelly Cohen June 17, 2018 7:45 pm

A display from The Satanic Temple-Chicago has been placed in the Statehouse rotunda at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. It joins the Nativity scene to mark the Christmas season and the Menorah to mark Hanukkah.

Rand Paul and Lindsey Graham battle for clout with Trump

W. James Antle III June 17, 2018 4:00 am

Democrats keep focus on separated families, Dreamers on 6-year anniversary of DACA

Laura Barrón-López June 16, 2018 4:00 am

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

Cruz: Kimmel basketball game to feature ‘the least talent in the history of’ the sport

Al Weaver June 16, 2018 2:39 am

President Donald Trump, shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., during a tax bill passage event on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017.

McConnell: ‘Why can’t the Mueller investigation finally wrap up?’

David M. Drucker June 15, 2018 4:00 am

Sen. John Barrasso has been waiting seven years for this.

Top environment Republican plans hearing on Scott Pruitt before end of year

John Siciliano June 14, 2018 11:17 pm

Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, center, joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., talks about defense funding during a news conference.

Senate tees up final vote next week on defense policy bill

Travis J. Tritten June 14, 2018 7:05 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2013, file photo, a passer-by walks near an entrance to a Target retail store in Watertown, Mass. Target Corp. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Retail sales surge as companies beg Congress to fix tax law error

Joe Williams June 14, 2018 2:39 pm

Kevin Cramer of North Dakota is a talkative first-term senator who says he speaks with the president once a week on oil policy matters after being Trumpâs energy adviser during the campaign.

No need for Kevin Cramer to pick a fight with Trump

Emily Jashinsky June 14, 2018 1:59 am