Congress
Donald Trump enters his lame duck era
Hours after witnessing his party’s worst electoral drubbing in at least six years, President Donald Trump hosted Senate…
Senators closing in on key piece of shutdown deal
Republicans say they are close to finalizing a package of full-year funding measures for select federal agencies — a…
Democrats gird for a longer shutdown fight after election romp
Senate Democrats ended their workday Tuesday agonizing over what to do about the record-setting government shutdown. Many of…
GOP senators hold firm on filibuster after Trump’s hard sell
President Donald Trump took his pitch to nix the filibuster directly to Senate Republicans on Wednesday. They are once again…
Key Republicans waver ahead of war powers vote
Several Republican senators are voicing uncertainty ahead of a vote to block the Trump administration from taking military…
Schumer, Mamdani talk in wake of electoral victory
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday he had spoken with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, following…
‘Trump is on the ballot in 2026,’ Johnson says after GOP drubbing
Speaker Mike Johnson connected House Republicans’ fate in next year’s midterms to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, just…
Capitol agenda: Dems’ big wins could prolong the shutdown
It’s officially the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and about a dozen Democrats are itching to find a way out…
'It is never acceptable to berate police officers': Tim Scott hits back at Nancy Mace over airport security incident
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) chided Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-S.C.) on Tuesday for her confrontation with airport security, after the…
Shutdown set to break record as Senate Democrats agonize over endgame
With just hours until the government shutdown becomes the longest in U.S. history, Senate Democrats privately agonized…