Democrats and Republicans are still at an impasse in negotiations over another Covid-19 relief bill, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying Tuesday additional aid to local and state governments is a red line the GOP will not cross.
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Denying criticism that Republicans keep the Kremlin happy by questioning the origins of the Russia probe, Senator Ron Johnson announced Monday the first of at least 30 subpoenas he will serve the FBI.
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Three longtime Republican senators who are key to the party’s grip on the Senate this fall are in trouble, according to a new Quinnipiac poll released Thursday.
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Turning the tables on those who have protested federal involvement in recent civil protests, the acting director of the Department of Homeland Security told Senate lawmakers on Thursday that municipal interference put lives in jeopardy.
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With social distancing and extra cleaning in place to protect against the spread of Covid-19, Arizona voters went to the polls Tuesday in a primary that could help swing the U.S. Senate into the Democrats’ fold.
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The three frontrunners in the race — two Republicans and a Democrat — have all claimed to be political outsiders.
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Michiganders will confirm their party’s choices for a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday when they head to the polls or mail in their ballots to vote for either incumbent Democrat Gary Peters or Republican challenger John James.
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Searching for clues as to why U.S. sanctions against Russia have proven relatively ineffective in recent years, congressional investigators followed a trail of breadcrumbs into the elite and largely unregulated world of multimillion-dollar art auctions.
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Senate Republicans unveiled an estimated $1 trillion economic relief bill responding to the coronavirus pandemic Monday, though the package faces rounds of negotiations with Democrats who gave it a cool reception.
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 7 percentage points in the key battleground state of North Carolina, a new poll shows, and a Republican senator is also in danger of being unseated by his Democratic challenger.
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Appearing to tune out President Donald Trump on the matter, the Senate on Thursday approved a $740 billion defense bill that would rename any military instillations named for Confederate figures.
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With just a week to go before some 30 million out-of-work Americans lose the unemployment bonus they have been collecting during the pandemic, a panel of economists warned the Senate that more government intervention is vital to forestalling an even deeper crisis.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was to unveil a $1 trillion Covid-19 rescue package on Thursday, despite a Republican revolt over big spending and differences with the White House as the pandemic crises worsen.
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With the 2020 election looming and the coronavirus pandemic continuing to rage across the country, senators and state election officials debated the need Wednesday for more federal dollars to help states conduct voting safely.
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The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday approved President Trump’s choice of Judy Shelton for the Federal Reserve board of governors on a party-line vote, overcoming widespread questions about her qualifications for the Fed.
Read moreBOSTON (CN) — Maine’s Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon won the state’s primary election Tuesday and will run against four-term
Read moreSAN ANTONIO (CN) — Texas Democratic voters on Tuesday narrowly chose retired Air Force pilot MJ Hegar as their U.S.
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Fears over the Covid-19 pandemic didn’t stop Texas voters from flocking to the polls Tuesday to pick nominees in competitive runoff elections after a record early voting turnout, including the race to decide which Democrat will challenge Republican Senator John Cornyn in November.
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As the Democratic Party fights for control of the U.S. Senate in November, Tuesday’s Maine primary could give some valuable clues on what to expect.
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In a runoff election that veered into personal attacks in the closing weeks, Democratic voters on Tuesday will decide between a retired Air Force pilot and a longtime state senator, both of whom think they’re the right candidate to defeat Republican Senator John Cornyn in November.
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