Sep 21 WATCH LIVE: Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke face off in Texas Senate debate By Jessica Yarvin Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has led Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke in the polls, but Cruz's lead has narrowed in the Texas Senate race in recent months. Continue reading
Sep 18 Senate backs bill to avert shutdown, boost military spending By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The stopgap bill would not address President Donald Trump's long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. GOP leaders have said they prefer to resolve the issue after the Nov. 6 elections. Continue reading
Sep 13 WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee meets, delays vote on Kavanaugh confirmation By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting today at 10 a.m. ET. Watch it live here. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 5:16 Honoring John McCain’s lifetime of public service, America mourns By PBS News Hour The country’s top leaders mourned on Sunday news that Sen. John McCain, Republican leader and and two-time presidential candidate, died at his home in Arizona on Saturday. From the former director of the CIA David Petraeus to former Secretary of… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 6:35 Immigration is on voters’ minds in key Nevada Senate race By Yamiche Alcindor Many consider Nevada's Sen. Dean Heller the most vulnerable Republican in the Senate this fall. President Trump has loomed large in the race, but public support for Trump there has been sliding, and the state went for the Democrat in… Continue watching
Aug 07 Live Michigan primary election results: Democrat Gretchen Whitmer wins nomination for governor By Associated Press Watch this map for live results. Continue reading
Jul 11 Bipartisan vote in Senate calls for more say on Trump administration’s tariffs By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The measure, which passed by an 88-11 vote, directs Capitol Hill negotiators trying to reconcile separate spending bills to include language giving Congress a role when such tariffs are put in place. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 4:45 The most important qualities Trump will seek in a Justice Kennedy replacement The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy sets up the Senate for a likely bruising political fight. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Amna Nawaz to discuss who is on President Trump’s list of candidates, what lawmakers will be… Continue watching
Jun 26 Mitt Romney wins GOP primary in Utah Senate race By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary for a Utah Senate seat, setting him on the path to re-start his political career with a Senate seat left open by retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch. Continue reading
Jun 16 Republicans risking conservative backlash over immigration By Steve Peoples, Associated Press NEW YORK — The push toward immigration votes in the House is intensifying the divide among Republicans on one of the party’s most animating issues and fueling concerns that a voter backlash could cost the GOP control of the House… Continue reading