Politicians, world leaders laud McCain’s legacy
Current and former politicians along with world leaders and family members offered praise for Sen. John McCain's life of public service.
Duckworth to be first sitting U.S. senator to give birth
The 49-year-old Democrat, a veteran who lost her legs in the Iraq War, announced her pregnancy in a news release Tuesday.
Senators refer Christopher Steele, Trump dossier author, for possible criminal charges
Two Republican senators have made the first known criminal referral in congressional investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Minnesota governor to name Franken’s replacement Wednesday
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is set to appoint a replacement Wednesday for Sen. Al Franken amid pressure to choose someone who could keep the seat in Democratic hands in a special election next November.
The Senate passed a $36.5 billion emergency aid measure Tuesday to refill disaster accounts, provide a much-needed cash infusion to Puerto Rico, and bail out the federal flood insurance program.
The Graham-Cassidy health care proposal got a hearing in the U.S. Senate on Monday -- the first time this year a health replacement plan has been the subject of any hearing on Capitol Hill -- but passage of the latest…
Republican’s long-fraught effort to repeal the ACA has regained momentum in the Senate just as a critical deadline looms for the GOP. The new health care bill, sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Bill Cassidy, would bring sweeping changes…
How does this latest Republican health care bill compare with the previous GOP efforts? This chart provides a side-by-side comparison.
The Senate Intelligence Committee held its first public hearing on Russia's election season meddling, where both committee leaders made clear they wanted to avoid the partisanship that's plagued their House counterparts' investigation. They focused on issues from the very real…
