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Congress

  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, and President Donald Trump arrive for lunch with Republican senators.

    More Yelling, Less Signing: Trump’s Day With Senate Republicans Melts Down

    June 24, 2026 06:12 p.m.

  • APTOPIX Election 2026 New York Mamdani

    Washington Democrats Dismiss the Rise of the Mamdani Wing

    June 24, 2026 05:53 p.m.

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a meeting.

    Hegseth’s Defense-Spending Pitch Leaves House GOP Without a Clear Path

    June 24, 2026 04:06 p.m.

  • Thom Tillis

    Thom Tillis Regrets His Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth

    June 24, 2026 11:55 a.m.

  • Pete Hegseth

    Hegseth Takes His Budget Pitch to Republican Fiscal Hawks

    June 24, 2026 05:06 a.m.

  • President Donald Trump speaks at a Mack Trucks facility.

    Senate Republicans Will Try to Tell Trump to Focus on the Midterms

    June 24, 2026 05:00 a.m.

  • Housing construction

    Long-Awaited Housing Bill Headed to Trump’s Desk

    June 23, 2026 07:45 p.m.

  • Rick Scott, John Thune, Mitch McConnell

    Rick Scott Says He Doesn’t Want to Be Senate Leader. Republicans Don’t Believe Him.

    June 23, 2026 04:42 p.m.

  • Sens. Rand Paul and Susan Collins at the Capitol.

    The Senate Rebukes Trump on Iran

    June 23, 2026 04:18 p.m.

  • SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Illinois

    Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill Has Already Left Millions Without SNAP Benefits

    June 23, 2026 02:37 p.m.

  • Sen. John Boozman

    The New Senate Farm Bill Skips Over Some of the House’s Controversial Measures

    June 23, 2026 02:30 p.m.

  • Elizabeth Warren and Tim Scott

    Senate Passes a Housing Bill, Ending Monthslong Standoff With the House

    June 22, 2026 06:49 p.m.

  • RFK Jr

    The Kennedy Trying to Keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Close

    June 22, 2026 05:01 a.m.

  • Planned Parenthood

    Republicans Unlikely to ‘Defund’ Planned Parenthood Again

    June 22, 2026 05:00 a.m.

  • President Donald Trump and Majority Leader John Thune

    Trump Is Fed Up With Senate Republicans. The Feeling Is Mutual.

    June 19, 2026 05:00 a.m.

  • Rep. Tom Kean Jr.

    Missing Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Sets a Date for His Return to Congress

    June 18, 2026 02:12 p.m.

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