The Senate has approved each of President Trump’s selections for cabinet posts that it has voted on to this point. Note: ...

The Senate voted 53 to 47 to confirm Russell T. Vought — an architect of the ultraconservative Project 2025 policy agenda — ...

Sen. Jon Ossoff warns that the dismissal of 17 independent Inspectors General by President Trump could lead to corruption and abuse within the federal government. Sen. Ossoff is advocating for ...

US Senator Jon Ossoff, Democrat from Georgia, questions former US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Ratcliffe's nomination to be ...

WASHINGTON - Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill on Tuesday that would cap credit card interest rates at 10% − an effort by two lawmakers who rarely see eye to ...

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon says he’s prepared to push back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to expand presidential authority over federal spending approved by Congress. But Merkley also ...

Edward Peters Jr., 77, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on February 1, 2025. He is survived by his wife and partner of 37 years ...

Jeff Merkley, a senior member of the committee. The senators wrote to the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, on Jan. 31 demanding a full list of climate and infrastructure ...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Tuesday he will introduce legislation to empower parents to sue leading social media companies over alleged harms to children and teens. “Social media platforms don ...

Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced legislation that would cap credit interest rates at 10% immediately upon the bill's enactment into law. The cap would then remain ...

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters’s (D) unexpected decision to not seek another term in 2026 has scrambled what was already expected to be a closely fought race in a key battleground. Democrats knew ...