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The Pennsylvania Democrat said he would never campaign against his Republican colleague, deepening an alliance that has already alarmed his party's left flank.

Alani Bankhead's decision to stay on the November ballot complicates Democratic efforts to unseat Republican Sen. Steve Daines, giving GOP nominee Kurt Alme a clearer path to victory.

President Trump publicly challenged Senate Majority Leader John Thune over the stalled SAVE America Act, but Republican senators quickly rallied behind their leader

Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul released texts from Dr. Anthony Fauci's government iPhone, including a January 2021 exchange about COVID vaccines and pregnant women.

The HBO host argued Paul's release of 1,000-plus pages of Fauci's private COVID notes contradicts the senator's career-long libertarian platform.

The chamber approved a temporary spending measure to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sidestepping a shutdown battle weeks before Election Day.

President Trump is pushing Senate Republicans to scrap the 60-vote threshold, reviving a decades-old fight over how much power the minority party deserves.

Voters will decide all 435 House seats, 33 Senate seats and dozens of state offices on Nov. 3, 2026, setting the legislative agenda for the next two years.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-5 to advance a contempt citation against Dr. Anthony Fauci, sending the referral to the Justice Department.

The party rallied behind nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit, three days after his narrow win over Rep. Haley Stevens in a race that could determine Senate control.

The chamber approved the measure 68-9, granting President Trump authority to impose tariffs up to 100 percent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.

Sen. Bill Cassidy's support gives President Trump's attorney general nominee enough votes to win Senate confirmation.

The Alaska Republican's opposition over a proposed Jan. 6 compensation fund leaves Trump's attorney general pick without a clear path to 51 votes.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, was discharged from a rehabilitation center Thursday and will conduct Senate business remotely from Kentucky until the chamber reconvenes in September.

Democrats refuse to advance any bill that shifts food assistance costs to states, leaving agriculture programs in limbo.

Three polls show Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand ahead of Republican Zach Lahn for governor, while conflicting surveys leave the Hinson-Turek Senate race unresolved.

Sen. Bernie Moreno pressed Georgetown professor Andy Schneider at a Senate hearing Wednesday over his support for emergency medical treatment for undocumented immigrants

New polling shows Senate and gubernatorial contests locked in a dead heat in a state Trump won by 11 points

Nine Republicans qualified for the special primary ballot to replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, with five debating Aug. 11 before voters choose his successor

Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis dropped their opposition to Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination after he committed in writing to kill a controversial $1.8 billion fund.

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed faces Rep. Haley Stevens on Tuesday in a race that will test which wing of the Democratic Party controls Michigan's future.

Attorney General Liz Murrill announced a state investigation into former federal health official Anthony Fauci following his Senate testimony on the COVID-19 response.

Senate appropriators unveiled a bipartisan continuing resolution extending federal funding for 10 weeks, with a vote expected next week before the August recess.

Bipartisan continuing resolution would keep federal agencies funded past Oct. 1, pushing harder budget fights until after a five-week recess

Corporate PACs and labor unions are flooding Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin with cash to control which party runs the Senate—and sets the regulatory agenda.

The Senate voted 51-49 to kill a Democratic resolution that would have forced President Trump to seek congressional approval before launching military action against Iran.

A Senate bill to split crypto jurisdiction between the SEC and CFTC is drawing millions in lobbying cash and will pick clear winners and losers across the industry.

Sen. Bill Cassidy cited a June CDC autism data change to support Dr. Evelyn Reed's nomination, a move that hands neurodiversity advocates a concrete win and could redirect millions in federal research grants.

The Republican-led House is demanding $1.5 trillion in cuts and an environmental rollback, cornering Senate Republicans before budget negotiations begin.

A Republican flip in Michigan would force Democrats into a narrower path to hold the Senate majority, pulling national money and muscle into one state.

Sen. Mitt Romney's concern over Sen. Bill Cassidy's primary defeat highlights a shift in Republican power, impacting key financial and energy industry agendas

Louisiana Republican's Finance Committee departure forces oil, gas and pharmaceutical industries to rebuild influence networks in narrowly divided Senate

Sen. Bill Cassidy fell to Julia Letlow and John Fleming in Louisiana's GOP primary after Trump's PAC spent $1.5 million targeting his 2021 impeachment vote

Senator Bill Cassidy's defeat ends his 12-year Senate career and strengthens President Trump's endorsement power within the party

Senator Thom Tillis's sharp criticism of James Comey and his firm opposition to the indictment tied to Bill 8647 signals a deep ideological rift with significant implications for future digital asset regulation and the powerful lobbying groups shaping its trajectory in Washington

As the Senate engages in its marathon Vote-a-rama, critical amendments targeting digital asset regulation and financial oversight are poised to reshape market dynamics, revealing the potent influence of deep-pocketed industry players.