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FILE – Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at an event, Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Kentucky governor demands that Mitch McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign

July 28, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a rising national figure in the Democratic Party, is calling on the state's Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to either prove that he is fit to continue...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters following a weekly policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

July 27, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance...

FILE - The U.S. and South Carolina flags hang in the South Carolina statehouse, March 16, 2021, in Columbia, S.C . (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Democrats select South Carolina to kick off the 2028 presidential nominating contest

July 24, 2026 at 9:37 p.m.

South Carolina was selected Friday to once again lead off the Democratic Party’s 2028 presidential nominating schedule.

Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, listens to questions from the media during the Michigan Democratic Party State Endorsement Convention, April 19, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez, File)

Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign and scrambles the pivotal race

July 5, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspended her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, abruptly reshaping the party primary just a month before the election.

President Donald Trump turns to depart after speaking with reporters as Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., listen on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting

June 25, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease him, rejecting a war powers...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, as he prepares for a meeting with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

President Trump berates Senate Republicans over Iran war vote after calling off bill signing

June 24, 2026 at 9:04 p.m.

Invited by Florida Sen. Rick Scott to speak at a GOP luncheon in the Capitol, Trump had signaled ahead of time that he would use the closed-door meeting to push...

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, speaks during a hearing to examine college sports, supporting student-athletes and fair competition June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

College sports bill clears key Senate hurdle despite opposition from Big Ten and SEC

June 18, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

A bill that lawmakers and athletic leaders say is the best chance to stabilize college sports cleared a key vote in the Senate Commerce Committee with bipartisan support.

FILE – Microsoft’s Bill Gates attends a dinner with President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Bill Gates tells lawmakers meeting Jeffrey Epstein was a ‘grave error in judgment’ in closed-door hearing

June 10, 2026 at 4:19 p.m.

Bill Gates said Wednesday that he made a “grave error in judgment" by ever meeting with Jeffrey Epstein as the Microsoft co-founder faced questions behind closed doors from lawmakers about...

Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks to an overflow crowd outside a campaign event Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries as Graham Platner tries to clinch Senate nomination in Maine

June 9, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota head to the polls Tuesday for another day of primary elections in America, but much of the political world will be...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., pauses for questions from reporters before votes on the immigration enforcement funding package, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump’s settlement fund

June 5, 2026 at 6:44 a.m.

Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump’s term, after...

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