Democrats confront limits of their minority power after bruising shutdown vote
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that consistently showed...
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At Trump's second inaugural, a changed Washington and a full embrace from Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump took the oath of office on Monday inside a tightly packed Capitol Rotunda, where he...
Trump returns to a changed Washington, this time with a full embrace from Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office on Monday inside a tightly packed Capitol Rotunda...
Senate Democrats join Republicans in voting to advance bill to detain migrants accused of crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly in the minority, Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to advance legislation that would require federal...
Senate Democrats say they will vote to advance bill to detain migrants accused of crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly in the minority, Democrats say they will vote with Republicans to advance legislation that would require...
On Jan. 6, lawmakers remember the carnage of 2021 in sharply different ways
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some lawmakers emotionally recalled the violence. Others said they'd rather move on. And some said it wasn't...
New Majority Leader Thune kicks off Senate session with pledge to preserve filibuster
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve...
Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fate of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December...
As he prepares to leave leadership, McConnell challenges Trump on foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is challenging President-elect Donald Trump to reject the isolationist voices within their...
Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she 'sustained an injury' on official trip to Luxembourg
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she "sustained an injury" during an official engagement...
McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is still suffering from the effects of a fall in the Senate...
McConnell falls and scratches face after party luncheon, colleague says he is 'fine'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell fell and scratched his face after a party lunch on Tuesday but...
Democrats stick with Schumer as leader. Their strategy for countering Trump is far less certain
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats reelected Chuck Schumer as party leader on Tuesday as the party moves into a deeply...
Democrats stick with Schumer as leader, their strategy for countering Trump is far less certain
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats reelected Chuck Schumer as party leader on Tuesday as the party moves into a deeply...
Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader on Wednesday...
Who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader? It remains deeply uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans vying to replace longtime leader Mitch McConnell have been crossing the country to campaign and...
McConnell called Trump 'stupid' and 'despicable' in private after the 2020 election, a new book says
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was "stupid as well as being...
McConnell called Trump 'stupid" and 'despicable' in private after the 2020 election, a new book says
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was "stupid as well as being...
McConnell called Trump 'stupid,' 'despicable' in private after 2020 election, according to new book
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was "stupid as well as being...
What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000.
Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in...
Senate to vote again on IVF fertility protections in election-year push
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate will vote for the second time this year on whether to consider legislation that would...
Senate to vote again on IVF protections in election-year push
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate will vote for the second time this year on legislation that would establish a nationwide...
In an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's immunity decision, Schumer introduces the No Kings Act
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will introduce legislation Thursday reaffirming that presidents do not have immunity for...
The Senate is set to pass a bill designed to protect kids from dangerous online content
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate is expected to pass legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online...
Senate set to pass bill designed to protect kids from dangerous online content
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate is expected to pass legislation Tuesday that is designed to protect children from dangerous online...
Democrats on Capitol Hill express concerns about Biden in private but stay quiet in public
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After meeting for around two hours on Tuesday to discuss whether President Joe Biden should remain at...
Officers who defended the Capitol fight falsehoods about Jan. 6 and campaign for Joe Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell is mostly recovered from the brutal assaults he endured from Donald...
FACT FOCUS: Trump's misleading claims about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump said during his debate with President Joe Biden last week that the Jan...
Many Senate Republicans were done with Trump after Jan. 6. Now they want him back in the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three years ago, Donald Trump had few friends left in the Senate.
Two weeks after hush money verdict, Trump to meet with Senate Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump will meet with Senate Republicans Thursday, speaking to the group just two weeks...
Republicans block bill to protect contraception access as Democrats make election-year push
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans have blocked legislation designed to protect women's access to contraception, arguing that the bill was...
In an election year push on reproductive rights, Senate holds a test vote on access to contraception
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an election year effort to put Republicans on record on reproductive rights issues, Senate Democrats are...
Amid election-year push on reproductive rights, Senate to hold test vote on access to contraception
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an election-year effort to put Republicans on record on reproductive rights issues, Senate Democrats are holding...
Republican lawmakers react with fury to Trump verdict and rally to his defense
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican lawmakers reacted with immediate fury on Thursday as a New York jury convicted former President Donald...