Former President Donald Trump congratulated House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on winning the position, in addition to urging primaries for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Republicans who voted with him on last year’s $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page omnibus spending bill.
Democrats are quickly trying to find a replacement to run for Michigan’s United States Senate seat in 2024 after Sen. Debbie Stabenow announced she will not seek reelection, making way for a crop of new political leaders.
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has been readying a political team to take on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), who recently became an independent, for her seat in the U.S. Senate during the 2024 election cycle.
The Democrats in the United States Senate appear to have not named anyone to lead the campaign committee charged with keeping — and expanding — the party’s majority in the upper chamber as members start to announce retirement and a 2024 map favoring Republicans looms.
Michigan Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow will not seek reelection in 2024, having decided to retire at the end of her current term in January 2025.
Republicans formally retake control of the lower chamber of Congress on Tuesday, as their new majority in the U.S. House of Representatives won in the November 2022 midterm elections is sworn in.
Kamala Harris is requiring any senator or guest wishing to take a photo with her at Tuesday’s swearing-in to have a negative coronavirus test.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-AZ) office has a 37-page guide on how to staff her, including scheduling weekly massages, grocery store purchases, and “never” middle seats on plans, according to an internal memo from her office obtained by the Daily Beast.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is offering an amendment to the 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill full of handouts on Friday that would defund the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Eighteen Republican United States senators voted with Democrats to pass the 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill and send it to the House of Representatives, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi hopes to pass it before Christmas.
Congress is bracing for a long, cold winter night in Washington, DC, as outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is determined to pass the Democrats’ $1.7 trillion omnibus spending plan before lawmakers leave town for Christmas.
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) is among House Republicans rejecting the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, concluding that Americans are sick of bad deals and promising to stand against the measure, as well as against senators who support it.
A majority of likely voters in the United States believe Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) made the right decision by leaving the Democrat Party and overwhelmingly agree that the “system” is “broken.”
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) filed campaign papers with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for the 2024 election cycle, noting her recent party change to allow her committee to continue fundraising.
More Senate Republicans are getting behind a plan that would give green cards to tens of thousands of Afghans brought to the United States by President Joe Biden’s administration amid allegations of widespread vetting failures.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) announced Tuesday an immediate ban on the Chinese social media app TikTok from state government devices and any state agencies from subscribing to or creating an account on the platform due to security concerns.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) defecting from the Democrat Party to become an “Arizona Independent” creates a big headache for her old party as it will try to keep its slim 51-seat majority in the United States Senate in 2024.
Senate Democrats are struggling to find a campaign chief for the upcoming election cycle, as the party’s “pickup opportunities are arguably non-existent,” a report noted.
There are over 7,500 earmarks totaling $16 billion lawmakers are trying to negotiate to be in a year-long “omnibus” spending bill that would expire at the end of the current fiscal year — September 2023.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said on Monday she will not step down from her seat in the United States Senate and will, as of now, complete the rest of her term. She is still reportedly debating whether she will retire in 2024 when up for reelection.
The United States Chamber of Commerce, which is against sick pay for workers, is reportedly responsible for blocking a resolution to provide seven days of sick leave for railroad employees after sending out a letter just days before the Senate voted.
Authentic, a Democrat digital consulting firm, dropped Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) as a client after she changed her party affiliation to Independent on Friday, according to a person close to the firm, who told Politico.
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), a potential 2024 U.S. Senate candidate in Arizona, slammed Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) for “putting her own interests ahead” of Arizona voters by leaving the Democrat Party.
The nomination of longtime Democrat donor Elizabeth Frawley Bagley to serve as ambassador to Brazil returned to the Senate’s executive calendar this week, making it possible for leadership to rapidly schedule a vote for her alongside other nominees, potentially before the end of the year.
Outgoing Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R), unable to run again due to term limits, announced on Tuesday that he would like to receive an appointment to the state’s U.S. Senate seat that will soon be vacated by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE).
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “At This Hour,” Labor Secretary Marty Walsh responded to criticisms of the rail agreement signed by President Joe Biden by stating that people who are upset with the deal should “go back and talk to
Most Americans are less likely to trust election results that take “days or weeks” to count, a recent Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey found.
Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff saw a record amount of votes cast on a single during early voting on Monday, significantly surpassing the previous record.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) favorability is under water completely, a survey from The Economist/YouGov found.
Senators voted 61-35 to end debate on a bipartisan amendment to the same-sex marriage bill that purports to protect religious liberty.
Sullivan and Lummis, who both voted to advance to same-sex marriage bill, said they would support Lee’s religious liberty amendment.
A majority of likely Republican voters in the United States want to get rid of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as Senate GOP leader, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports poll.
Pro-impeachment and 21-year incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is expected to defeat Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race after the state tabulated voters’ second and third rankings on Wednesday.
The New York Times over the weekend explained that Ohio Republican Sen.-elect J.D. Vance’s win in the midterm election was a “reminder” that the Buckeye State is “no longer a swing state,” which will cause Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown to have a tough reelection in 2024.
The House Freedom Caucus urged Senate Republicans to block the “Respect for Marriage Act,” which is aimed at providing federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages.
Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff (CA) passes on having a leadership position in the next Congress as he looks toward a potential bid for the United States Senate, according to a report.
Lawmakers voted for the measure 62-37 after a bipartisan group of senators added a clause about religious liberty.
An adviser to Pennsylvania Sen.-elect John Fetterman already admitted the senator would not be able to answer questions in the way lawmakers usually do, due to health-related conditions.
Ohio Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown will seek reelection in 2024 for another term in the United States Senate as no Democrat won statewide during the 2022 midterm elections.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Wednesday won reelection as Senate GOP leader with ten defectors voting for challenger Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).
