15 hours agoTalarico disappearance has Dem volunteers worrying and Trump asking, 'What is going on?'Trump called James Talarico "MISSING IN ACTION" as the Texas Democrat's nearly two-week campaign trail absence sparks concerns about losing momentum.
21 hours agoSchumer digs in as progressive candidates withhold support for top Senate DemChuck Schumer told Politico he is running for re-election as leader, but candidates like Adam Hamilton and Sen. Elissa Slotkin want fresh leadership.
1 day agoSchumer, Jeffries dodge Mamdani controversy as fellow New York Dem unloadsNYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Oct. 7 anniversary statement drew sharp criticism, but Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have stayed notably silent.
1 day agoDaylight saving time fight isn't over as House GOP presses Senate to end clock-turning foreverTrump shared Tom Cotton's cell phone number after the Arkansas senator opposed the Sunshine Protection Act for permanent daylight saving time.
2 days agoCongress killed the penny — now it's coming for the 13-cent nickelThe Common Cents Act already targets the penny, but lawmakers now want the Treasury Department to find cheaper ways to produce the nickel coin.
3 days agoRepublicans sound alarm over hidden midterm stakes that could reshape Supreme Court for decadesSen. Steve Daines warns that losing the Senate could block Trump's Supreme Court nominees, urging disgruntled Republicans to rally behind candidates.
3 days agoBattle over daylight saving time erupts as push to stop changing clocks hits Senate wallPresident Donald Trump shared Tom Cotton's phone number to pressure the senator on the "Sunshine Protection Act," but Cotton warns of dark winter mornings.
4 days agoDem senator who demanded Saudi accountability over Khashoggi meets with crown prince, pushes Palestinian stateChris Murphy met with Mohammed bin Salman to discuss ending the Iran war and establishing a Palestinian state, but notably avoided mentioning Jamal Khashoggi.
5 days agoDems hand GOP fresh midterm weapon by opposing widely used voter IDSenate Democrats blocked a voter ID and insider trading ban bill as Chuck Schumer's caucus faces accusations from Republicans of denying Trump a win.
October 1, 2026Sleeper Senate race emerges as unexpected headache for Republicans ahead of midtermsJD Vance rallied for Roger Marshall as the Kansas Senate race against Adam Hamilton tightens with Election Day political headwinds battering the GOP.
September 30, 2026Dems kill Republican's chances of lowering Americans' electricity bills in key election flashpointSenate Democrats blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill aimed at making AI data centers bear rising electricity costs that Jon Husted championed.
September 30, 2026Schumer tanks popular insider trading ban in Dem effort to derail Republican's agenda ahead of midtermsSenate Democrats blocked a GOP bill combining a stock trading ban with voter ID requirements, with Chuck Schumer calling it "trickery" and "skullduggery."
September 30, 2026Schumer preaches affordability in Dem midterm pitch while sabotaging GOP fixes for soaring costsSenate Democrats blocked GOP affordability and permitting reform bills, raising questions about their campaign messaging on cost of living issues.
September 29, 2026Republicans fear they ‘haven’t done a damn thing’ to lower prices ahead of midterm reckoningSenate Republicans spent weeks passing the Protect College Sports Act while Sen. Josh Hawley and others warn affordability concerns are being ignored.
September 28, 2026AOC gives major hint about 2028 as Democrat civil war loomsAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's weighing a 2028 presidential run or a challenge to Chuck Schumer's New York Senate seat after midterm elections.
September 28, 2026Woke megachurch pastor, Dem nominee called on congregation to repent for driving, eating beefAdam Hamilton, the Democrat seeking to be the first Kansans sent to the Senate in nearly a century, once asked his church congregation to repent for eating beef.
September 25, 2026'Red carpet for a despot': Trump's lavish Xi welcome collides with GOP anti-communism messageRepublican senators criticized President Donald Trump's lavish Washington summit with Xi Jinping, warning against red carpet treatment for China's leader.
September 24, 20264 GOP senators rebel against Trump on Iran war, vote with Dems to rein in authorityPresident Donald Trump dismissed midterm fears as Republicans defeated a Democratic war powers resolution despite surging gas and diesel prices.
September 23, 2026Bipartisan duo wants to remind Congress, Trump of China's 'atrocities' ahead of Xi visitSenators James Lankford and Angus King detail 105 years of Chinese Communist Party repression, from mass killings to Uyghur Muslim detention camps.
September 23, 2026GOP cracks widen over Iran war as vulnerable candidates break with Trump, demand its endVulnerable Republicans Ashley Hinson, Mike Rogers and Jon Husted break with Trump on the Iran war as gas prices reshape toss-up Senate races.
September 23, 2026Trump anti-fraud division's future rests with Senate Dems after bipartisan House winSenate Democrats aren't keen on giving President Donald Trump a win with elections nearing, and Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., fears that political calculus may stifle his anti-fraud push.
September 22, 2026Trump Jr under scrutiny from own party over Putin-linked oligarch's lavish giftRepublican Sen. John Curtis wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to subpoena both Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden over alleged corruption tied to their fathers.
September 22, 2026Trump warns he'll be 'last Republican president' if Senate GOP doesn't make major changeDonald Trump warns he could be the last Republican president if the Senate filibuster survives, citing D.C. and Puerto Rico statehood threats.
September 22, 2026Anxiety grows over emerging election issue, but GOP says Washington isn't the answerSen. Jon Husted and Mike Rogers say data center decisions should stay local, not federal, as 70% of Americans oppose new AI facilities nearby.
September 20, 2026GOP senator alleges Schumer behind 'hit job' report on former patientsSenate Republican Roger Marshall calls a New York Times report on lawsuits against his former OB-GYN patients a Chuck Schumer-funded "hit job."
September 18, 2026Obama's brother-in-law rejects civil rights, racism argument against college sports overhaulSen. Chris Murphy and the NAACP call the Protect College Sports Act a civil rights issue, saying NIL restrictions hurt Black student-athletes most.
September 17, 2026Rand Paul clashes with fellow Republican over AI 'kill switch' as Senate grapples with 'Terminator' fearsCongress remains gridlocked on AI regulation after Sen. John Kennedy's kill switch bill was blocked and fears grow over rogue AI acting on its own.
September 16, 2026Dem insurgent turns on the charm with party establishment as Schumer leaves bitter feud hangingAbdul El-Sayed met with Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats at DSCC headquarters in Washington, D.C., but few would say if primary wounds had healed.
September 16, 2026Democrats begrudgingly hand Trump victory on tariffs in sprawling sanctions billSeveral Democrats joined Republicans to pass the Russia sanctions bill, but critics warn Trump could use broad tariff authority against allies.
September 16, 2026Hawley takes aim at 'corporate welfare' after GOP-backed tax break boosted controversial industrySenate Republican Josh Hawley targets opportunity zone tax breaks that tech giants use to build AI data centers, calling the loophole "corporate welfare."