Democrats will face headwinds in final push to confirm Biden judges
The first vote the lame-duck Senate will take as it returns Tuesday will be on a nominee for a Chicago federal court, kicking ...
Conservative firebrands set to chair key Senate committees in new Congress
Seniority broadly dictates which Republicans are in line for these top posts, although they are technically voted on by the ...
Playbook: Dems agonize over Sotomayor
STILL COUNTING — Sen. JACKY ROSEN (D-Nev.) has a 17,553-vote lead on SAM BROWN (slightly more than one percentage point). And ...
Murkowski, a vocal Trump critic, vows to work with him to advance Alaska interests
Sen. Lisa Murkowski reacted to the presidential election on 6, 2024. (Marc Lester / ADN) Republican Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has long been an outspoken critic of President-elect Donald Trump.
Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski Are Democrats' New Best Friends
When the new Senate convenes in January, Democrats are going to have to rely on two Republican members, Susan Collins of ...
Will Gavin Newsom Seize the Helm of a Rudderless Democratic Party?
The Democrats must now reckon with the path forward after losing not only the presidency to Donald Trump but also the Senate and possibly House, handing Donald Trump and the Republicans total control ...
An Emboldened G.O.P. Senate Majority Is Ready to Empower Trump
With a decisive margin in the Senate, Republicans, who have shown their willingness to accommodate the president-elect, will ...
Trump proposed big Medicaid and food stamp cuts. Can he pass them?
Trump has promised not to cut Medicare, much as he did in 2016, and while his budgets as president did envision spending ...
GOP wins back control of the Senate
The chamber will play a huge role in not only legislative priorities next year, but also the incoming president’s ability to ...