SACRAMENTO — People often ask me how things have changed at the state Capitol since I began covering news there many decades ago. My latest short answer: Look at the new California Senate leader. In ...

The primary will be held on May 19. Loading... Caroline SolerPolling researcher Republicans are entering the 2026 midterms with a 53-47 majority in the Senate (including the two independents who ...

Democrats can’t ever seem to win federal races in North Carolina, but former Governor Roy Cooper is the strongest U.S. Senate candidate that the party has run there in a long time. The party has also ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats now have a “clear and strong path” to retake the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections, which would require flipping four Republican-held seats. In ...

Behind President Trump’s consequential first year back in office is a strategic decision to choose loyal aides and keep Congress on his side. Photo Illustration: Annie Zhao WASHINGTON—After a tough ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leaders believe they have a path to winning the majority in November, though it’s one with very little wiggle room. Trump administration plans to hold back grant ...

The Senate Agriculture Committee plans to publish its crypto market structure bill on Jan. 21 and to hold a markup hearing on Jan. 27. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry has ...

Democrats’ chances of taking control of the Senate received a potential boost on Monday, as former Representative Mary Peltola’s entry into Alaska’s Senate race could give them a chance of flipping ...

The former congresswoman is the latest top-tier recruit for Democrats, who face a difficult Senate map this year as they try to retake control of the chamber. By Kellen Browning and Shane Goldmacher ...

As Benjamin Franklin left the concluding session of the Constitutional Convention in September 1787, an onlooker asked whether he and his fellow delegates had created a republic or a monarchy.

The three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits advanced in the House with bipartisan support. The proposal will likely fail in the Senate, though lawmakers are working on a ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate fired a warning shot at President Donald Trump, voting Thursday to advance a bipartisan resolution to block him from using military force “within or against Venezuela” unless ...