Senate confirms slate of State Department nominees as Tuberville's military hold remains
The Senate confirmed a slate of high-profile State Department nominees late Thursday night, including ambassadors to Italy, Jordan, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Niger, Rwanda and Ethiopia.
2023-07-29 07:22
Feinstein gets confused in Senate Appropriations hearing and has to be prodded to vote
Sen. Dianne Feinstein had to be corrected and told to vote during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday.
2023-07-28 01:59
The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024
In a presidential contest cycle, Senate races don't get the same kind of attention when there's still a year to go until Election Day. But the start of the second fundraising quarter earlier this month brought a host of new candidate names -- some declared and some still biding their time -- that will help shape the race for control of the chamber in 2024 and the ultimate power dynamics for whoever is president in 2025.
2023-07-27 18:50
Biden chooses Lisa Franchetti to head Pentagon military branch
Admiral Lisa Franchetti will become the first woman to lead a Pentagon military branch if confirmed.
2023-07-22 09:25
From Ukraine to Aspen, nervousness over a critical moment for the war
At the Aspen Security Forum, the war in Ukraine is upper-most in the minds of policymakers.
2023-07-22 07:56
FBI searched for name of US senator facing foreign threat in latest improper use of intelligence database
Newly declassified court documents revealed Friday that the FBI improperly searched for the name of a US senator in an intelligence database after indications of a foreign threat against the lawmaker, as the intelligence program has come under a barrage of criticism in Congress and from privacy advocates.
2023-07-22 03:58
US Senate backs amendment barring oil sales to China from SPR, voting continues
WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate backed an amendment to an annual defense bill on Thursday that would prohibit exports
2023-07-21 01:50
Republican Navy veteran Hung Cao launches challenge to Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine
Navy veteran Hung Cao, a Republican who lost a closer-than-expected race for a US House seat in Virginia last year, formally announced a challenge to Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday.
2023-07-19 07:52
Ohio secretary of state enters GOP Senate primary to challenge Democrat Sherrod Brown
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose on Monday formally entered the state's Republican primary to take on Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown next year.
2023-07-17 19:46
Senator demands IG inspection into Coast Guard's failure to respond to sex assault claims at academy
The chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee called for an inspector general investigation into the US Coast Guard in the wake of revelations of systemic mishandling of sexual assault allegations at the US Coast Guard Academy.
2023-07-14 00:45
Senators offer bill to block any U.S. president from leaving NATO
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON Democratic and Republican senators renewed an effort to block any U.S. president from leaving
2023-07-13 07:53
Pentagon seeks to increase pressure on Tuberville to break hold on military nominations
The Pentagon is seeking to increase pressure on Sen. Tommy Tuberville in an attempt to break the Alabama Republican's one-man hold on hundreds of senior military nominations.
2023-07-12 04:27