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Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., speaks at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25.

Politics & Government

House and Senate on a collision course toward a government shutdown (again)

4:12pm July 28, 2023

by Susan Davis

Some House GOP hard-liners say Speaker Kevin McCarthy shouldn't rule out a shutdown to achieve spending cuts and social policy changes sought by the far right of his party.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., departs from the U.S. Capitol following a vote, on May 11, as she returned to Washington, D.C., after having being absent from the Senate for months due to illness.

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Feinstein's return to the Senate recalls its past heroics and persistent problems

5:01am July 08, 2023

by Ron Elving

The 90-year-old Californian's long absence and current condition raise questions about the institution's ability to deal with its internal issues of aging or disability.

Student loan borrowers gather near The White House in May 2020. On Thursday, the Senate voted to repeal President Biden's plan to offer up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt relief.

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Senate passes GOP-led resolution to block Biden's student loan relief plan

11:40am June 02, 2023

by Emily Olson

With President Biden pledging a veto, the resolution amounts to a mostly symbolic show of congressional disapproval on a plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt.

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., waves to supporters as arrives to speak at a campaign rally at Georgia Tech Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Atlanta.

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Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff

10:38pm December 06, 2022

by Sam Gringlas

After a long campaign cycle that stretched into December with a runoff election, Georgia elected Sen. Raphael Warnock to a full term.

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks during a news conference in Washington in July.

Democrat Mark Kelly keeps Senate seat over Trump-endorsed Blake Masters in Arizona

10:18pm November 11, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

In bid for continued Senate majority, Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly wins re-election over Trump-backed Republican candidate Blake Masters.

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Fetterman holds a rally last month in Wallingford, Pa.

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Democrat John Fetterman beats Trump-backed Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania Senate race

1:59am November 09, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

The seat, which flips from Republican to Democrat, was vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey.

New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan seen on Oct. 11 and Don Bolduc, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire, seen on Oct. 5.

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Rising costs and abortion access top voter concerns in key New Hampshire Senate race

4:05pm October 25, 2022

In a race that could decide the fate of the Senate, Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan is facing retired Army Brig. Gen. Don Bolduc, a Republican who falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen.

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NC Senate hopefuls Budd, Beasley agree to debate next month

12:25pm September 15, 2022

by Associated Press

North Carolina's two major-party U.S. Senate candidates have agreed to participate in a televised debate next month.

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Beasley touts sheriff support, opposes 'defund the police'

11:10am August 30, 2022

by Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others attend a news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday, the day after Senate Republicans blocked a procedural vote to advance PACT Act.

The Senate passed a bill to help sick veterans. Then 25 Republicans reversed course

3:00pm July 29, 2022

by Quil Lawrence

Veterans groups are slamming GOP senators for blocking a bill that would have given health care and benefits to veterans affected by from toxic chemicals and burn pits in wars dating back to Vietnam.

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