US Senate

Trump invokes 9/11 in urging Michigan voters to oppose Muslim Senate candidate El-Sayed

"I'm here to keep a jihadist, Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator," Trump told a receptive audience in Port Huron, Michigan.

Democratic US Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, US October 24, 2026.
US Senator Jon Ossoff speaks during a joint midterm campaign rally with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms (not pictured) at the Cobb Convention Center in Atlanta, Georgia, US, October 17, 2026.

Democrats aim to flip key Senate seats as Trump's popularity sinks to historic low - CNN

Democrat US Senate candidate for Michigan Abdul El-Sayed speaks on stage with US Representative Ayanna Pressley (L), Democrat of Massachusetts during a midterm campaign rally in Flint, Michigan on October 18, 2026.

Abdul El-Sayed Michigan US Senate campaign hires Jewish outreach director

Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to reporters following a campaign event at the Ionia Theater on October 11, 2026 in Ionia, Michigan.

Abdul El-Sayed fields accusations of family ties to terror orgs. as midterms approach - report


Bipartisan group of US senators opposes Trump's Russian diesel deal

The bipartisan group of senators pointed out that Congress passed a ban on all energy imports from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018

Georgia Senate candidate says Israeli forces 'violated law of conflict' when asked about genocide

Asked whether Israel was guilty of genocide, Ossoff said the determination was a matter for the ICC, but added that "there is no doubt in my mind" that Israeli forces violated international law.

US Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) speaks at a press conference following the Democratic weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 9, 2025.

ADL honors US senators Rosen, Lankford for bipartisan work against antisemitism

As co-founders of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, the two have worked together to advance legislative measures targeting hate and supporting religious freedom.

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) addresses attendees inside First Church, on the day of a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US, April 19, 2025

Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson opposes US giving Israel 'blank check'

Just before the Democratic nominating convention this past summer, Jackson vowed that he would “never vote in favor of US taxpayer-funded military aid to Israel.”

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson speaks in Biddeford, Maine, on Sept. 13, 2026.

Former president Obama to join Michigan Senate nominee El-Sayed on campaign trail in Detroit

Abdul El-Sayed announced an October 24 campaign appearance with Barack Obama in Detroit, as Michigan’s Senate race divides Jewish voters.

Democrat US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks to the media at the Council of Carpenters & Millwrights facility in Warren, Michigan on October 3, 2026. El-Sayed and US Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) are due to hold a town hall campaign event together later today; illustrative

US senators expect vote before December 13 on Trump's nuclear power pact with Saudi Arabia

Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley said the vote gives the Senate a chance to "weigh in" on the agreement's impact on a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 18, 2025.

US Senate unanimously passes bipartisan resolution honoring American October 7 victims

The resolution, S.Res.938, lists out 40 of the 46 Americans killed on October 7, as well as the seven hostages who were successfully freed alive from Hamas captivity.

The US Capitol Building is seen on October 01, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US Senate blocks measure demanding report on rising violence in West Bank

The Senate voted 47 to 51 to block the resolution. The vote was largely along party lines, with every Republican voting no except for Rand Paul and every Democrat voting yes except for John Fetterman

A vehicle on fire at a Palestinian village in the West Bank, allegedly due to far-right Jewish extremists, September 28, 2026.

Iran's Islamic regime using Tether cryptocurrency as 'financial lifeline,' US Senate report charges

The report ⁠found that 84% of crypto wallets that have been sanctioned by the US transacted in USDT, such as to help ​the Iranian government move money across its borders and support ​its currency.

Tether cryptocurrency logo displayed on a phone screen and representation of cryptocurrency are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 2, 2021.

Why is Karl Rove supporting a progressive Jewish candidate in Texas?

What did the only Jew serving in the Texas state house do to earn this distinction? It’s more about what he didn’t do: run for statewide office with a record of spewing racially charged comments.

Then-Tarrant County Republican Party Chair Bo French speaks at a rally on April 15, 2025, in Mansfield, Texas.